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Jeff Beck performs in the early '70s with a natural/stripped Fender Stratocaster

“It Was Like Starting All Over Again, Like I Had Never Played the Guitar Before”: Tired of Recycling the Same Old Blues-Rock Riffs and With Nothing to Lose, Jeff Beck Turned to Jazz-Rock Fusion

By Chris Gill published

By following his heart, the guitarist was unexpectedly rewarded with his most commercially successful album ever, ‘Blow by Blow’

Randy Bachman with a selection of guitars from the ‘Randy Bachman: Every Guitar Tells a Story’ exhibition

“The Guitar Is the Most Personal Instrument of Them All”: Randy Bachman Teams With National Music Centre for Epic Guitar Exhibition at Calgary’s Studio Bell

By Rod Brakes published

The ‘Randy Bachman: Every Guitar Tells a Story’ display features over 80 of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive founder’s treasured axes

Jeff Beck walking with guitar case

“I Didn’t Just Want to Be a Strummer”: How Jeff Beck Became a Guitar Hero

By Christopher Scapelliti published

From Cliff Gallup to Buddy Guy, the roots of Jeff Beck’s guitar journey are planted in the fertile post-war guitar boom

Rory Gallagher photographed for his Top Priority album cover on 11th June 1979.

Watch Rory Gallagher's Explosive "Shadow Play" Performance

By Guitar Player Staff published

Video In one of his greatest live performances captured on film, the Irish guitarist shows why he was so highly regarded by his peers

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Jeff Beck performs on stage at the Palais Theatre on January 27th 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. He plays a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

How to Play Guitar Like Jeff Beck

By Tom Kolb published

Learn the signature techniques of the electric guitar master in this comprehensive tribute lesson

Joe Perry performs on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on January 30, 2012

Joe Perry Says He Recorded the Majority of Aerosmith's Early Material with Fender Stratocasters

By Jackson Maxwell published

"I always loved having the vibrato arm, and it seemed easier to get different tones out of a Strat,” the guitar great explained.

Andy Summers

“You Certainly Don’t Want to Be Looking for Commercial Success”: Andy Summers Reveals the Evolving Strategies That Keep His Creative Life Busier Than Ever

By Michael Molenda published

“You have to be very much engaged in the pursuit of finding new and unique ways to express your art,” says the Police guitarist

Robin Trower, formerly of Procol Harum, performs at Richards' Rock Club on April 22, 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Watch Robin Trower’s Spellbinding “Bridge of Sighs” BBC Studio Performance

By Mark McStea published

Video The British guitar legend performs a mesmerizing rendition of his signature track live in 1974

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Performing at the Dick Wagner Remember the Child Memorial Concert at the Fillmore Detroit, January 10, 2015

"I Still Really Like Playing the Guitar. After All of These Years, It’s Still My Favorite Thing": Marshall Crenshaw Takes a Spin Through His Decades-Long Career

By Joe Bosso published

He’s one of pop music’s most versatile guitarists. Just don’t call him “underrated”

Keith Scott (right) performs with Bryan Adams at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, September 24, 2008

Bryan Adams’ Guitarist Keith Scott Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

By Joe Matera published

The Canadian superstar’s right-hand man of over 40 years knows the tales behind the best tracks

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