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![A photo of Phil Manzanera in his studio holding his Cardinal Red 1965 Gibson Firebird VII. Photographed in 2024](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LNWfxgLoryAfhnYaCcC69i-320-80.jpg)
Phil Manzanera on his Roxy Music Firebird, "Love Is the Drug" 1951 Tele and other favorite guitars
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist gave us an exclusive look at the key axes from his long career
![Rick Derringer poses with his Gibson Explorer backstage at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut, before performing with his eponymous group, June 1976.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uiGu3kMVMAZiwJqWo2tAYa-320-80.jpg)
Rick Derringer recalls a young Eddie Van Halen and performing with Johnny Winter
By Joe Bosso last updated
Since his first hit with "Hang on Sloopy" in 1965, the guitarist has been among the most active players in rock — on stage, in the studio and behind the board
![Portrait of American Rock musician Marshall Crenshaw, headphones around his neck and a guitar in his lap, as he sits crosslegged on the floor at the Record Plant Recording Studio, New York, New York, January 27, 1982. He was there to record his debut album, 'Marshall Crenshaw'.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S4esvjdfnxzr4x3tFo62Ye-320-80.jpg)
Marshall Crenshaw almost let his hit single pass him by. His label had other ideas
By Gary Graff published
The guitarist tells the story behind “Someday, Someway” and other treasures from his career
![Richie Blackmore of Rainbow performs at Madison Square Garden on March 19 1984 in New York City](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YH9UnLPntzqoqXKPniJuEB-320-80.jpg)
Ritchie Blackmore on the time Ian Anderson pranked him at a Jethro Tull concert
By Elizabeth Swann published
The Blackmore's Night guitarist was no stranger to controversy when it came to talking about his fellow six-stringers
![LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 5: Noodles, lead guitarist of American punk rock band The Offspring, photographed during a portrait shoot for Total Guitar Magazine/Future via Getty Images, June 5, 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HbvGbNyGE3d9UUJ4HdrCh9-320-80.jpg)
How the Offspring made the number-one indie-rock record of all time with two guitars and one amp
By Joe Matera published
Noodles Wasserman reveals the story behind the group's 1994 hit "Come Out and Play"
![Samantha Fish performs at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 27, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S37rCPVfMpAkT3PHqr2mk8-320-80.jpg)
Samantha Fish talks Guns N' Roses, B.B. King and the 10 albums that changed her life
By Joe Bosso published
The blues guitarist reveals the albums that shaped her as a musician
![Stevie Ray Vaughan performs at Riverfest in St. Paul, Minnesota on July 30, 1990.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bS4ZiRiTjuV6wQcsGMZJhd-320-80.jpg)
Stevie Ray Vaughan explains his left-handed vibrato and why Albert King was filing his nails during his solo
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Stevie revealed the stories behind both oddities in a now-historic 1984 interview with Guitar Player
![Martin Barre, best known as a guitarist with progressive rock group Jethro Tull, photographed at his home in Devon, on September 17, 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yivoPkYgisttqvqfVXpjeC-320-80.jpg)
Martin Barre tells how a bogus guitar became his main axe in Jethro Tull’s early days
By Mark McStea published
The guitarist also tells us how he stays excited about playing more than 60 years down the road
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