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“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’

“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

“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

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

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 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.

“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

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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