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    Author: guitarworld

    “For power Stratocaster playing”: The tones of Joe Bonamassa’s obscure “Greenburst” Strat have been brought to the masses with new Seymour Duncan signature pickups

    Joe Bonamassa has launched his latest signature pickup set with Seymour Duncan, this time based on the tonal delights of the obscure 1964 Greenburst Stratocaster…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “They had to fight to get the bass that high in the mix. I thought it was too much”: How do you anchor a band like Pleasure? If you’re Nate Philips, you do it with a formidable slap technique

    At a time when funk had a firm foothold around the Great Lakes, where bands like Parliament, the Ohio Players, Slave, and Earth, Wind &…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “The time has come that I must close this chapter and begin the next”: The Black Dahlia Murder guitarist Brandon Ellis leaves the band after 9-year stint

    Brandon Ellis has announced he’s left The Black Dahlia Murder after nine years as their lead electric guitar player. The melodic death metal band had…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “Doesn’t just enhance your rig, it redefines it”: Two Notes’ reimagined Reload II seeks to end the reactive load box debate – and quash the competition from Universal Audio and Boss in the process

    Two Notes has unveiled the Reload II – a successor to its flagship Reload reactive load box, whose arrival has been described by the firm…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “I remember it being very uncomfortable. My body would just vibrate with anxious energy listening back”: When their lead guitarist was fired, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy had to step up to the plate. The result was an iconic record with a “panic attack” solo

    Released in 2004, A Ghost is Born marked a sonic departure from Wilco’s classic fourth LP, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. The change was shaped, in part,…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “Growing up, Kiss was always ‘Dad’s work’… I knew something was up when I moved to New York at 18, and I was seeing his face on billboards all the time”: These rockstar sons all grew up with guitar legends as fathers. Now they’re forging their own careers

    In years past, when we journalists started an interview by asking, “Who inspired you to pick up the guitar?” the answer was often some combination…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “The skill is in choosing which notes to emphasize, or maybe skip entirely, while maintaining the alternate strokes”: Why rhythm is as important as the notes you play in a blues guitar solo

    Melody and rhythm are almost inextricably linked. I say ‘almost’ because you can have melody or harmony without a distinguishable rhythm, and rhythm itself can…

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    guitarworld February 21, 2025
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    “I'll never forget meeting Jimi at that club in New York in 1968. I'm so grateful we had the chance to become friends”: Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix

    After Buddy Guy announced his retirement from touring last year at 88, the blues hero is making a brief return to the stage by performing…

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    guitarworld February 20, 2025
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    “I walk in and Hans has me sit down. And he goes, ‘Let’s just get down to business. I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately’”: After his spiritual awakening, Tim Henson is ready for anything – heavy Polyphia, trippy solo records and A-list film collabs

    With crossover progressive instrumentalists Polyphia, Tim Henson has redefined many things. The way an electric guitar can be played. The genres that can be combined…

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    guitarworld February 20, 2025
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    “There’s amazing players like Josh Smith and Eric Gales, and I thought, ‘OK, I’ve been missing out. I’m learning the blues’”: Tosin Abasi said he wanted to release a blues album – is it still on the cards?

    Tosin Abasi is one of the 21st century’s most prolific electric guitar innovators. From reinventing ergonomic eight-string design by launching his Abasi Concepts brand to…

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    guitarworld February 20, 2025
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