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“I love it and it’s my friend forever. If I had to, I’d f**k it”: Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar, the effects of arthritis on his playing, and why he’s still learning the instrument at 82

The Rolling Stones icon reflects on life as a rhythm guitar hero, the size of his collection, and how the restriction of five-strings and open tunings blew his mind

Guitar World · Apr 21

“Brian Jones was the first steel slide player I heard. He was really in front of that game, and that’s what I really admired about him when we first started playing together”: Keith Richards pays tribute to Stones guitarists past and present

“Once I heard Brian playing Elmore James, I thought, ‘I’ve found a guy here who I can mess with’”

MusicRadar · Mar 25

She wowed Sonny Landreth and Carlos Santana called her the “future” – Erja Lyytinen shares her 6 go-to slide licks for unlocking more expressive soloing

She wowed Sonny Landreth and Carlos Santana called her the “future” – Erja Lyytinen shares her 6 go-to slide licks for unlocking more expressive soloing

Guitar World · May 1, 2025

Learn the greatest licks from over 100 years of trailblazing blues guitarists, from Robert Johnson to B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Eric Gales and more

These 15 must-learn licks take you from blues guitar's acoustic beginnings to its electric present day

Guitar World · Apr 10, 2024

The guitar magic of Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan: 5 underrated songs you need to hear by early Fleetwood Mac

Three very different players and an incredible legacy of music

MusicRadar · Mar 13, 2024

One of the greatest things about the guitar is its capacity to emulate the nuances and expressiveness of the human voice – improve your phrasing now with this lesson in how make your playing more vocal

By making clever use of string bends, finger slides and vibrato, you can make your guitar sing

Guitar World · Jan 22, 2024

Slide guitar is the ultimate test of feel – see if your skills are up to scratch and fine-tune your expressive playing with these genre-hopping licks

Be it bottleneck blues, pop-style melodies or rootsy riffs, slide skills are a must-have for any guitarist. Sharpen yours up with this slide deep-dive

Guitar World · Dec 29, 2023

“With an SG, I can let out my visceral, animalistic side as a player. That’s difficult for me to attain with anything else”: How Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka is embracing primal guitar and blues heroes

Greta Van Fleet’s blockbuster new album, Starcatcher, finds Kiszka paying his dues to Robert Johnson and Albert King, all while searching for new ways to wrestle thunder and lightning from his trademark Gibson ’61 Les Paul SG

Guitar World · Aug 9, 2023

Fleetwood Mac's Jeremy Spencer: the true story of the man who went missing

Was Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer really kidnapped mid-tour by a religious cult who shaved his head, brainwashed him and hid him from the band?

Louder · Jun 13, 2023

Watch Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks and Eric Clapton jam on The Sky Is Crying at the Jeff Beck tribute concert

The old Elmore James classic brought the house down with Clapton trading solos with Tedeschi and Trucks at the Royal Albert Hall

MusicRadar · May 23, 2023