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![LEFT: Alex Lifeson from the Canadian band Rush performs live on stage playing a Gibson EDS-1275 twin neck/double-neck guitar at the McMorran Arena in Port Huron, USA during their All the World's a Stage tour on 22nd May 1977. RIGHT: Jimmy Page performs at Earl's Court, playing a Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck six and twelve stringed guitar, London, 18th May 1975.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kefq9t53p6cjA7pbNzNXid-320-80.jpg)
Alex Lifeson recalls the thrill of meeting his guitar hero, Jimmy Page
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Lifeson also weighed in on Pete Townshend's influence on his rhythm playing and writing, and the guitar talents of Michael Schenker, Steve Morse and Eric Johnson
![Joe Bonamassa performs on stage in aid of the Sunflower Jam charity, supporting the integration of conventional and complimentary therapy, at Royal Albert Hall on July 8, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bEUnJUQQmskRjCEM4K5cQf-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa says he's played over 3,500 shows. This was his worst
By Joe Bosso published
“Not even the bartender was watching us," Bonamassa says of that luckless night in Memphis. But he got a Diet Coke out of it
![Elliot Easton performs onstage at the GIBSON NAMM JAM Opening Party 2020 at City National Grove of Anaheim on January 16, 2020 in Anaheim, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b3vb4VMjS7A2XJ3nYrTNnJ-320-80.jpg)
Elliot Easton talks us through his guitar solos on “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What I Needed” and three other classic cuts
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist also shared details of a song he wrote for a Guitar World compilataion CD that ended up on his 1985 solo album
![Nels Cline](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WtLNpofS8w9fGAK3rGwHhB-320-80.jpg)
Nels Cline on the Allman Brothers Band, the Byrds, John Coltrane and the 10 albums that changed his life
By Gary Graff published
The debut album Cline’s new band, Concentrik Quartet, comes out March 14
![Stevie Ray VAUGHAN performing in 1983](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GLtBA5ftDjoRgLGheY3yEX-320-80.jpg)
Amp guru Cesar Díaz revealed Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar and amp secrets in this deep dive into his gear and tone
By Dave Rubin last updated
César Díaz shared the several notable improvements he made to SRV's gear with Guitar Player in this classic interview
![Joe Bonamassa poses at his Nerdville home and museum with a 1955 Fender Stratocaster formerly owned by Howard Reed that was the first Strat with a factory black custom color finish.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ccBZoGKrfB3X6prZ7VSRWT-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa gives an update on the Nerdville guitars following the L.A. fires
By Gary Graff last updated
The guitarist was at dinner when the evacuation order for his neighborhood sent him on a mission to save the vintage collection from doom
![Paul McCartney of English rock and pop group The Beatles tunes up his Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar on stage during rehearsals for the ABC Television music television show 'Thank Your Lucky Stars' Summer Spin at Teddington Studios in London on 11th July 1964. The band would go on to play four songs on the show, A Hard Day's Night, Long Tall Sally, Things We Said Today and You Can't Do That.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aankDoThwpExLZ7hDWvbWN-320-80.jpg)
“When I saw this 'Let It Be' footage, I noticed how easy it looked to play.” Paul McCartney on why he pulled his Höfner bass out of mothballs after ignoring it for nearly two decades
By Christopher Scapelliti published
McCartney credited Elvis Costello for encouraging him to return the instrument to his lineup when the two began working together in 1987
![Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, with his signature Gibson SG electric guitar. During a shoot for Guitarist Magazine, April 7, 2009.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dYm2LVwTp29pgom4JsgipE-320-80.jpg)
“In my head, I could hear it as a monster.” Tony Iommi on the moment he instantly composed “Iron Man,” calling it one of two Black Sabbath songs he relates to
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist, who will regroup with Black Sabbath's original lineup, told Guitar Player the song is an example of his desire to write "something dramatic and big"
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