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“I was doing a gig, I dropped the pick, and I was drunk. I was afraid if I bent over to pick it up, I'd fall’”: What Jeff Beck told his friend Joe Perry
Beck’s guitars are up for auction this week
NAMM 2025: Morley teams up with Pantera’s Rex Brown for signature wah with “intense monstrous sweep”
Based on Brown’s Pro Series II Wah, with gnarly glow-in-the-dark details, this Sweetwater exclusive is available now
“I should have been dead that night!”: Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley recalls the moment he almost died on stage
And he nearly took out Gene Simmons with his rocket-firing guitar!
![Orianthi [left] wears a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses as she takes a solo on her signature PRS electric guitar; Michael Jackson wears mirrored shades and a gold bullet-belt as he performs at the half-time Super Bowl show in 1993.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tza9Zx5GwG6h38uSoxjLda-840-80.jpg.webp)
Orianthi on what she learned from Michael Jackson and the King of Pop's ear for guitar tone
The pop icon died before Orianthi got the chance to play live with him but the intensity of the rehearsals left a lasting impression on the Aussie guitar phenom
“I wanted to do it as if it was brand new”: Eric Clapton's classic Unplugged performance now features previously unseen footage
The show that spawned the best-selling live album of all time!
“One of the most unique pieces to come through our showroom”: Mike Bloomfield’s '66 Tele for sale
Restored to its original specs, steeped in mojo, played by one of the all-time greats, this Tele could be yours for a cool $325,000. And judging by the demo videos, it sounds as good as it ever did.
“There is still no power but we have survived”: Joe Bonamassa returns to Nerdville West, after LA wildfires threaten home and vintage gear collection
Bonamassa says fires raged in Studio City and Runyon Canyon and could "easily" have taken Nerdville as a red flag warning of critical fire conditions remains in place across LA and southern California
“I said, 'We don't steal stuff.' I always felt bad about it”: How Joe Perry acquired Jeff Beck's fuzz pedal
The trouble started with a light-fingered tour manager…
![Jeff Baxter sits in profile as he plays an Olympic White Stratocaster [left]; Jack White plays his signature Telecaster live onstage](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L6bSPXrJDorkqvSMQXgSAo-840-80.jpg.webp)