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Les Paul & Leo Fender Perfected the Invention of the Electric Guitar in the ’50s
T he joke in This Is Spinal Tap about an amp that “goes to 11” has particular resonance for anybody who’s ever picked up a ...
Leslie West revealed the picking techniques that made him a singularly great guitar hero to Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Pete Townshend
Speaking to Guitar Player in 1972, the Mountain guitarist laid out his use of "harmonic jumps" and high volume to achieve a ...
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Early American acoustic 'Blues Before Chicago' at The Mainstay
On Friday, Feb. 21 The Mainstay is excited to welcome back the early American blues sounds of Van Albert and Steve McGovern, a.k.a. “Cross and High.” ...
The band that caused Ritchie Blackmore to set his own show on fire
Ritchie Blackmore already had a reputation for being a musical firework live, but he wasn't beyond using real pyrotechnics during a show.
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Blues Guitarist Tommy Castro Urges His Fans to "Shake Something"
Veteran blues guitarist Tommy Castro has just released a new album, Closer to the Bone, and Houston fans will have an opportunity to hear the fruits of Castro’s labors when he performs at the Heights ...
Black Sabbath's best albums, ranked
I spent a disturbing evening last night in the company of Black Sabbath,” our reporter begins, before describing a “macabre ...
Elliot Easton talks us through his guitar solos on “My Best Friend’s Girl,” “Just What I Needed” and three other classic cuts
The guitarist also shared details of a song he wrote for a Guitar World compilataion CD that ended up on his 1985 solo album ...