Jeff Slate
Latest articles by Jeff Slate
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"He would take something he liked, filter it through his own sort of genius, and make it his own" – David Bowie's guitarists on working with an icon
By Jeff Slate published
Slick, Alomar, Gabrels, Plati and Leonard talk creating classics
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Jimmy Page: “The whole idea of the Dragon Tele was to bring a new life into it - to mix my identity into the actual guitar”
By Jeff Slate last updated
The guitar legend tells the story of his fabled Telecaster and Led Zeppelin I
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Roger McGuinn on The Byrds' shadow, Rickenbacker tones and going west
By Jeff Slate published
In-depth with the 12-string guitar hero
![Bought for just $175 and subsequently sold at auction for $2.4m, this guitar featured on many of The Beatles' early recordings](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/43a6ee17fa35380f3bb420a99d115c6a-320-80.jpg)
The story of John Lennon's lost Gibson J-160E acoustic guitar
By Jamie Dickson, Jeff Slate published
The story belongs in a film script - a man buys a used acoustic for a few dollars and plays it for years
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David Gilmour discusses new album Rattle That Lock
By Jeff Slate last updated
David Gilmour's new solo album, Rattle That Lock, is the follow-up to 2006's On An Island. Here, he gives us an insight into his songwriting and recording process
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Mike Campbell on his many guitars, Heartbreakers and more
By Jeff Slate last updated
Tom Petty's "co-captain" is a confirmed guitar nut with more than 80 million album sales under his belt in four decades as a Heartbreaker.
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Jimmy Page talks Led Zeppelin Deluxe Edition reissues
By Jeff Slate last updated
Iconic band's first three LPs arrive in expanded form on June 3
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Joe Perry on a career in guitars
By Jeff Slate last updated
Over four decades in the making, Joe Perry's memoir chronicles the life of a man known for his bluesy riffs and hard living as part of one of America's most successful groups of all time
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Earl Slick: my 12 greatest recordings of all time
By Jeff Slate last updated
Bowie, Lennon, Ian Hunter - the guitar ace names his faves
![With over 40 songs in the show, Brian Wilson could call the current Beach Boys tour 'Endless Setlist.'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/35e85fae9881dc2940eb3b02e333dc83-320-80.jpg)
Interview: Brian Wilson on Beach Boys hits, The Beatles, bass playing and more
By Jeff Slate last updated
Band currently on their 50th anniversary tour
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Noel Gallagher on Marr, Les Pauls and songwriters vs bands
By Jeff Slate last updated
Recording with Johnny Marr, acquiring Pete Townshend's Les Paul, and why bands will always be better than songwriters. Noel Gallagher puts the gloves down and talks about the music...
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