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The Rolling Stones

“Brian Jones was the first steel slide player I heard”: Keith Richards pays tribute to Stones guitarists past and present

By Paul Elliott Published

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

Artists

Freaky Style-AI: Hillel Slovak’s voice on new Chili Peppers documentary has been AI-generated

By Beth Simpson Published

Film looks at the band’s early years

Bands
A black and white live shot of Richie Sambora playing his iconic modded Gibson Explorer in 1984, onstage with a shirtless Jon Bon Jovi to his right.

Richie Sambora was so desperate to track down his stolen Explorer he hired a private detective – 41 years later he has it back

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Sambora played this heavily modded Explorer as Bon Jovi rose to fame and has been looking for it for decades. Matt's Guitar Shop in Paris tracked it down

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Prince performs at Brabanthallen, Den Bosch, Netherlands 24th March 1995

“Prince had rented out the theatre with free popcorn for everyone”: Cory Wong on the night Prince ditched a jam session for a movie

By Amit Sharma Published

“People never knew what they were going to get”

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A classic black-and-white live shot of Robben Ford and Miles Davis performing together in 1986, with Ford playing a Fender Stratocaster.

Robben Ford on how playing with Miles Davis set him up for life

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Ford wasn't a jazz player when he joined up with Davis in 1986 but he would soon learn – and it give him a sense of self-confidence that's with him to this day

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The Gibson Michael Schenker 1971 Flying V Collector's Edition is a forensic replica of the guitar made famous by the former UFO and Scorpions guitarist – a guitar that is now owned by Metallica's Kirk Hammett.

How a broken string, a loan from his brother and a fresh paint job helped Michael Schenker turn this Flying V into an icon of rock

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Gibson used 3D scans to create this stunning Collector's Edition replica of the black-and-white Flying V that defined Schenker's work with UFO and Scorpions

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Would you buy “one of the greatest rock albums of all time” from this man for $2 million?

By Will Simpson Published

It’s a “classic” called Guitarmaggedon

Guitarists
Rusty and Macca

“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

By Andrew Daly Published

Plus: Rusty's early years with Van Halen, the Bangles and more

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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.

Derek Trucks reveals what it’s like to play Jerry Garcia’s record-breaking $11.6mn Tiger guitar

By Jonathan Horsley Published

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”

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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.

“To me, it was like being asked to tour with the Beatles”: Paul Gilbert on why he turned down the gig of a lifetime

By Jonathan Horsley Published

When Todd Rundgren called and invited Gilbert to tour with him there was only one answer, even if it pained him to say it

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