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“Put the Microphone Over There On the Other Side of the Room Because I’m Going to Play Loud”: How Eric Clapton Took Volume to 11
By Dave Hunter last updated
Armed with a Marshall and a Les Paul, Slowhand pushed the envelope of guitar tone in 1966.
The Extraordinary Les Paul Lineage of Peter Green, Gary Moore and Kirk Hammett
By Rod Brakes, Guitar Player Staff published
The torch of 'Greeny' has been handed to guitar luminaries since 1959.
“You Pick Up a Les Paul and It's Heavy and It Really Means Something – It Means Business”: Jeff Beck on His Les Paul Love Affair
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video Watch His Matchless Technique Up Close in this Jaw-Dropping Performance of the Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.”
Living Legend Larry McCray Releases New Bonamassa/Smith-Produced Track “Breaking News”
By Rod Brakes published
Video The Rust Belt bluesman reveals the second single from his long-awaited new album, ‘Blues Without You.’
Old Man’s Blues or Young Man’s Blues? Here’s Why Eric Clapton’s Beano Album Remains Essential Listening for Everybody
By Jim Campilongo published
Slowhand reinvented electric blues with this landmark recording.
Blues Turnarounds (Part 1)
By Phil Capone last updated
How to play soulful, harmonically effective melodies over the last four bars of a blues progression in the styles of the genre’s greatest players.
Steve Hackett Reveals the Beatles’ Crucial Influence on Genesis
By Michael Molenda published
The guitarist discusses the progression of modern music and his own evolution as a musician.
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