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    Author: guitarworld

    “I was really broke. The only way I could get to New York to try out for Talking Heads was to take a family who were moving there in the band van”: Jerry Harrison on making Talking Heads’ 1977 debut and rejecting blues-rock to shape the CBGB guitar sound

    Take a late-night walk down the street known as Bowery in New York City, stop outside the John Varvatos fashion boutique at 315, and with…

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    guitarworld April 22, 2025
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    “What blew me away was that everyone wanted the curly maple top. People were calling, saying, ‘I’ve got to have the bird inlays’”: Paul Reed Smith on raising the Standard 24, finally cracking the noise-free guitar and why John Sykes is a tone hero

    This year’s 40th anniversary marks the year, 1985, that the Paul Reed Smith company moved into its first factory in Virginia Avenue, Annapolis. Paul had,…

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    guitarworld April 22, 2025
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    “I was playing in the living room, he walked past and shot me this look of ‘Do that again.’ So I bent the string up and he gave me this nod of approval”: Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary

    Having a world renowned guitar hero for a father has its pros and cons. While Jack Moore, the son of late Irish blues virtuoso Gary…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    “I heard the Money solo and thought, ‘This is amazing!’ So I sent David a telegram saying, ‘Remember me? I'm in a band now called Roxy Music’”: Phil Manzanera on his friendship with David Gilmour, and the key to the Pink Floyd man's unmistakable tone

    Little did a young, impressionable Phil Manzanera know when he first crossed paths with David Gilmour in the ‘60s that the pair would strike up…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    “It’s really quite genius, but also hard to learn – it sounds insane, but sometimes the easiest songs still get me nervous”: Kiki Wong reveals the Smashing Pumpkins song she had the most trouble with

    Kiki Wong had to be the best of 10,000 guitarists to earn her spot in the Smashing Pumpkins, after Billy Corgan opened to door to…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan… and played SRV's number one Strat

    The thought of Stevie Wonder and Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborating is a dream, overflowing with musical possibilities. But despite seeming too good to be true,…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    “Freddie King would ask me why I never tried using thumbpicks… I really like digging in with my fingers”: He replaced Jimi Hendrix in Little Richard's band, was idolized by Stevie Ray Vaughan, and is one of the most underrated Tele slingers of all time

    It’s a sweaty, booty-shakin’, chick-chasin’, money-wastin’ Saturday night at Tramps, a Manhattan R&B/zydeco club that comes about as close to a down-home N’awlins/Houston juke joint…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    “When I heard Sonic Youth, I was like, ‘I need a Jazzmaster, and I’m gonna put duct tape on it!’”: Bartees Strange on working with superstar producer Jack Antonoff, his vintage guitar collection, and emulating Neil Young’s “spluttery” guitar sounds

    Bartees Strange is in the 4AD basement studio where he created his breakthrough second record, Farm To Table. But it’s not exactly home-away-from-home for the…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    "The ability to use this as a midweight MIDI brain for a gigging setup is what makes it unique.": Walrus Audio Canvas Clock review

    What is it? The Walrus Audio Clock is a new entry into the brand’s Canvas utility line. It’s a unique pedal, billed as a MIDI…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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    “We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

    “‘You’ll have to explain this a little to me. I have no idea what the Plastic Ono Band is. Is that Yoko’s band? Do we…

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    guitarworld April 21, 2025
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