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DEWAYNE "BLACKBYRD" MCKNIGHT
The jazz/funk/fusion veteran on his smooth segue from Herbie Hancock sideman to full-on Funkdaledic member -plus his '70s gear and what he learned from Shuggie Otis
FRANK MARINO
The Mahogany Rush frontman charts the band's Seventies lows and highs, plus SG's, pickups and how he was definitely not visited by the ghost of Jimi Hendrix
TC Electronic TC 2290P Dynamic Digital Delay
THE MID EIGHTIES was a golden age for digital delay, thanks to the proliferation of pro- and studio-quality rack effects units from Eventide, Korg, Lexicon, Roland and Yamaha.
Danelectro Doubleneck
WHEN I THINK back to the Seventies, the famously coined “Me” decade, it seems the only surefire way you could leave audiences awestruck was to strap on a doubleneck guitar.
CARLOS ALOMAR
The former David Bowie guitarist talks Young Americans, Station to Station and the Berlin Trilogy, plus recording (and co-writing) \"Fame\" with John Lennon
BEST 70s SOLOS, RIFFS and FORGOTTEN HEROES
A horde of guitar stars including Warren Haynes, Doug Aldrich, Sophie Lloyd, Frank Marino, Vernon Reid and Mike Campbell (not to mention Blackbyrd McKnight, Jared James Nichols, Steve Lukather, Steve Morse and Charlie Starr) choose the best stuff from the '70s
JOE PERRY
The iconic guitarist looks back on Aerosmith in the Seventies, the decade that literally made and temporarily broke apart those Bad Boys from Boston
GEORGE TERRY
It turns out Eric Clapton's Seventies guitarist (and co-writer of \"Lay Down Sally\") also played on ABBA's \"Voulez-Vous.\" Below, he looks back on a decade-plus of E.C., Bee Gees, Diana Ross and more
FRANK MARINO
The Mahogany Rush frontman charts the band's Seventies lows and highs, plus SG's, pickups and how he was definitely not visited by the ghost of Jimi Hendrix
GEORGE TERRY
It turns out Eric Clapton's Seventies guitarist (and co-writer of \"Lay Down Sally\") also played on ABBA's \"Voulez-Vous.\" Below, he looks back on a decade-plus of E.C., Bee Gees, Diana Ross and more
PAT TRAVERS
The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of \"Snortin' Whiskey\"
Seth Lee Jones
BUILDING AND RESTORING GUITARS HAS CAUSED THE TULSA BLUES-TWANGER TO FIND SOME IMPRESSIVE NEW WAYS TO PLAY
JOE PERRY
The iconic guitarist looks back on Aerosmith in the Seventies, the decade that literally made and - at least temporarily broke apart those Bad Boys from Boston
Kittie - Guitarists Morgan Lander and Tara Mcleod discuss the canadian metal powerhouse's unexpected rebirth — by fire!
Guitarists Morgan Lander and Tara McLeod explain that making new music was “not on their bingo card” when the band regrouped in 2022 for a few festival appearances, preferring to think of the sets as more of a “final lap” than a new beginning. But drilling into old favorites — whether the nu-flavored teenage slams of 1999’s Spit or the more venomously groove-thrashed tunes of their late-’00s period — revealed that despite not having raged together in years, there was something undeniably special about Kittie’s musical connection. “Playing with these girls is like putting on an old pair of pants,” Lander says. “It’s very comfortable — and it looks good too.”
McKinley James - Why all you really need is a guitar, a drummer and some serious low-end six-string skills
Nashville-based blues rocker McKinley James came flying out of the gate in 2022 with his Dan Auerbachproduced EP, Still Standing By. His momentum screeched to a halt, however, when his keyboardist split, leaving only him and his drummer, Jason Smay (who also happens to be his father). “For a moment, I was like, ‘What are we going to do?” James says. “But then I thought, ‘Well, other bands have succeeded as a duo. Maybe we can, too.”
Purple Pro
DEEP PURPLE GUITARIST SIMON McBRIDE ON THE BAND’S NEW ALBUM, TAKING THE REINS FROM STEVE MORSE AND HOW HE PLAYS “SMOKE ON THE WATER”
LOST CLASSICS: Helmet
PAGE HAMILTON REVISITS THE MAKING OF THE NYC ALT-ROCKERS’ NOW-BELOVED 1994 CURVEBALL OF AN ALBUM, BETTY
Creatures of the Night
A BRIEF HISTORY OF KISS'S SESSION GUITARISTS
FIRE STORM
MATT PIKE and JEFF MATZ discuss the lead-up to and aftermath of HIGH ON FIRE’s latest release, Cometh the Storm, an album that couldn't have come at a better time for the Oakland metal masters.
SAVING Savalage
In 1994, following the death of Criss Oliva, their brilliant young guitarist, reeling Tampa metallers Savatage enlisted then-ex-Testament man ALEX SKOLNICK for an album and tour. Although his time with the band was brief, it would have a lasting impact...
VICTORY AMPS
With notable users including Guthrie Govan, Richie Kotzen, Chris Buck and Bill and Brent from Mastodon, VICTORY has gone from strength to strength since launching just over a decade ago
DC UNIVERSE
CARLOS O'CONNELL-half of the rapidly rising Irish rockers' twin-guitar attack - discusses the importance of space in a mix, the finer points of his Fender Rory Gallagher Strat and why the band's singer played what just might be the best guitar solo on their new album, Romance
MAN OF ADVENTURE
A LOOK AT SOME OF THE CREATIVE WAYS IN WHICH TREY ANASTASIO DRAWS UPON HIS DIVERSE RANGE OF STYLISTIC INFLUENCES TO TAKE AUDIENCES ONA THRILLING MUSICAL RIDE
A LIVE ONE
AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO TREY ANASTASIO’S LIVE RIG, COURTESY OF HIS TECH, JUSTIN STABLER
PHISH RENAISSANCE MAN
AS THEY CELEBRATE THEIR 41st YEAR TOGETHER, PHISH ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR RENAISSANCE — AND THE BAND IS JUST ONE OF FRONTMAN/GUITARIST TREY ANASTASIO’S MANY PROJECTS. IN THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND INTERVIEW, TREY DISCUSSES HIS MUSICAL REBIRTH, CREATIVE PROCESS, INTENSE PRACTICE REGIMEN AND SO MUCH MORE
ERIC BAZILIAN
The Hooters frontman/ guitarist talks gear, massive Eighties success, his one-take “All You Zombies” guitar solo ond forging hits with Cyndi Lauper, Joon Osborne and Mick Jogger
Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse
HOW A CORNISH AXMAN AND A NEW ORLEANS CHANTEUSE ARE FORGING A FRESH BLEND OF BLUES
ROCK THIS WAY!
Get a grip on the Aerosmith co-founder’s style and put some swagger in your riffs and swing in your solos
The View - Hip-Hop Needs A Reckoning - Misogynoir is, of course, not unique to hip-hop. Universal systems of oppression are prevalent in the lives of Black women.
Misogynoir is, of course, not unique to hip-hop. Universal systems of oppression are prevalent in the lives of Black women. Cassie Ventura is not the first survivor of hip-hop's abuse, and unfortunately will not be the last. In the months since she filed a federal lawsuit against Sean "Diddy" Combs for rape and abuse in November 2023, seven women and one male survivor have come out against the mogul with stories of alleged abuse and harm.
WHAT ABOUT NOW
He says the Bon Jovi documentary didn't capture his side of the story — or the band's spirit. In a Guitar Player exclusive, Richie Sambora comes clean about the past and talks about the new songs that define his future.