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Rick Derringer from rock group Derringer posed backstage at the Shaboo Inn in Willimantic, Connecticut, USA in June 1976.

“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

Alan Parsons at a mixing console in 1979.

“Being an Engineer for Pink Floyd Was Arguably the Biggest Challenge I Ever Gave Myself”: Alan Parsons Takes Us Behind the Recording Sessions and Guitar Gear for ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’

By Martin Popoff published

“They’re so sound oriented; they used the studio to the absolute maximum,” says the ‘Dark Side’ engineer

Mandel performs during the South Bay Blues Awards in Santa Clara, California, November 15, 1992.

“Nobody Can Be the Best Guitar Player. There’s No Such Thing”: Mind-Blowing Guitarist Harvey Mandel Riffs With ‘GP’ on His Music, Guitar Technique and a Certain Player by the Name of Eddie Van Halen

By Bill Milkowski published

Fifty-five years since his solo bow, “The Sustain King” shows no sign of slowing down on his latest, ‘Who’s Calling’

Billy Squier plays guitar as he performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 2, 1984.

“The Concept Is Simple: Plug a Great Guitar Into a Great Amp, and Don’t Let Anything Get in Between”: Billy Squier Explains How He Honed His Tone on Five Classic Tracks

By Joe Matera published

“I’ve always taken a tremendous amount of inspiration from the guitars I’ve played,” says the chart-topping arena rocker

Ritchie Blackmore of the rock group Rainbow in 1977.

Watch Ritchie Blackmore Savagely Obliterate His Fender Stratocaster

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video The infamous guitarist’s methodical menace is on full show in this classic ‘70s clip

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Guy performs on the Blues Tent stage during the 40th annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 3, 2009.

“I’ve Dedicated My Life to the Blues, and a Lot of Other People Have, Too. What Did We Do to Be Treated Like That?”: Buddy Guy Has, Most Definitely, Still Got the Blues

By Gary Graff published

“I’ve kept doing it so people don’t forget Muddy and Wolf, B.B. – all the rest of ’em,” says the Strat-toting blues guru

Buddy Guy performing in London, 1965

“Somebody called and told him I sounded pretty good, and he decided to come by and see for mimself”: When Buddy Guy met Muddy Waters

By Gary Graff published

Arriving in Chicago from Baton Rouge in 1957, Buddy was a starving musician when he was “fed by the Mud”

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork

“It Has the Best Guitar Tone Stevie Ever Got on Record”: Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Showstopping “Love Struck Baby” Music Video

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Relive the magic of this MTV staple as we approach the 40th anniversary of ‘Texas Flood’

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Eric Clapton performs at the "Live Aid Concert" on July 13, 1985 at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Watch Eric Clapton’s Epic “Layla” Live Aid Performance

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Video Slowhand gives his “Blackie” Fender Stratocaster one of its final outings in this landmark rendition of the Derek and the Dominos classic

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Malina Moye

"I Play Rock, I Play Soul, I Play Funk – That’s the Malina Moye Sound”: With ‘Dirty,’ the Strat-Wielding Lefty Leaves an Indelible Record of Her Singular Style

By Joe Bosso published

“People always tell you to pick a lane as an artist, but I was never comfortable with that,” says the pioneering guitarist

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