Ian Anderson tells why he clashed with Mick Abrahams and reveals what it takes to become Jethro Tull’s guitar player
I used the blues to open doors into the music business, to get an audience,” Tull’s frontman tells us. “And a record deal.” ...
With more than 5,000 recordings to his name, he may be the most-heard guitar virtuoso you've never heard of
Janne Schaffer built a career in his native Sweden and America that saw the guitarist perform with the biggest stars in pop and jazz ...
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Cory Wong sets a new bar for guitar excellence. But Stevie Ray Vaughan probably wouldn't have passed his test
The funk maestro says if guitarists can't ace this one skill, “I would not consider you an advanced guitarist” ...
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At Fifty Years Old, This Musician Is Finally Taking Center Stage
"My grandfather was a musician from Tennessee," shares Mackey, who moved to Gunnison from Alaska to attend Western Colorado ...
After playing Joan Baez in A Complete Unknown, Monica Barbaro claims she is a guitar player for life
After learning the instrument for the once-in-a-lifetime role, Barbaro is now taking her guitar journey beyond the screen and ...
Sue Foley has spent 25 years researching the unsung female pioneers of guitar – these are the most important players she discovered
The Grammy-nominated blues guitarist has been researching unrecognized women of the guitar world since 2001. Her latest album, One Guitar Woman, is a tribute to some of the greatest ...
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Why are so many players turning to headless guitars? We asked Plini to find out
Ibanez, Kiesel, Schecter and Strandberg are all flying the flag for headless electrics, which have reached an unprecedented ...
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Chris Stapleton’s Deep Connection to His “Wooden Security Blanket” Is Something Every Musician Can Relate To
There are few things as powerful as the bond between a player and their guitar, and Chris Stapleton knows exactly that.