Mark McStea

Here's what he told us about the five songs that define his career

Four decades down the road, the Winger guitarist explains to GP that the band deserved far more than the ‘hair metal’ label

On Broken, Trout – with some help from Dee Snider and a ’60s Coral electric sitar – tries to bring hope in a divided world through some of the most fiery licks of his career

His twangy guitar helped Duane Eddy travel across decades and genres. These are the top cuts from his long-running journey.

Needing an intro for his shows, Eddy – with the help of an empty 2,000-gallon tank – created one of the most influential guitar instrumentals of all time

A long-standing sideman to Roxy Music frontman Bryan Ferry and the late Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding is a master of tasteful playing – just don't expect him to spend too much time looking back at his voluminous discography

High-octane collaborations, sudden, manufacturing-halting bursts of inspiration... the stories behind these songs are as eclectic as the tunes themselves

Since his first release, Lenny Kravitz has been the master of impeccable riffs, perfect guitar tone, and genre-melding music. As he releases his fiery new album, he takes GP inside his creative process and incredible collection of vintage guitars

Though the rewards were ultimately huge, the process of putting together one of the most iconic rock songs of the 1980s – guitarist Frankie Sullivan tells GP – was sometimes a tense one

From Dwight Yoakam to Michelle Shocked — Pete Anderson picks the tunes that put him on the map.

Influenced by Harvey Mandel and Emmett Chapman, Turn Up the Radio announced the arrival of Steve Lynch…

From early days in Moving Sidewalks, opening for the Jimi Hendrix Experience to taking the world by storm on 1980s MTV with ZZ Top, he’s defied convention. Here are five deep cuts Billy Gibbons considers his best

Zakk Wylde talks through the making of Ozzy Osbourne’s immortal 1991 track, No More Tears

The band’s 1989 hit saved them... and became a mark of hair-metal infamy

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

The Cult axeman tells the stories behind the tunes that made him an alt-rock guitar hero

The smooth jazz pioneer on his roots, his crossover success and how he stays motivated

He’s released 18 studio solo albums, but Satch reveals why these five tracks hold a special place in his catalog

With songs and guitar tones inspired by the spirit of ’73, the Brian May Guitars signature artist favors an “old-school approach”

In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history”

How the shred master made the best of both worlds on his breakthrough sophomore album, ‘Passion and Warfare’

“Steven, I think you’re wrong about that,” said David Coverdale. “This is a brilliant record, and you’re going to be very surprised at the reaction”

The post-punk veterans discuss the art of songwriting and how they make room for each other’s creativity