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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’

Gary Moore performs in London in 1973.

Watch Gary Moore Shred the Blues

By Guitar Player Staff published

Video The late bluesman from Belfast demonstrates his world-class technique and explains what makes a great electric guitar

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915 - 1973) performs at a Blues and Gospel Caravan tour in the UK, 1964.

Favored by Angus Young, Pete Townshend and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Here’s How the Gibson SG Came to Be

By Mick Taylor published

This classic electric guitar design has come to hold a unique place, both tonally and visually, in rock and roll history

Kirk Hammett performs onstage with Metallica at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 16, 2022

Kirk Hammett Purchases Ultra-Rare Black 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

By Jackson Maxwell published

Custom-ordered by a jazz guitarist (who, ironically, couldn't afford the then-pricier Les Paul Custom) to match his tuxedo, the guitar was sold to the Metallica axeman by Carter Vintage Guitars.

Les Paul and Mary Ford’s 'Bye Bye Blues!' artwork

Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’

By Jim Campilongo published

Featuring great melodies, bends, trills, slides and raking, the electric guitar innovator always puts the listener first on this ‘50s gem

June Millington of American all-female rock band Fanny performing on stage at City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, 30 May 1973.

“You Couldn’t Get the Information Because People Were Making It up on the Spot”: June Millington of Fanny Recalls Life in the Late-’60s Rock Scene

By Sue Foley published

As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed

Joanna Connor performs at a sold-out show at Rosa's Lounge on March 26, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois.

“I Was Going to Do It and No One Was Going to Stop Me”: Joanna Connor Talks Breaking into the Chicago Blues Scene

By Sue Foley published

“You had to be tough to play there,” says the KTBA Records star

Jared James Nichols

“With the Best Record I’ve Ever Made, I’m Filled With Nothing but Gratitude”: Jared James Nichols Is Mighty Stoked About His New, Self-Titled Album

By Joe Bosso published

After a freak accident sidelined his career, the hard-charging blues-rock guitarist and singer recovers with an LP that shows him at the top of his game

Jeff Beck perform with Oxblood Gibson Les Paul in 1977

Watch Jeff Beck Demonstrate His Oxblood Les Paul, Amps and Effects in This Historic BBC Clip

By Rod Brakes published

Video Officially rereleased by the BBC yesterday, this high-quality footage was captured just weeks before the landmark ‘Blow by Blow’ recording sessions

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Tom Scholz, 1978

Explore the Inventive Musical Mastery of Tom Scholz

By Jeff Jacobson published

A celebration of the artistry and ingenuity of Boston’s renaissance man

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