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“I created the guitar parts. I was super jet-lagged and loopy, but I was able to focus, and we created the song. Natalie’s version is extremely similar”: How Paul McCartney’s guitarist Rusty Anderson helped to shape the sound of a classic ’90s hit
Plus: Rusty's early years with Van Halen, the Bangles and more
![Derek Trucks [left] plays his Dickey Betts SG live onstage; [right] a portrait close-up of Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar, which recently sold for $11,560,000.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hApvaUMjSsSfmE4fdWUV96-840-80.jpg.webp)
Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.6mn Tiger guitar
Trucks got the chance to put the ultimate Grateful Dead guitar through its paces during The Tedeschi Trucks Band's residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City – and he says it's a “beast”
![A press shot of Paul Gilbert [left] wearing a tricorn hat and playing a pink Ibanez; Todd Rundgren wears dark shades and performs live in 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eqnUjQP9yE9HY87SbYmucb-840-80.jpg.webp)
“To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime
When Todd Rundgren called and invited Gilbert to tour with him there was only one answer, even if it pained him to say it
“I thought Motörhead was just a load of noise – but good noise”: A classic interview with former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell
His motto: “Never interrupt an old woman playing bingo”
“It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music
The Texan guitar phenom says contemporary pop has got loads going for it, but the human element from having a live drummer would be a “win-win”
Here's why Prince never allowed his music to be used in Guitar Hero
“To play music is one of the greatest things,” he argued
![Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a dark blue suit and shades as he performs with a Gibson Les Paul in 2024. BB King [right] has a mischevious look on his face as he performs seated with Lucille.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PbkcJv2BpVtqqgcwRMPZCm-840-80.jpg.webp)
BB King was the undisputed King of the Blues – but Joe Bonamassa says he also taught him how to use an iPod
Bonamassa pays tribute to the undisputed king of the blues as a road dog who "knew everything" and was pretty handy with newfangled technologies, too
Joe Satriani on what he told David Lee Roth and Alex Van Halen when they called about EVH tribute tour
Satch says the tribute tour got close to a show, but after it all fell through, Sammy Hagar came in with an offer he couldn’t refuse, and he needed a new amp to nail Eddie Van Halen's tone
“I was caught in the middle of all of that band drama": When Adrian Belew was asked to replace David Byrne in Talking Heads
He didn’t regard it as a serious offer though
Country star John Osborne’s signature Tele comes factory modded with a distressed nitro finish, custom pickups – and it’s even got a B-bender too
Based of his beloved 1968 Tele, this Road Worn doozie has it all going on, and while the B-bender is a headline spec item, what about that oil-finished fingerboard with the maple cap fretboard?