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Andy Summers isn’t a fan of King Crimson — but his collaboration with Robert Fripp came at just the right time
By Phil Weller published
He’d made his name in the mainstream, but after several albums with the Police, Andy Summers was looking for another guitarist to get weird with

Don't bother giving Chrissie Hynde a guitar. She's set for life with her Ice Blue Fender Telecaster
By Phil Weller published
The Pretenders' frontwoman says guitar companies have tried to tempt her into playing their wares, but the punk guitarist in her has no mind to shop around

How a candid moment caught on camera became the final Beatles song the band recorded together
By Phil Weller published
"I Me Mine" wasn’t intended to make the 'Let It Be' album, but an executive decision forced what remained of the Beatles back into the studio to record it for one last hurrah

The story of Joe Satriani’s showstopping Crystal Planet Ibanez JS prototype — which has just sold for $10,000
By Phil Weller published
The custom-built prototype takes see-through specs to a whole new level, making it one of the most intriguing JS models in ever made

Martin unveils its reissue of Eric Clapton’s 'Unplugged' acoustic — but his affinity for the brand began long before that seminal show
By Phil Weller published
The two new acoustics celebrate 30 years of collaboration between Martin and Clapton, but the luthier’s builds were shaping his career decades earlier

The short and tumultuous reign of the Trio of Doom, as told by John McLaughlin
By Phil Weller published
They could have been the world’s greatest jazz-fusion trio, but Jaco's undiagnosed bipolar disorder brought things to an end almost as soon as they started

Mick Rogers says he has Jeff Beck's final recording. Releasing it is another matter
By Phil Weller published
The pair bonded over their love of rockabilly, but Beck's impending tour prevented them from re-uniting before the guitar legend's untimely passing

Ian Anderson and guitarist Mick Abrahams regroup the original Jethro Tull in 2002 for a return to their blues roots
By Phil Weller published
The get-together reveals how the prog-rock innovators might have turned out were it not for Anderson's ambitions
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