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December 14
- "Anytime I would move to another guitar, I would just be annoyed by it." Derek Trucks explains why the Gibson SG is the best guitar for him
- “I’d probably have practiced a little more If I knew I was going to affect that many people’s lives.” Ace Frehley takes us behind the scenes of five classic Kiss cuts
December 13
- “It wasn't until we listened back to it that we realized, ‘Holy s***, this song's really got something.'” Robbie Robertson told us how one simple change helped the Band save "The Weight" from oblivion
- “I took from the best and tossed in little bits of myself. Before long, it started to sound like me.” Eric Gales shares his secret for developing your own guitar style
December 12
- "I said, ‘It’s just a guitar riff.’ He goes, ‘You should write a song with that. It’s catchy.’” Tossed off as a B-side, this 1974 classic-rock gem became a number-one hit
December 10
- Who is Chris Herin and why are Peter Frampton, Alex Lifeson and Martin Barre playing lead guitar on his new album?
- “When she died, she was literally the last person I had in my life. I fell apart. I didn't care anymore.” Chris Impellitteri nearly gave up when tragedies took his family. Guitar kept him alive
December 9
- "He'd been given the guitar for his 16th birthday and obviously didn't want it. I took one look and said, ‘Thanks, I'll have it!’ " Phil Manzanera on his Roxy Music Firebird, "Love Is the Drug" 1951 Tele and other favorite guitars
December 6
- “Eddie told us that he copied that style from listening to us. He was a big fan of the band and came to see us play regularly.” Rick Derringer recalls a young Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter
December 2
December 1
- “Front to back, it’s an amazing guitar album. It made me want to drive 95 miles per hour, and then I went out and did it." Samantha Fish talks Guns N' Roses, B.B. King and the 10 albums that changed her life