The 30 greatest Texas guitarists of all time

Lone Star superstars | Harley Benton pays tribute to Keith Richards’ Fender “Micawber” Telecaster with a $253 ash-bodied model | Wolfgang Van Halen has inspired EVH Gear to release 24-fret and hardtail versions of its Eddie-inspired 5150 Series guitars Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version December 7, 2022 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Editor's Note Lone Star superstars From cowboy prairie songs to Tejano and conjunto music, from Western swing to the blues, from early rock ’n’ roll to hip-hop, and dozens of genres and sub-genres along the way, the sounds of Texas have in large part gone on to become the sounds of America, and subsequently the world. Much of this groundbreaking music has been driven by the guitar, and countless revolutionary players that – with a certain Lone Star swagger – broke rules and defied convention, re-defining the instrument in their wake. Today, we've compiled a list of the 30 greatest Texas guitarists of all time, who between them helped transform country, the blues, alt-rock, metal, jazz... you name it. Give the round-up a read below. Jackson Maxwell and Joe Bosso – guitarworld.com     Babelson Audio 50% off Storewide Sale Now! Save 50% now on Babelson Audio's catalog of highly acclaimed processing plug-ins! Vintage tube EQ, multiband compression, reverbs, harmonizers, analog delay, and more, Babelson Audio plugins- powered by Mackie- are used by professionals worldwide for mixing music, film, television and radio. 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