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"Blues Music Is My First Love": Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Reveals Five Life-Changing Riffs
By Jim Beaugez published
Video The Fender signature artist and Grammy-winning bluesman talks vital influences from Albert King and B.B. King to Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Hazel

Watch Jeff Beck Play Jimi Hendrix’s “Little Wing” and Blow TV Host's Mind
By Rod Brakes published
Video The audience is left stunned while the presenter is rendered speechless by this awesome display of guitar-playing talent

Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About
By Guitar Player Staff published
From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record

“He Said, ‘I Just Canceled a Gig, ’Cause I Wanted to See You’”: Buddy Guy Talks Befriending Jimi Hendrix
By Gary Graff published
How the blues icon met Jimi (and was invited to kick Leonard Chess’s butt!)

“I Could Never Play Like Him”: Steve Vai Talks Jimmy Page, Brian May and Jimi Hendrix
By Mark McStea published
In this insightful interview, the guitarist reveals his “biggest influences” and “favorite rock song in history”

The Fender Vibratone Brought Acid-Tinged Sonics to Recordings by Jimi Hendrix, the Byrds, Cream, Pink Floyd, Todd Rundgren and Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Dave Hunter published
Here’s why many guitarists will never settle for anything less than the sound of a true rotary-speaker cabinet

“He Swept Us All Aside and Put Us in a Bin”: Jeff Beck On Jimi Hendrix
By Barry Cleveland published
In this fascinating interview extract from the ‘GP’ vault, Beck recalls the impact of Hendrix among his peers

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

“He’s the Best Guitar-Playing Mechanic You’ll Ever Hear”: Roger Mayer Looks Back On Jeff Beck’s Formative Years in the Surrey Delta
By Rod Brakes published
From leafy England to the streets of New York and back, the gear innovator shares some heart-warming stories about his unique relationship with the late guitar hero

“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
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