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    Author: guitarworld

    “We go and look in the garage – it was there. It hadn’t been looked at for 20 years and was sad and falling apart. It was like, ‘Help me!’” James Dean Bradfield on unearthing his rare “birthright” guitar, gear epiphanies and why Robert Smith is underrated

    It’s a characteristic of the best bands that they are loved by millions but also completely unique. It’s a trick that Manic Street Preachers have…

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    guitarworld April 7, 2025
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    “To be honest, I didn’t like Stevie’s tone as much in the heavy Dumble period. It sounded a little tight to me”: Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan

    Being a native Texan and a disciple of Stevie Ray Vaughan raises expectations for a blues guitarist. “It’s just a thing,” Ian Moore reflects. But…

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    guitarworld April 6, 2025
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    “At some country show I was playing, my dad saw one lying on the floor that somebody left or dropped. I had never seen one before”: He started playing at the age of three, and at 13, he came across something that would help define his unique sound

    One of the most distinctive (and underrated) blues guitar players of his era, Jeff Healey adopted his radically unconventional approach to the instrument at a…

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    guitarworld April 6, 2025
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    How to play slap bass: an essential guide to slapping and popping

    Bass Week: As a bass player, it’s hard to imagine a world without slap bass. The technique has come a long way since Larry Graham…

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    guitarworld April 6, 2025
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    “It's the most significant development in the last 50 years. Everything else has just been a little tweak on something Leo Fender or Les Paul did”: Once Allan Holdsworth picked up a headless Steinberger, there was no turning back

    Recently, we did a deep dive into why headless guitars, once seen as the Pontiac Aztek of sorts of the guitar world, have experienced a…

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    guitarworld April 6, 2025
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    “I got together with Jeff a few years ago. The famous white Strat was sitting on the couch so I said, ‘Jeff, pick it up and play it!’” Rockabilly rover Mick Rogers on playing with Frank Zappa, touring with Kiss, and rootsy jams with Jeff Beck

    Rockabilly rover Mick Rogers has a knack for being in the right place at the right time – usually. Best known as lead guitarist in…

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    guitarworld April 5, 2025
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    "The Standard Stratocaster has all of the classic Strat sounds at its disposal. You’ll just have to work a bit more to uncover them." Fender Standard Stratocaster review

    What is it? Fancy a brand new Fender Stratocaster for less than $600? Not all that long ago, that question would have been fairly unremarkable,…

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    guitarworld April 5, 2025
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    Bass chords: shapes that work on bass guitar – and go beyond the power chord

    Bass Week: As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions in general, as…

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    guitarworld April 5, 2025
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    “Not everybody has a high standard. A lot of indie people think playing too good is a bad thing”: Billy Corgan on the difference between rock and “indie” guitar players

    In the latest episode of his The Magnificent Others podcast, Billy Corgan sat down with Richie Sambora to discuss their respective musical backgrounds – and…

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    guitarworld April 4, 2025
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    “This is a powerhouse of a stompbox that manages to keep things simple while offering endless inspiration”: Strymon EC-1 Single Head dTape Echo pedal review

    If you’ve ever chased the warm, warbly magic of a vintage tape echo but didn’t want to deal with the maintenance, weight, or skyrocketing price…

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    guitarworld April 4, 2025
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    “We go and look in the garage – it was there. It hadn’t been looked at for 20 years and was sad and falling apart. It was like, ‘Help me!’” James Dean Bradfield on unearthing his rare “birthright” guitar, gear epiphanies and why Robert Smith is underrated

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