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Boost pedals: the history of the stompbox that supercharged the sound of rock ’n’ roll – and how to make the most of one on your pedalboard

Tony Iommi, Brian May and Eddie Van Halen all honed their tone by boosting their amps – here’s how a boost pedal can enhance your guitar rig

Guitar World

Eric Clapton and Van Halen covered his songs, and he led Jimmy Page's favorite American band: Watch overlooked guitar genius Lowell George demonstrate his slide technique on German TV

A guitarist for Frank Zappa before forming and taking the reins of Little Feat, George's influence has long overshadowed his recognition

Guitar World

Peter Green classic interview: "I'm only Eric Clapton's replacement, I'm not Eric Clapton"

Three years on from his passing, we remember the self-effacing Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers guitar legend with this 1998 interview

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Introducing the “up-and-down” fingerstyle approach – a new guitar technique designed to get you playing faster than ever

The brainchild of Gio Guido, up-and-down fingerpicking is inspired by Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin – but takes things one step further

Guitar World

"I'm finally getting up there with Eric Johnson… and the amp goes to s**t!" Orianthi on her A-list collaborations and the guitarists who shaped her sound

The Aussie virtuoso reflects on playing with Steve Vai and Santana, meeting B.B. King, and why Gary Moore was a pioneer of blues-metal soloing

Guitar World

Session bass legend Mo Foster dies aged 78

The much-loved British bassist backed Jeff Beck, recorded with Phil Collins, and worked on two James Bond soundtracks

Guitar World

“There were just ideas pouring out of him… then he got on that helicopter and took off”: The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and what could have been

How SRV followed Texas Flood, wrestled blues guitar from the club to MTV and became the guitar hero everyone wanted to copy – all before passing too soon

Guitar World

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Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister Rosetta Tharpe became an electric guitar trailblazer

The story of the Gibson-toting guitarist who lit the fire on a six-string revolution that paved the way for rock ’n’ roll

Guitar World

Van Morrison at the Royal Albert Hall review: back from the depths of vaccine paranoia, and a generous host

As retro tributes to an artist’s root inspirations go, this was a refined and joyful display

Evening Standard

US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth

Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history

The Independent UK

"A vision with the light shining through her dress" - the woman who inspired Free's All Right Now

The "raunchy and suggestive" All Right Now broke Free in America - although the band members' stories about the origins of their most famous song differ

Louder

Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood's love life - 3 wives, fiery affair and 31-year age-gap

Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood has enjoyed a colourful love life over the years having been married several times before meeting the 'love of his life' who is 31 years younger

Irish Mirror

Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood's love life - 3 wives, fiery affair and 31-year age-gap

Rolling Stones legend Ronnie Wood has enjoyed a colourful love life over the years having been married several times before meeting the 'love of his life' who is 31 years younger

Daily Mirror

Eric Clapton's deluxe upgrade of 24 Nights: a hits collection and a collectors dream

The Definitive 24 Nights is a deluxe upgrade of the original 24 Nights, the celebration of Eric Clapton's early ’90s Royal Albert Hall residencies

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Bernie Marsden’s legendary “The Beast” ’59 Gibson Les Paul is up for sale for $1.3 million

The iconic Burst has been listed as part of a wider Bernie Marsden Collection, which will see the sale of numerous instruments owned by the former Whitesnake guitarist

Guitar World

New documentary on Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan now available on streaming

Brothers In Blues includes interviews with Eric Clapton, Jackson Browne, Billy Gibbons and Nile Rodgers

MusicRadar

The Beast is caged: Bernie Marsden has decided not to sell his Gibson '59 Les Paul Burst for $1.3 million after all

He's had a change of heart but the rest of the highlights of his prized guitar collection will still be sold by the UK's ATB Guitars

MusicRadar

10 great blues guitar chords to learn

Including John Mayer and Eric Clapton-style progressions

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Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Album Of The Week Club review

The live album of Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's shambolic, chaotic, sex-fuelled, Mad Dogs & Englishmen rock’n’roll circus

Guitar World

His playing took Eric Clapton’s breath away and David Bowie called him the most exciting guitarist since Jeff Beck: how Stevie Ray Vaughan became a blues guitar hero

Inside the rise of the Jimi Hendrix-worshipping Stratocaster master, who delivered some of the greatest solos and tones in guitar history

The Independent UK

Carlos Santana: 'My guitar is my best lover, ever'

“Take no prisoners — peacefully,” Carlos Santana sometimes tells his bandmates before taking the stage

Guitar World

Learn the playing styles of every Eric Clapton era with this epic lesson

Five EC pieces for the Slowhand in training...

The Guardian - UK

Tony McPhee obituary

Influential British blues guitarist and singer with the rock band the Groundhogs

Guitar World

The Groundhogs guitarist and frontman Tony McPhee dies aged 79

The influential British rock guitarist backed John Lee Hooker, recorded with Jimmy Page and played with Eric Clapton and John Mayall

Louder

How a psychotic reaction inspired The Groundhogs' revolutionary classic Split

In 1971 The Groundhogs released Split, a savage, four-part suite titled documenting a traumatic brush with drugs experienced by frontman Tony McPhee

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