Arteconciencias: Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene almost featured a Strat instead of an ES-345

Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene almost featured a Fender Stratocaster instead of the Gibson ES-345 | Treasure map! This YouTuber tracked down the legendary Gibson map guitar used in the ‘American-made, world-played’ campaign | Watch Joe Bonamassa and Brad Paisley exchange blues and country licks in this fiery onstage guitar duel for Nashville’s 4th of July celebrations

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July 5, 2023

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Back to the Future’s iconic Johnny B. Goode scene almost featured a Fender Stratocaster instead of the Gibson ES-345

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Norman's Rare Guitars supplied the (famously inaccurate) 1958 ES-345 guitar – and Norm says he pointed out the historical error at the time

Treasure map! This YouTuber tracked down the legendary Gibson map guitar used in the 'American-made, world-played' campaign

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The much-imitated instrument is shaped like the continental US, and featured prominently in the firm's iconic '80s campaign

Watch Joe Bonamassa and Brad Paisley exchange blues and country licks in this fiery onstage guitar duel for Nashville's 4th of July celebrations

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See how the blues ace handled himself as he stepped onstage with Paisley's formidable band in front of a huge crowd in downtown Nashville

Features

Nuno Bettencourt on why Instagram players make his jaw drop, how Eddie Van Halen inspired Extreme's new album – and why he apologized to Brian May for one of its leads

(Jaime Ballesteros)

The Extreme virtuoso talks wowing everyone from Steve Lukather to Mateus Asato with his awe-inspiring Rise solo, the state of modern guitar playing, and the gear secrets – and mistakes – behind one of the year's biggest rock guitar albums

Christian themes, riffs as pretty as they are violent, and chords above the 12th fret: how Liturgy's Haela Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix is radically warping black metal conventions

(Larry Niehues)

Hunt-Hendrix thinks of Liturgy as "orchestral music created with the tools of a metal band," and with violin-inspired guitar parts and avant-garde classical influences, she's more than nailed the brief

From Guitar Player

Hear a newly-released live recording of Beck, Bogert & Appice tearing up Superstition

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Revisited by Jeff Beck prior to his death, the Live in Japan 1973, Live in London 1974 box set showcases previously unreleased live performances from his short-lived but legendary power trio

"He said, 'I just canceled a gig, 'cause I wanted to see you'": Buddy Guy talks befriending Jimi Hendrix

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How the blues icon met Jimi (and was invited to kick Leonard Chess's butt)

Buyer's Guides

Yamaha's best acoustic guitars

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Our top picks from perhaps the most underrated of the big acoustic brands

Lessons

Phrasing, vibrato, and rock-solid timing: inside the essential elements of AC/DC's legendary guitar style

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All aboard the Rock 'N' Roll Train as we take the long way to the top with this in-depth lesson in the raw hard-rock perfection of Angus and the late Malcolm Young's playing style

Reviews

DOD Compressor 280 review

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A good compressor is a guitarist's best friend, and this compact optical comp is the sort of pedal you might never turn off. Do the market-leading Boss and MXR comps need to be worried?