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Five of Steve Morse’s Best Tips for Guitar Players
By Guitar Player Staff last updated
The Dixie Dregs and Deep Purple axeman dishes out some of his finest advice.
Steve Morse: My Career in Five Songs
By Mark McStea last updated
Bach transcriptions, power chords and grasshoppers. Steve Morse reflects on inspired tracks from his long career.
“You Don't Have to Blow Your Cookies in the First Bar”: Tommy Bolin on the Art of Guitar Solos
By Lowell Cauffiel published
The late, great guitarist talks playing with Albert King and replacing Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore in this archive interview.
Watch Ritchie Blackmore Attack a Cameraman and Smash up His Rig Before Blowing a Hole in the Stage
By Rod Brakes published
Video Deep Purple’s 1974 California Jam appearance remains one of the fieriest performances in music history.
“They Make Me Shake My Head and Laugh Because They’re Just That Amazing”: Gretchen Menn Reveals Her Favorite Guitar Solos
By Guitar Player Staff published
The award-winning guitarist names three lesser-known strokes of genius.
Hear Black Sabbath Cover "Smoke on the Water"
By Jackson Maxwell published
For a time, this classic rock staple was as regular a part of Sabbath's setlist as "Iron Man."
Steve Morse Reveals His Writing Secrets
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video The Deep Purple shredder talks crafting guitar instrumentals.
Classic Tones: “Smoke On the Water” – Deep Purple
By Rod Brakes published
VIDEO A mystery for decades, here’s how Ritchie Blackmore nailed that benchmark hard rock Strat sound.
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