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Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
By Phil Weller published
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio
Joe Satriani reveals that a G3 tour with Jeff Beck nearly happened – only for him to pull out last minute and suggest Prince filled his spot
By Phil Weller published
Satriani has recruited some of the biggest-name players in the world on his virtuosic merry-go-round tours, but there’s one name he’s never been able to cross off his bucket list
Randy Sarzo on the differences between Ozzy and Dio — and the Dio rarities tour that never was
By Phil Weller published
He played with the two iconic Black Sabbath singers at very different points in his career. One stood well above the other
Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist has reflected on their brief time touring together and recognized the detail that made him so unique
Nita Strauss opens up about the support of her guitar hero, Steve Vai, and her hopes to inspire more female guitar players
By Phil Weller published
She also credits Jennifer Batten as a female guitarist who "checked the boxes for me" at a time when few women were playing guitar
Black Sabbath will reunite for one final show, with all-star support acts
By Elizabeth Swann published
Dubbed Back to the Beginning, the all-star event will take place on July 5 at Villa Park, Birmingham
Dweezil Zappa laments the absence of riffs in modern music and what it means for future guitar players
By Phil Weller published
He’s mused on how songwriting has changed over the years, which has come at the expense of the riff and people’s exposure to the instrument
Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
By Phil Weller published
He tried out the amp in front of 7,000 people before Jimi Hendrix showed him how to make it sing
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