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Martin unveils its reissue of Eric Clapton’s 'Unplugged' acoustic — but his affinity for the brand began long before that seminal show
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
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
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
The get-together reveals how the prog-rock innovators might have turned out were it not for Anderson's ambitions
How an extremely rare goldtop 1958 Les Paul Standard found its way into Wayne Sermon's hands
Sermon brought the guitar out last October for the band’s filmed concert at Hollywood Bowl, which comes to theaters this week
Pete Townshend ponders using AI to re-create his ‘70s heyday for fans who prefer the Who's classic songs
The guitarist says he's growing increasingly frustrated by fans clamoring for him to play his old hits at solo shows
Reb Beach helped Bob Dylan work a whammy bar and earned a nickname in return
The folk rocker was mystified when he tried to tune his Floyd Rose–equipped guitar, leading Beach to step in and lend a hand
When Albert Lee received a Les Paul Custom from Eric Clapton, he had no idea how much history it held
Clapton made the guitar famous, but it’s been played by a host of guitar icons and was featured on two of his vital classic rock albums
