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Steve Stevens Recommends Listening to These Five Guitar Solos
By Guitar Player Staff published
The Billy Idol guitarist names his top five lesser-known favorites.
Featuring John McLaughlin on Guitar Miles Davis Broke Every Jazz Police Law with ‘On the Corner’
By Jim Campilongo published
This street-savvy album was a precursor of post-punk, electronica and hip-hop.
Lionel Loueke Talks Seven-String Jazz Guitar, Rearranging Herbie Hancock, and the Improvisational Magic of a First Take
By Bill Milkowski last updated
The jazz fingerstylist gives a musical fist bump to his mentor Herbie Hancock on 'HH.'
Country Jazz Lesson: John Scofield’s Cover of "Mama Tried" Part 2
By Mike Swickis published
The second part of our look at Scofield’s sophisticated reinvention of a country classic.
These Elegant Archtops Are Among the Rarest of Gibson’s Flagship Guitars
By Dave Hunter published
The search for the perfect guitar led Bill Pearlstein to six rare Gibson L-5 electric archtops with uncommon body depths and features.
Learn How to Solo With Chords Jazz Style (Part 2)
By Milton Mermikides published
Master the beautifully musical style of soloing with chords, just like the jazz greats.
Al Di Meola Returns to His Italian Roots and Inspires New Guitar Design
By Chris Gill published
The fascinating story of Theo Scharpach’s custom-made La Porta flamenco guitar.
Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary
By Patrick Brennan published
Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue.
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