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Rudolph Schenker on Scorpions’ “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and the guitar Slowhand couldn’t own
By Mark McStea published
The guitarist says the 1984 hit went through nine revisions before it was ready to record
David Gilmour revealed his favorite solo and the guitar behind Pink Floyd’s biggest songs (it’s not the Black Strat)
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitar icon shared insights into his guitar style and the origins of his pedal-steel guitar with Guitar Player in 2003
Mike Campbell on the lessons he learned from Tom Petty and the guitars he’ll never part with
By Gary Graff published
The guitarist explains how the Dirty Knobs became his labor of love in the wake of Petty's premature death
Oz Noy explains the one thing every guitar player needs to unlock fretboard knowledge
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist also tells why it's important to tune your guitar by ear, along with five other top tips
“That's the easiest part, the solos." Why Angus Young thinks rhythm guitar is harder to play than lead
By Jas Obrecht published
The guitarist shared with us his favorite solos, but said “I never look at them as a solo thing. It’s our band. We all play together”
Les Dudek on “Ramblin' Man,” “Jessica” and Dickey Betts' plans when Duane Allman died
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist also recalls how an argument between Betts and Gregg Allman derailed the “Jessica” sessions
Paul McCartney made some surprising revelations about his favorite guitar in our historic interview with him
By Tom Mulhern published
The former Beatle gave Guitar Player insights into "Taxman" and "Blackbird," as well as John Lennon's previously unknown fingerpicking skills
Jeff Beck on his microtonal guitar approach and how he set up his Fender Stratocaster for precision pitch bending
By Lisa Sharken published
The late guitarist shared insights into his influences and techniques in an interviewer for our May 1999 issue
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