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“This city didn't just embrace the Telecaster, it helped define it”: Fender’s Telecaster 75th anniversary show might be the greatest assemblage of Tele talent ever

Held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the Tele Town concert was highlighted by perhaps the most electrifying Telecaster jam of all time – featuring, to name a few participants, Jack White, Brad Paisley, Tommy Emmanuel, and John Osborne

Guitar World · May 6

“If all you want to do is sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you’re screwed. There was only one of him and he did it better than anyone else”: What Guthrie Trapp learned while escaping the country player label – and how the fretboard can change your life

The session ace explains what’s wrong with modelers, why anyone emulating SRV is doomed to fail, and how he nearly missed out on jamming with Billy Gibbons

Guitar World · Nov 24, 2025

“You’re not hearing the click of the pick as much, and I’m able to float across the strings a lot faster”: Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better

The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it

Guitar World · Jul 12, 2024

"Don't buy any more gear today, friends…": Tom Bukovac's tip on how to improve as a guitarist is something all of us can do

The hugely respected Nashville session player is a wise man

MusicRadar · Apr 5, 2024

This is the proper way to change your guitar strings, according to Guthrie Trapp

The session ace has been doing it this way on his Telecasters for 30 years and we're not going to argue

MusicRadar · May 22, 2023

Guthrie Trapp shows how small guitar chords can offer big potential

Open up your playing to Cuban and African styles with three-note triad chords

MusicRadar · May 5, 2023

Is the Nobels ODR-1 the real holy grail overdrive pedal?

Tom Bukovac, Tim Pierce and Guthrie Trapp love the original '90s versions

MusicRadar · Apr 25, 2023