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![Steve Hunter and Aerosmith](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hzcRuY9fK6pzbeXNUdgUhm-320-80.jpg)
Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
By Gary Graff published
How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career
![Joe Perry and Joe Bonamassa](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CH6rk4ooLmLeFhVbqjHnVV-320-80.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us
By Phil Weller published
Of all the new gear introduced this year, these two offbeat items got a nod from the guitarslingers
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“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar...” Joe Perry reveals his unusual techniques behind writing classic Aerosmith riffs
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist shares stories on the making of "Walk This Way," "Back in the Saddle." "Same Old Song and Dance" and more
![Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry (L) and guitarist Slash perform during a concert at the Bare Pool Lounge at The Mirage Hotel & Casino to celebrate the resort's 20th anniversary early on October 3, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3FwGU5EpD5wbyGJj74GmK-320-80.jpg)
"Slash begged me, 'Please don't ask me that.' " Joe Perry reveals the full story of how he lost and found the Les Paul ’Burst from his 1970s Aerosmith era
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist laments there is one guitar he sold long ago that he still wants back
![Joe Perry performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 30, 2012](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FHtnYmFvmkENtnJMeLSFtb-320-80.jpg)
Joe Perry talks about the guitar that got away from him – and it’s not a Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
When Joe Perry left Aerosmith in 1979, he wanted to distance himself from the band – and the guitars that defined his tenure with them – which meant that one beloved guitar regrettably slipped away
![Guthrie Govan performs onstage with the Aristocrats at the Assembly in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom on February 19, 2014](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KtnD639GnfKAZ5RRgN4xWW-320-80.jpg)
“There’s a riff that represents my twisted idea of how Aerosmith might sound in 5/4”: How Guthrie Govan channeled his inner Steve Reich, and Steve Cropper, on the Aristocrats' humorous, musically dazzling new album, Duck
By Joe Bosso published
Re-teaming with his fellow virtuosos for another roller coaster ride of an album, Govan was unafraid to explore yet more musical avenues and instruments, but in the end, it all always came back to his signature Charvel
![MIke Oldfield 'Tubular Bells' (Virgin); Led Zeppelin 'Houses of the Holy' (Atlantic); Roxy Music 'For Your Pleasure' Warner Bros./Island; Pink Floyd 'The Dark Side of the Moon' (Harvest/Capitol); Lou Reed 'Berlin' (RCA); New York Dolls 'New York Dolls' (Mercury); David Bowie 'Aladdin Sane' (RCA); Stevie Wonder 'Innervisions' (Tamla)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXFDn6tGZGfCreCispSn46-320-80.jpg)
50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why
By Christopher Scapelliti published
With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree
![Joe Perry performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 30, 2012](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FHtnYmFvmkENtnJMeLSFtb-320-80.jpg)
Joe Perry Says He Recorded the Majority of Aerosmith's Early Material with Fender Stratocasters
By Jackson Maxwell published
"I always loved having the vibrato arm, and it seemed easier to get different tones out of a Strat,” the guitar great explained.
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