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Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar
By Phil Weller published
Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution

Ritchie Blackmore's first Strat came from Eric Clapton's collection
By Phil Weller published
Blackmore might be a Stratocaster icon now, but if it wasn’t for a bargain deal courtesy of Eric Clapton’s roadie, he may never have been

Walter Trout comes to the defense of CBS Strats
By Phil Weller published
The blues great has championed his “off the shelf” 1973 Strat, which inspired the development of his Delaney Guitars signature model

“I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually did just that
By Jackson Maxwell published
Never one to creatively and sonically stand still, Beck – just as he had with the Strat – eventually grew dissatisfied with what he saw as the Les Paul's limitations

"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’
By Mark McStea published
Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

"The Whole Song Turned Into Kind of a Guitar Dialogue Back and Forth": Watch Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton's Infamous ‘Guitar Duel’
By Scott Rowley published
Video “Duel? It was more of a guitar conversation – with a lot of passion,” said Robertson

“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes
By Alan di Perna published
“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master

Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind
By Rod Brakes published
Video The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent

Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players
By Guitar Player Staff published
From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat

“If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault
By Guitar Player Staff published
“My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975
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