Joanne Shaw Taylor on how the blues helped her find her voice, and why she'll always choose Teles

Having embarked on a journey from classical guitar to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins, Taylor is determined to keep the ...

“I had such a connection with it”: On his 26th birthday, Jimmy Page played his beloved Les Paul Black Beauty in a legendary Led Zeppelin show

On 9 January 1970, Jimmy Page celebrated his 26th birthday by performing with Led Zeppelin at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It ...
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A year after the LA wildfires, musicians still face a long road to recovery

One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking ...

Q&A: Deraps guitarist/singer Jacob Deraps on 1st U.S. tour, Van Halen influence and more

As Deraps gets set to kick off its first U.S. tour next month, singer/guitarist Jacob Deraps knows what he has in mind for ...
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How Eric Clapton survived rock guitar‘s most transformative eraand found his way to the blues

Rather than run from his challenger, Clapton forged a friendship with him. He also permed his hair and plugged his electric guitar into a wah pedal, making him the first, and most visible, guitarist ...