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“Duane’s sound was distinctive, original and completely cutting edge at the time”: Brian May pays tribute to late rock ’n’ roll pioneer Duane Eddy and remembers the night his hero played the Red Special

The King of Twang was one of May's idols as a young player and the pair finally met backstage in 2017. May describes Eddy's playing as “revolutionary”

MusicRadar

A new limited-edition Rhodes piano and Gibson doubleneck guitar aim for the stars

The new Rhodes Mk8 Earth Edition piano and Gibson Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar revisit classic instruments at a price

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Cyril Davies was a grumpy, balding panel beater who "drank bourbon like a fish": He also inspired a generation of rock musicians – and has been all but airbrushed out of history

What do The Kinks, Stones and The Who all have in common? For one thing, a harmonica-playing bluesman nicknamed 'Squirrel'

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They share the same influences as Jimmy Page, but one of them is a New Orleans vampire: Meet Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

If "a modern-day vaudeville circus act creating music" sounds like your thing, catch Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse live

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“An exceptional guitarist and cultural touchstone”: Peter Frampton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – along with Ozzy Osbourne and John Mayall

The iconic guitarist will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside the MC5, Dave Matthews Band, Cher, Foreigner, Mary J. Blige and more in October

Guitar World

“B.C. Rich guitars were God back then. They weren’t like a Strat or a Les Paul – they were something different. They had so much power”: Lita Ford on her trailblazing guitar journey – and that time she nearly joined Led Zeppelin

Ever since she lied about her age to save for her first electric guitar, Lita Ford has been all about lead and leading. She looks back at life-changing encounters with Tony Iommi and Ritchie Blackmore, and explains why Kemper profiling is like “putting a Rolls Royce into a Volkswagen body”

Guitar World

"Jimmy's very lucky to be even playing tonight": Watch an ailing Jimmy Page lead Led Zeppelin through a truncated show as unseen live footage emerges

Rare live footage from Chicago in 1977 finds Led Zeppelin frustrating fans with a six-song set

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“Plant let us know he usually hated people’s covers of Stairway, but he liked that one. Jimmy Page goes, ‘You nailed the guitar part!’” That time Heart performed Stairway to Heaven in front of Led Zeppelin – and reduced Robert Plant to tears

When Led Zeppelin were awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, they were treated to an emotional rendition of their 1971 classic, performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson with the help of John Bonham's son

Guitar World

Heart appeared on the Howard Stern show and talked about their iconic cover of Stairway To Heaven: then they played another Led Zeppelin classic

"We looked at each other and took a very deep breath" - Nancy Wilson on performing Stairway To Heaven in front of Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones

Louder

"Not everyone can say they played with David Bowie and Jimmy Page." Drummer Michael Whitehead on working with two giants of British music

"Davy was very flamboyant, very friendly, and a very talented musician. Popular with the girls too."

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'The first thing you often hear on any blues record is a taster of what's to come': Here are 40 turnarounds to fire up your blues guitar playing

Never be short of ideas again with this guide

MusicRadar

“Those virtuoso guys can do anything. But sometimes it’s more fun to hit one note and see if it can mean as much. Sometimes it can mean even more”: Rich Robinson on earning AC/DC’s approval, losing guitars to a hurricane, and The Black Crowes’ return

The Robinson brothers are back in session as The Black Crowes complete their triumphant comeback. Here, Robinson gives us the guitar story behind the rock ’n’ roll album of the year

Guitar World

"This has to be the album against which every rock album that followed should be measured": Led Zeppelin attain peak Led Zeppelin status on Led Zeppelin IV

Of all their records, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released in late 1971, remains their most admired work

Louder

“It can produce the most horrific fuzz in the universe”: Alex Lifeson debuts his second stompbox, the LERXST Snow Dog – paying tribute to the fuzz tones championed by Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck

The Rush legend continues his advance on the gear market with the LERXST brand, which already has a guitar and drive/boost pedal to its name

Guitar World

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"It was the only place that Satan wouldn’t be hanging out": Twisted Sister were a long way from home, but Jimmy Page's bathroom was a songwriting refuge

How Twisted Sister convinced their record company they weren't the worst band in the world and made Stay Hungry

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"If we do this correctly, I think this could be one of the best blues songs ever!": How Joe Bonamassa and Kevin Shirley took an obscure Tim Curry track to a whole new level

"When I first heard it, I was really stricken by the guitar playing, and I was really taken by the whole vibe of it"

Guitar World

“I felt Jimmy's excitement for music... He played with absolute conviction and passion and power at all times”: Rich Robinson reflects on the time Jimmy Page performed with The Black Crowes

The band has unreleased recordings of Page playing on Black Crowes songs in 1999 – and plan to release them next year

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The Black Crowes played a Led Zeppelin classic on the Howard Stern Show this week, and broke news many fans have been waiting for

The Black Crowes also performed their classic Remedy, revealed details of an unexpected night out with David Bowie, and spoke of their breakthrough and breakup

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'You can easily reach new heights in your guitar playing by learning a few of the shapes shown here': 5 easy ways to liven up your guitar chords

Take your playing beyond the basics

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"It's been a rough road. I never got to the point ever where I thought I'd actually achieved anything": An epic Jeff Beck interview

Jeff Beck was the guitar hero everyone admired, yet throughout his career he shunned the limelight more than basked in it

Guitar World

“Just as I was setting up the mic, Jimi started playing, and man, my brain froze. In that second, my life changed”: Eddie Kramer on working with Hendrix, Kiss, Jimmy Page and why guitar players should think more analog

The legendary producer/engineer looks back on a career spent recording with icons, and an era in which Hendrix was writing musical history in real time with a Fender Stratocaster

Guitar World

“I love a lot of those classic players. I just didn’t want to play like them. Like Captain Kirk, I wanted to go where no-one’s gone before!” Yngwie Malmsteen names 11 guitarists who didn’t shape his sound – but he still thinks are great

The larger-than-life Swedish maverick was more influenced by violin than guitar – but he still has soft spots for some mind-blowing players

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"When I heard you play, I said, 'that sounds something like Guitar Slim, BB King and myself'. I've got to talk to you, to get to know you" – when BB King met Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram

The blues fire burns bright here

Guitar World

“When I first went to England, there was Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton sleeping in a van. They all bought Strats after they saw me play”: Buddy Guy reflects on his relationship with the Strat during a jam with Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

In Fender's new Strat Sessions series, the two blues greats come together for a stripped-back take on a Willie Dixon classic – and to discuss the enduring influence of the Stratocaster

Guitar World

“I thought, ‘He’s got to be joking,’ because John Paul Jones is God on bass, as far as I’m concerned”: How Lita Ford almost ended up joining Led Zeppelin – on bass

In the early '70s, Jones was poised to take a step back from his role as the band's bassist – and Jimmy Page and Robert Plant eyed up The Runaways lead guitarist as a potential successor

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