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“I Didn’t Just Want to Be a Strummer”: How Jeff Beck Became a Guitar Hero By Christopher Scapelliti published 6 April 23 From Cliff Gallup to Buddy Guy, the roots of Jeff Beck’s guitar journey are planted in the fertile post-war guitar boom
Best Telecasters 2024: Top-Rated Fender Teles for All Players By Rod Brakes published 5 April 23 Shopping around for a Fender Telecaster? Here’s a list of our top choice Teles from Fender and Squier
“It’s so Raw, It’s Bloody”: Jim Campilongo Explains Why Muddy Waters’ Chess Blues Masters Series Album Is His Undisputed Desert Island Blues Disc By Jim Campilongo published 8 March 23 The father of modern Chicago electric blues along with Little Walter, Willie Dixon, James Cotton, Otis Span, Tat Harris and others work their mojo on this collection of groundbreaking masterpieces
Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance By Guitar Player Staff published 18 January 23 Video The master of improvisation stretches a Telecaster to its limits
Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 December 22 Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers
Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Vinnie DeMasi published 22 November 22 The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet
“I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie By Mark McStea published 26 October 22 The guitarists discuss their epic ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show
Fender Revisits Their Groundbreaking Solidbody Design With the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster By Rod Brakes last updated 14 October 22 This much-welcome reissue has all the essential Blackguard ingredients
"Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ By Mark McStea published 30 September 22 Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity
“Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest By Joe Bosso published 21 September 22 The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone
