Arteconciencias: Derek Trucks names the 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

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April 26, 2023

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Paul Gilbert explains why 21-fret guitars can actually deliver higher notes than 24-fret models

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The Mr. Big virtuoso revealed how a 1983 Ibanez Roadstar II helped him tap into Ronnie James Dio's vocal tones – and hit notes higher than a modern-day 24-fret would allow

Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action

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Four Stratocaster variants, two Mustangs, a pair of basses, and even a single-humbucker Esquire headline the new wallet-friendly family

Brandon Ellis laid down the gauntlet to Jackson's Master Builders with this 27-fret Gold Crackle Kelly – is this one of the most challenging custom builds ever made?

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See the latest guitar borne from the friendship between one of heavy music's most innovative players and Jackson's metal-obsessed master builder, Joe Williams

Randy Bachman's Guitar Collection on Exhibit

Over 80 guitars and a lifetime of legendary stories. It's all part of a new exhibition celebrating one of Canada's most celebrated axemen. Randy Bachman: Every Guitar Tells a Story runs May 5 to October 1, 2023 at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, in Calgary, Alberta. Learn More

Features

Derek Trucks names the 11 guitarists who shaped his sound

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The Tedeschi Trucks Band slide maestro reveals his formative influences – from the obvious to the obscure – what he thinks is the "fiercest" guitar solo of all time, and why rhythm guitar is a lost art

Custom Flying Vs, strange open tunings, and massive bends: how Albert King created his own strain of the blues – and inspired Hendrix, Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan

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A left-hander, King flipped a right-handed guitar upside down, put it in an unorthodox tuning, and forged a style steeped in steely drama and epic bends

	Randy Bachman's Guitar Collection on Exhibit Over 80 guitars and a lifetime of legendary stories. It's all part of a new exhibition celebrating one of Canada's most celebrated axemen. Randy Bachman: Every Guitar Tells a Story runs May 5 to October 1, 2023 at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, in Calgary, Alberta. Learn More

From Guitar Player

The five riffs that changed Jason Isbell's life

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These tunes shaped the maestro's spellbinding mix of melody, ferocity, and restraint

"You couldn't get the information because people were making it up on the spot": Fanny's June Millington recalls life in the late-'60s rock scene

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As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status, Fanny's place in music history is undisputed

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The very best Electro-Harmonix pedals

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Lessons

5 ways to improve your sweep picking technique

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Sweep picking is a technique that stumps many, and infuriates others, but is unmatched for delivering fluid arpeggio runs. This lesson follows in the pick sweeps of virtuosos like Synyster Gates and Frank Gambale