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EXPLAINED: 10 | Vintage Vibes

“I toured with Stevie Ray Vaughan when he was sober and he was a freak of nature. I couldn’t relate to his playing”: The Outlaws' Henry Paul on opening for The Rolling Stones, finding fame thanks to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and his one-of-one red Gretsch Falcon

The Gibson loyalist who’s served three stints with the Outlaws has been there, done that – he's played to stadium crowds, seen rock's greatest guitar heroes up close, and witnessed prime-era Keith Moon debauchery

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“They’re not speaking up”: Michael J. Fox has a theory about the fate of Back to the Future’s long-lost Gibson ES-345

Gibson is conducting a global hunt to track down the iconic ES-345 that went missing after filming wrapped on Back to the Future

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Michael J Fox hunting for Back to the Future guitar

Michael J Fox has no idea where the iconic red guitar he played in Back to the Future has ended up.

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“I never realised just how difficult it was for Alex. He had to rethink everything”: When Geddy Lee’s obsession with synthesizers made Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson feel sidelined in his own band

"The guitar suffered in a lot of the mixes," Lifeson said

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“It’s likein Harry Potter when the wand chooses the wizard. It’s the same thing with guitars, right?” Ally Venable on why the guitar is not a one-size-fits-all instrument – there’s a bit of magic to it

The blues-rocker recalls the gift of a precious pedal from an old friend and a recent Hendrix-inspired guitar purchase that has blown her mind

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“It’s perfect for playing Chuck’s classic songs, like Johnny B. Goode and Maybellene”: Joe Bonamassa on his love for the Gibson ES-350 – and why it's a blues powerhouse

The ES-350 was a big favorite of Chuck Berry's. Well, well, well, it's no surprise that Joe Bonamassa loves it too. And here he puts it through is paces, and takes us to the B.B. Box in the process

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“Leo was somewhat disgusted that he played an indirect role in the newfangled radical and rambunctious sounds that were taking over radio airwaves”: How the Fender Jazzmaster became the one offset to rule them all – even if no one really used it for jazz

Joe Pass was one of the few jazz cats who used the Jazzmaster for what it was designed for. But that didn't stop it being a sleeper hit for Fender, and a future classic

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“The pedal tap-dance is as important as learning the song on the fretboard. I have to figure out a way around it. If we got drunk before a show we’d be on the floor!”: Nova Twins on keeping sonic secrets, putting vocals through a Plexi and blowing up amps

Amy Love and Georgia South reveal everything they’re prepared to tell about the atypical tones on latest album Parasites & Butterflies. And if you think they’re miming on stage, they’d like you to think again

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“Given the fact that this is all-mahogany with an ebony fingerboard and a Bigsby, it’s a little more hi-fi… but it will rock, it will roll”: Epiphone raids Joe Bonamassa’s Nerdville archive for another reproduction of a vintage unicorn

The latest Joe Bonamassa x Epiphone signature model is a replica of his 1959 'Black Beauty' dual-pickup Les Paul Custom, with a Bigsby for wobble, Grover Imperials for that upscale touch...

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“Dolores said, ‘This is an angry song; I think it needs to be reflected in the music.’ That was the turning point. I bought my first distortion pedal”: How The Cranberries became ’90s alternative icons on borrowed amps and banjo-like guitars

Noel Hogan tells us about the three-guitar secret of Zombie, why they fit surprisingly well with Seattle’s grunge superstars and the tragedy that ended the band

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“These guys are pros. Brian handpicked these people to represent his music”: Al Jardine on good times with Brian Wilson (and his band), the legacy of his genius, and how the Beach Boys transformed ‘60s surf and guitar culture

As Jardine reflects on the pop-cultural miracle of the Beach Boys and their rising tide of musicality as Brian Wilson's genius crested, he talks about the guitars behind it, and says it was fun, fun, fun

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“The guitars Gibson was making during wartime often reflect a number of shortages they had to deal with”: Why the 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo is far more than a J-45 in fancy dress

Mismatched tops, laminated necks, the ravages of WWII meant the first-year Southern Jumbo was a moveable feast – but it is a real vintage treasure. Dave Davidson of Well Strung Guitars explains…

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“In the time I was involved in attempting to play his parts, never really could I have captured the essence of him”: Buckethead reflects on his time in Guns N’ Roses as Slash pays tribute to the elusive virtuoso

The man with the bucket on his head and magic in his fingers says an emotional thank you to Slash after the rock icon described his guitar playing as “next level”

