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January 14
- “The only way for Gene and Paul to win was to be as zany and nutty as I was.” Ace Frehley goes behind the scenes of rock's greatest TV interview — when Tom Snyder interviewed Kiss in 1979
- “Bob heard I was the ‘young Hendrix of London.’ He said, ‘How did you do that!?’ " Junior Marvin on being picked by Bob Marley as his lead guitarist on 'Exodus,' the album that brought reggae to the world
January 13
- "I take inspiration from a lot of places, but I try to turn that into my own thing.” Watch Grace Bowers riff on her Gibson SG while she shows us what’s on her pedalboard
- "That album and that tone changed the game. How many Les Pauls do you think it sold?" Joe Bonamassa names "10 Records That Changed My Life"
January 12
- “A lot of people quit when they experience failure. But there’s a turning point, and that’s when the magic happens.” Kiki Wong shares the five guitar tips behind her Smashing Pumpkins success story
January 11
- “When you have a new tuning like this, it’s like finding treasure.” Mark Tremonti reveals the way to create unique-sounding solos, and it’s easier than you think
January 10
- "You only hit a wrong note if you leave the note by itself.” Happy 70th birthday to Michael Schenker. Read his full interview from Guitar Player's May 1984 issue
January 7
- "It’s on a lot of records, and it only cost me 285 bucks!" It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums by Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads
January 6
- "Friends were phoning: 'Do you know your song's being played every 20 minutes on TV?’” It took 50 years, but this guitarist's tune has become an inescapable hit. You've probably heard it at least once today
January 4
- “He said, ‘Because you're a girl, you can't just be a good guitarist — you have to be the best guitarist.” Sophie Lloyd on how she’s learned to deal with haters — and why guitar makers need to think more about women's bodies
- "He had a brilliant mind and a strong vision for what he wanted; my job was to make that happen." Allan Holdsworth's engineer reveals what happened when the tape rolled for the guitarist's groundbreaking albums
January 3
- “The best Van Halen album — period.” Lzzy Hale tells us the 10 records that changed her life, including choice picks from Black Sabbath, Tool and Alice Cooper
- "I don't give a f*** if you boo, as long as you boo in key, you mothers..." Watch rare footage of the Jimi Hendrix's dramatic final performance at the Open Air Love & Peace Festival in Germany in 1970
January 2
- What Charlie Christian did with his reasonably sized toolbox was incredible. He showed guitar players the way forward. Here's what I learned