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Here's How the Watkins Copicat Tape Delay Helped Define the Sound of an Era
By Dave Hunter published
Adopted by Hank Marvin and the Shadows this classic echo unit was the first – and some still contend, best – of its kind.
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“We Were Halfway Into the Record Before We Realized There Wasn’t a Drummer on It”: John Hiatt Talks Songwriting and Recording His Latest Album 'Leftover Feelings' with the Jerry Douglas Band
By Art Thompson published
Despite the pandemic the legendary songsmith gets under the red light of Nashville’s storied RCA Studio B.
![Mac McAnally performs onstage during the BMI 2015 Country Awards at BMI on November 3, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6DsDhUVxRjYpjxceszahsk-320-80.jpg)
Mac McAnally Shares the Music That Inspired His Incomparable Career
By Jim Beaugez published
The Nashville session ace takes us from a porch in Belmont, Mississippi, to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, where he worked sessions as a teenager, and finally to Music City.
![Ethan Ballinger](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SKWVDtSiR6BWUr6swJpNz8-320-80.jpg)
“I Think Your Style Comes More From Your Limitations Than From Being Able To Play Every Style Perfectly:” Ethan Ballinger Talks Technique & Tone
By Michael Ross published
The country guitar maverick is forging a career as a studio player, producer and solo artist by combining the “weird” with traditional technique.
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“I Made It My Mission to Get Rid of The Slop”: John 5 Talks Tone, Technique, and Telecasters
By Joe Bosso published
The shred master’s new album ‘Sinner’ is available to pre-order now.
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Here’s Why Blind Lemon Jefferson Was a Guitar Genius
By Jim Campilongo published
The Father of Texas Blues helped shape the future of rock 'n' roll.
![Liona Boyd seated in her apartment in Toronto, 2014.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GRvGVzZnm93NHFTbozLY2W-320-80.jpg)
Five Reasons Liona Boyd is a Guitar Legend
By Guitar Player Staff published
The “First Lady of the Guitar” is a classical master.
![Lillie Mae performs during 2019 Railbird Festival at Keeneland Racecourse on August 10, 2019 in Lexington, Kentucky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zcZsUi26cYcugLy4VQUrr5-320-80.jpg)
Third Man Records Artist Lillie Mae Reveals How She Ended Up on Jack White’s Label
By Jim Beaugez published
Video The Nashville multi-instrumentalist talks inspiration and songwriting.
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