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The Story of Carlos Santana's Psychedelic "Strat"
This hallucinogenic, “magical realist” guitar perfectly matches Santana's musical aesthetic and spiritual vision.
Watch Carlos Santana Bringing Mesa/Boogie Amps and Yamaha Guitars to the Masses
Video Here’s why the Grammy-winning legend was a guitar gear innovator.
Kirk Hammett’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos
Metallica’s shredmaster general recommends these lesser-known gems.
Blues Turnarounds (Part 2)
How to play soulful, harmonically effective melodies over the last four bars of a blues progression in the styles of the genre’s greatest players.
“I Wanted to Please My Wife and the Music”: How Carlos Santana Recorded ‘Give the Drummer Some’
The guitar legend talks Cindy Blackman Santana’s star-studded long-player.
Watch Carlos Santana’s Infamous Acid-Fueled Woodstock Performance
Video The breakthrough gig that nearly broke his sanity.
Carlos Santana's Magical 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom
This holy grail of Santana guitars defined the supernatural sound on ‘Abraxas’ and beyond.
How Santana Took Their Blues-Rock Jazz Fusion to Exotic New Realms with 'Abraxas'
Over 50 years later, Carlos Santana sits down with GP to reflect on one of his most enduring, influential works.
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