Arteconciencias: “As I came off the stage I said ‘How much do you want for it?' He wanted the princely sum of 600 pounds”: Watch Bernie Marsden play the blues on – and tell the story of – “The Beast,” his legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

“We all loved Larry Carlton’s guitar, it was just magic… We were all looking for guitars with chunky necks, to try and get the sustain that he had”: Watch session legend Dean Parks reveal the secrets of his most iconic Steely Dan and Eric Clapton guitar parts | Kramer’s Eruption humbucker aims to bottle Eddie Van Halen’s iconic ’80s guitar tone, with the help of his former luthier, Jim DeCola | “It’s the greatest wah, for me, that’s ever been made”: Kirk Hammett owns 200 wah pedals, but this is his studio go-to – and it’s not his signature Cry Baby

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August 28, 2023

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“We all loved Larry Carlton’s guitar, it was just magic… We were all looking for guitars with chunky necks, to try and get the sustain that he had”: Watch session legend Dean Parks reveal the secrets of his most iconic Steely Dan and Eric Clapton guitar parts

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You can hear Parks on Josie, Haitian Divorce, Change the World, Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, and innumerable other songs – here, the guitarist unpacks the gear and recording sessions that forged them

Kramer's Eruption humbucker aims to bottle Eddie Van Halen's iconic '80s guitar tone, with the help of his former luthier, Jim DeCola

(Gibson)

Get a humbucker befitting the 'brown sound' in Gibson's latest pickup shop drop

"It's the greatest wah, for me, that's ever been made": Kirk Hammett owns 200 wah pedals, but this is his studio go-to – and it's not his signature Cry Baby

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The Metallica guitarist says he uses someone else's signature wah every time he's in the studio

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"As I came off the stage I said 'How much do you want for it?' He wanted the princely sum of 600 pounds": Watch Bernie Marsden play the blues on – and reveal the origin story of – "The Beast," his legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

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Gary Moore was in awe of its tone, and Jeff Beck played Scatterbrain on it... Here, the late blues-rock guitar titan tells the story of the most famous six-string in his collection

"People tell me my big mistake was not learning guitar right-handed... No, my big mistake was not learning guitar upside-down!" Meet Nat Myers, the Dan Auerbach protégé updating rootsy blues for the post-pandemic era

(Tyler Zwiep)

An unlikely email led the southpaw singer-songwriter to the Black Keys frontman's Nashville studio. Here's how they made an authentic old-school blues album – and why it featured just one guitar

From Guitar Player

Smuggled out of Europe, a Communist Bloc guitar like this Delfi Kosmos is a rare sight

(Courtesy of Joe Bigley)

A copy of Gibson's fabled Moderne, this oddball axe is a relic of rock and roll's war against Soviet repression

"Open C tuning with a slide gives it a whole new approach": Watch blues rocker Erja Lyytinen's up-tempo live rendition of Jimi Hendrix's Crosstown Traffic

(Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)

The Finnish guitarist’s latest track appears ahead of her new double live album, Diamonds on the Road – Live 2023

Buyer's Guides

The best amp simulators available today

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Lose the amp, keep the tone with our expert pick of the best amp simulators around

Lessons

Your solos and rhythm playing will benefit from learning chords across the fretboard – and major 7ths are a great place to start

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The major 7th chord is a favorite among guitarists of all stripes, including Nile Rodgers – here are 5 ways to take the shape to the next level, and your overall playing along with it, too