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Gary Moore and Phil Lynott in 1979

“It was Gary’s idea to bring the Irishness back into Thin Lizzy": Guitar hero Gary Moore made only one album with the band - and it’s a classic

By Paul Elliott published

“His style of playing pushed everybody to become better,” said fellow guitarist Scott Gorham

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Jerry Cantrell plays his Blue Dress G&L Rampage onstage against a backdrop of yellow lights

Jerry Cantrell reveals how Jeff Beck and Martin Scorsese influenced new solo album I Want Blood

By Jonathan Horsley published

How archive footage of Beck with a curious piece of vintage gear and Scorsese's cinematic sensibility helped Cantrell jemmy open the doors of inspiration

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Becoming Led Zep film makers describe "intense" first meeting with Jimmy Page

By Will Simpson published

First officially sanctioned Zep doc is out this week

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Tim Henson of Polyphia

Polyphia's Tim Henson teases new 8-string meisterworks that could require a whole new guitar to play along

By Daniel Griffiths published

Never a band to take it easy, their latest output could rock both music and hardware to the next level

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Prince and Donna Grantis

Prince's former bandmate reveals her "total surprise" when he gave her the nod to play the Purple Rain guitar solo

By Ben Rogerson published

“After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says guitarist Donna Grantis

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“The nicest, funniest guy I'd ever hung out with": Steve Lukather on meeting his hero, George Harrison

By Will Simpson published

Toto man shared stage with both Harrison and Eddie Van Halen

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Joe Bonamassa [left] plays his Epiphone 1955 Les Paul Standard and wears a bright blue suit and polka-dot; Sammy Hagar [right] wears shades, a black Cabo Wabo T-shirt and plays his red Gibson Explorer with white pickguard.

“The track is a monster!”: Joe Bonamassa and Sammy Hagar have got the Fortune Teller Blues

By Jonathan Horsley published

Bonamassa played the entire track with an Ovation acoustic through an overdriven amp

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Joe Satriani [left] plays his Chrome Boy Ibanez signature S-style on stage, and wears a black T-shirt and wraparound shades; JImi Hendrix [right] wears a bright patterned shirt and plays his Olympic White Fender Stratocaster onstage at Royal Albert Hall.

Joe Satriani explains the difference between today’s online virtuosos and Jimi Hendrix

By Jonathan Horsley published

Satch says Hendrix was never played anything that sounded like an exercise – he “just sounded like music”

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Andy Fairweather Low (left) leans into a note as he plays a solo on his black hollowbody electric; Eric Clapton (right) plays his Black Strat live in the early '90s.

“Put it away and get a proper guitar!”: Andy Fairweather Low on playing with Eric Clapton

By Jonathan Horsley published

Low got the Teisco Spectrum V bug after seeing Ry Cooder with one. Eddie Van Halen loved them too. Clapton? Not so much...

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Adrian Belew plays a gold metallic Parker Fly electric guitar as he performs onstage with Beat, the prog supergroup featuring Steve Vai and performing '80s King Crimson material.

Adrian Belew has surgery to relieve carpal tunnel syndrome following BEAT Tour

By Jonathan Horsley published

The former King Crimson guitarist was operated on by the surgeon responsible for the first successful human hand transplant in America

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