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“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

“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’

“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

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

“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

“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”

“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’

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

"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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