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    Author: guitarworld

    “It could have been Jimi Hendrix, could have been all these other things, but weirdly enough, no”: Willow Smith reveals the unassuming album – and actor – that inspired her to pick up the guitar

    Family legacy aside, it’s safe to say that Willow has evolved into a bona fide boundary-pushing artist who seamlessly flits between genres, both across and…

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    guitarworld March 17, 2025
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    “He was very frightened, mostly from the volume. My new amplifiers now go to infinity, and I think that idea was very scary to him”: Nigel Tufnel had plenty of volume when he jammed with Joe Satriani, but “couldn't fathom” what the guitar hero was doing

    Though he left Spinal Tap in a huff before they began experimenting with jazz odysseys, Nigel Tufnel has plenty of musical range – just listen…

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    guitarworld March 17, 2025
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    “I had to teach Jeff Beck a tune. Which was sort of like, ‘Give me your guitar… Oops, now I have to play!’” Hans Zimmer on the time he unwittingly gave Jeff Beck a guitar lesson

    What happens when one of the world’s most esteemed composers works with one of the greatest-ever guitar players? Well, when Hans Zimmer and Jeff Beck…

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    guitarworld March 17, 2025
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    “I’m a huge, huge fan of both of them”: Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio

    Grace Bowers is showing no signs of slowing down. Peter Frampton recently named her as one of his favorite rising guitar stars, calling her “a…

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    guitarworld March 17, 2025
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    “If you’re coming up against an ambush, you want her in your battalion”: Jack White has gifted his signature Fender Triplecaster to his new favorite guitar player

    Jack White has gifted one of his signature guitars to his “new favorite guitar player” – and eagle-eyed viewers may recognize her from a recent…

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    guitarworld March 17, 2025
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    "Brilliantly precise monitoring headphones with wide open-back sound": Audio-Technica ATH-R70XA review

    What is it? Whether you’re home recording or practicing discretely, a decent set of monitoring headphones is worth the outlay. Audio-Technica has ticked both boxes…

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    guitarworld March 16, 2025
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    “I got rid of a lot of my electric basses – at one point I had over 100!” After five decades at the low-end, Stanley Clarke decided to part ways with his astonishing bass collection

    Every now and then, whether through fluke or sheer good fortune, life throws up some great pairings. James Jamerson and his P-Bass, Jack Bruce and…

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    guitarworld March 16, 2025
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    “It’s difficult to hear bass playing in metal, but players like Geezer Butler stand out – they try to do something different with their parts. If they don’t, I usually find it a bit boring”: Opeth’s Martín Méndez names the 5 albums that shaped his sound

    The masters of modern progressive rock are without a doubt Opeth, the Swedish quintet whose fourteenth studio album The Last Will and Testament has been…

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    guitarworld March 16, 2025
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    “Lonnie came into an Austin club where we were playing. I asked him if he would play, but Lonnie, the master of the Flying V, said he wouldn't touch anything but a Gibson”: When Stevie Ray Vaughan met his oft-overlooked, pioneering, V-wielding guitar hero

    Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Stratocaster are one of those iconic guitarist/guitar pairings – Brian May and the Red Special, Jimmy Page and his Number…

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    guitarworld March 16, 2025
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    “I think I sort of smoked something, and I didn't really know what I was doing”: George Harrison typically sketched out his solos in advance – his iconic lead break on this classic Beatles track was a notable exception

    Re-emerging from a five-year hiatus in 1987 with the Cloud Nine album, George Harrison found his greatest commercial success in over a decade. Guitar-wise, though,…

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    guitarworld March 15, 2025
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