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Articles by: Henry Yates

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John Petrucci: “The last thing you want to do is be complacent or just have ‘okay’ guitar parts and uninspired solos”

By Henry Yates

The DT man talks Distance Over Time, six-string evolution and guitar-player camaraderie

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Robert Fripp: The Crimson King returns

By Henry Yates

On the countdown to three rare UK dates from his prog giants King Crimson, we look back at the seismic career of a “difficult” genius…

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How Takamine acoustics became the hardest-working guitars in music

By Jamie Dickson, Henry Yates

We head to Japan to study the roots of the luthier

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Stereophonics’ Richard Jones: “I always had an affinity with the bass”

By Henry Yates

The Welsh bassist on Andy Fraser, ‘filling-in’ and five-strings

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Lance Lopez: “Texas guitar playing is the attitude of putting everything behind each note”

By Henry Yates

Championed by Billy Gibbons. Mentored by Johnny Winter. Shattered by addiction. The Texas gunslinger tells his story

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Then play on: the story of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Danny Kirwan

By Henry Yates

Bernie Marsden, Jeremy Spencer and more reflect on the underrated six-stringer

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James Hunter: “I think guitar playing needs to acknowledge what kind of record it’s on. A solo shouldn’t disappear up its own arse”

By Henry Yates

We talk to the UK soul star

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Steve Lukather: “I’m a journeyman guitar player. And I’m proud to be that. I’m the guy you call to fix s**t”

By Henry Yates

The session ace looks back on 40 years of Toto

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James Valentine and Sterling Ball: “Building a guitar is not like writing a song. You’re creating a three-dimensional tool”

By Henry Yates

The Maroon 5 star and Ernie Ball Music Man head honcho discuss the making of the Valentine signature model

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Gibson: how did we get here?

By Henry Yates

Charting the troubled guitar giant's decline and how it can rise once more

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Def Leppard's Phil Collen: “We worked. We went somewhere. I came out of Hysteria a better player”

By Henry Yates

30 years on, the guitarist revisits a classic album

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The history of the Gibson Black Beauty

By Henry Yates

Hackett, Hawkins and Heafy on the be-suited 'Beauty's origins and evolution

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Mike Oldfield: “It’s the age-old story. Out of suffering comes beauty”

By Henry Yates

When Oldfield’s world fell apart he found salvation through music that channelled the spirit of his '70s work

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Steve Vai tells the story of the Ibanez JEM

By Henry Yates

"I had no expectations. I thought I was just designing a guitar for myself"

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One for the road: Black Star Riders

By Henry Yates

Killer live tales from Scott Gorham and Damon Johnson

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Laurence Jones and Mike Vernon on why Take Me High is "the future of blues"

By Henry Yates

Exploring the burgeoning British guitarist's latest

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Eric Gales' 11 tips for guitarists

By Henry Yates

Covering Hendrix, winging solos and playing guitar in prison

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Nick Johnston talks technique, gear, Guthrie and Gilbert

By Henry Yates

The Canadian instrumentalist on his 'atomic rock'

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10 reasons why guitar is the best instrument

By Henry Yates

The six-string takes the crown

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10 things you'll see at a guitar show

By Henry Yates

Play along with our NAMM bingo!

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Steve Morse's 12 tips for guitarists

By Henry Yates

Deep Purple and Flying Colors man reflects on 50 years of guitar playing

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One for the road: Zakk Wylde

By Henry Yates

Black Label Society man talks trashing hotel rooms with Ozzy and live guitar sound

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Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil on new album Ellipsis and beating writer's block

By Henry Yates

"I don't think there's anything that can compete with a guitar"

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5 minutes alone: Billy Duffy

By Henry Yates

The Cult guitarist on first guitars, Gretsch and being a "two-trick pony"

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9 WTF?! guitarist TV appearances

By Henry Yates

From evil incarnate on daytime television to Muppet madness