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“It’s insane… If you hold it up to the light you can see through it”: Dweezil Zappa finally gets his hands on the viral cardboard Strat and cooks up a crazy psych-rock rager for the occasion

The Cardboard Sessions come to Dweezil’s Hikari Studios and he cooks up a track on the spot with his band on cardboard instruments

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“We love ugly guitars”: Kirk Hammett’s pedal brand has started making guitars

Not many pedal makers brave the jump from stompboxes to guitar-building, but KHDK Electronics is bucking that trend – and it has a few designs up its sleeve

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“Mutt Lange would always make me play rhythm. He liked my feel. I’m technically not very good, but I have a feel that’s intuitive to me”: Bryan Adams says he’s no guitar hero, but believes he’s written songs that cover versions can’t beat

The Canadian songwriter extraordinaire on what he learned from Mutt Lange, how he got his long-sold Les Paul back, why he dug his Rockman out of the basement, duetting with Taylor Swift and the single piece of technical advice he has to offer

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“It was my first cover. I knew Slash would use a great vintage Les Paul, so Ihad to up my game”: Gilby Clarke on the story behind his modded ’69 Fender Telecaster, immortalized on the cover of Guitar World

It was the Nov 1992 issue. Guns N' Roses were officially and unofficially the biggest – and still most dangerous – band in the world, and its guitarists, Slash and Gilby Clarke was on the cover. Slash had done this before. Clarke? It was all new...

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“As parents discovered Loog over the years, we often heard them say, ‘I wish this existed when I was a kid’”: Kid-friendly guitar brand Loog recently partnered with Fender and Gibson – now, it's launching its very own teen- and adult-sized models

The brand is best known for rethinking guitar design and education for kids, but, with its Pro 6 models, it is now venturing into the teen and adult market

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“One thing led to another, and a jam session turned into Warren Haynes sporting some of rock and roll’s most iconic guitars on stage”: Warren Haynes becomes the latest to wield Jeff Beck's ‘Yardburst’ on stage – following Marcus King and Craig Ross

The guitar icon is currently out on tour with Gov’t Mule, and was spotted brandishing Beck's Yardbirds Gibson Les Paul Standard while jamming with Derek Trucks at their tour stop in Chicago

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“Even today, that instrument is fascinating. I’ve passed it around and players of all sorts have all come to the same conclusion – there is something magic in that instrument”: Billy Gibbons on why Pearly Gates is one of the greatest Les Pauls of all time

All Gibson Les Paul Standards from 1959 are special but what is it about the ZZ Top frontman's Pearly Gates that makes it so unique? As Gibbons says, it might be something entirely supernatural

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“We’ve had some progression in the case, thanks to all the tips you guys have been sending in”: Gibson has found an ES-345 that Michael J. Fox played in Back to the Future – but it’s not the one they’re really looking for

Gibson's Mark Agnesi says they have found the ES-345 from the Back to the Future Part Two, but that is helping them eliminate false leads in the hunt for the O.G. McFly guitar

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“Dickey came to one of the shows. He whispers, ‘Hey, is that the guitar I loaned you?’ I said, ‘Yes, sir.’ He goes, ‘Good. Use it for as long as you want’”: Frank Hannon on how guitar instrumentals helped him grieve father-in-law Dickey Betts

How the Tesla guitarist wound up with the Allman Brothers legend’s Gibson prototype on permanent loan, and why it features alongside a Brian Setzer Gretsch on new solo album Reflections

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“I said, ‘If you don't want it, I'll have it,’ very calmly, trying to control myself. It's the best Strat I've ever had”: Gary Moore's iconic 1961 Strat is up for sale – alongside his ‘Still Got the Blues’ ’59 Gibson Les Paul

The Gary Moore Collection: The Final Encore kicks off in November and is the last of a series of sales of Moore’s collection that have taken place at Bonhams

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“He’s swinging this guitar around and nearly took my face off with it. It ended up on the floor and I put it out of its misery”: The “smashed up” Gibson ES-355 that broke up Oasis in 2009 is headed to auction

The guitar, damaged during a Gallagher brothers bust-up before their cancelled show at Rock en Seine, Paris, and the Wonderwall acoustic are set to be sold

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“This actual guitar has been on something like 10 number one records”: From Green Day to Eric Clapton, meet the Taylor acoustic guitar you didn't know was responsible for some of the biggest songs in the world

Rob Cavallo's Taylor was dubbed Excalibur by Billie Joe Armstrong and has been making hit songs for nearly 30 years

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