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DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

“He had two Twins, and he smoked both by the end of the night… the guy was on another planet”: Buzz Osborne of the Melvins reveals the loudest guitarist he has ever seen live

King Buzzo has shared the stage with Sunn O))) and Napalm Death, but the loudest player? It’s Robin Trower, a man you might not want to lend your modded Fender Twin to

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“Robin Trower’s guitar sound was the loudest I’ve ever heard. He had two Fender Twins, and he smoked both by the end of the night”: Buzz Osborne names the 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Melvins main man picks the jazz, funk and metal players who made him who he is today, recalls the time he heard Jeff Beck’s warm-up routine, and names the unsung ’70s hero who deserves more recognition: “Why aren’t more people talking about him? It makes no sense”

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“As boldly baroque as anything The Moody Blues or The Nice had at that point constructed… but perhaps it hasn’t aged gracefully”: Procul Harum’s vinyl reissue of Shine On Brightly is still fascinating

Robin Trower’s dazzling contributions feel like they’re coming from another room on their second album, as they try to work out who they are

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“We got caught up in the hype. Maybe another label would have given us a clobber round the head”: how Angel delivered a 70s pomp rock classic with Helluva Band

Angel were tipped to become the next Kiss. That didn’t happen, but they still delivered a lost treasure with 1976’s Helluva Band album

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Strymon UltraViolet Vintage Vibe Pedal review

Purple reign?

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"I really honed in on Robin Trower as a guitar player" – Laurence Jones on influences and choosing the Marshall Origin 50 / PRS SE Silver Sky combination for his latest new album, Bad Luck & The Blues

The British blues-rock songwriter and PRS player on going back to a power trio

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The ravaged rock wasteland between Endless Boogie and Mötorhead, and a comeback for one of the most influential riffsmiths of his generation: This week's essential guitar tracks

From Robin Trower to Spiritbox, Black Pumas to George Lynch, Helmet to Polaris, these are the guitar-forward songs you can't afford to miss this week

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ThorpyFX promises Uni-Vibe perfection from the compact and easy-to-use ER-2

Send your guitar tone through that chewy psychedelic swoosh without losing any low end in ThorpyFX's latest high-end stompbox build

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Vito Bratta names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The virtuoso behind White Lion’s platinum rock sound pays dues to the players who showed him what to do on guitar (and what not to do), and recalls an emotional encounter with Eddie Van Halen

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Joe Bonamassa: "I've sold nine million records. The detractors can say what they want"

Joe Bonamassa on being comfortable with the haters, mentoring the blues greats of the future, and the biggest guitar nerd he's ever met

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Kiss's Tommy Thayer names 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

The Spaceman offers his pick of the greatest riff-masters, salutes the player who invented the power chord and reveals the guitarist his bandmates compare him to (and it's not Ace Frehley)

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