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Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking
By Gary Graff published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: The former Dire Straits guitarist told us why he moved away from the plectrum but still regards the pick as “a superior thing”
Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
By Gary Graff published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take”
By Gary Graff published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: The former Police guitarist says his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
By Jackson Maxwell published
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: “You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
Danelectro brings back its famed Spring King – a spring reverb pedal you can kick
By Phil Weller published
Downsized but tonally faithful to the original, the Spring King boasts a real spring reverb
Chris Impellitteri reveals his 1988 invitation to become Ozzy's guitarist
By Phil Weller published
When Jake E. Lee left the band, Impellitteri was at the height of his powers as a virtuoso speed-metal guitarist
Watch David Gilmour perform on a dulcimer as he hints at more to come in 2025
By Phil Weller published
The prog legend delivered his Christmas message alongside a special live version of a new standout track
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's "other" Strat. But his excitement isn't about the guitar
By Phil Weller published
The blues guitarist was given a chance to play a pair of the Irish rocker's prized Fenders ahead of their auction
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