Arteconciencias: “The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green at the 2023 Crossroads Festival

“The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green with a searing version of Black Magic Woman at the 2023 Crossroads Festival | “This situation is unacceptable”: Vernon Reid has launched a campaign to give under-appreciated guitar geniuses more recognition – and it’s working wonders | “It doesn’t say my name on it anywhere – that’s probably a good thing for some people…”: Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone signature guitar recreates his ultra-rare 1963 Gibson SG Custom

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September 27, 2023

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“The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green with a searing version of Black Magic Woman at the 2023 Crossroads Festival

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Guitar legends who had passed on since the last Crossroads gathering in 2019 were on the minds of audience members and performers alike at this year's festival

"This situation is unacceptable": Vernon Reid has launched a campaign to give under-appreciated guitar geniuses more recognition – and it's working wonders

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Five influential players have been highlighted by the Living Colour guitarist – and now their online profiles have exploded

"It doesn't say my name on it anywhere – that's probably a good thing for some people…": Joe Bonamassa's latest Epiphone signature guitar recreates his ultra-rare 1963 Gibson SG Custom

(Epiphone)

The blues-rock icon took direct inspiration for the new signature from a very special triple-humbucker SG from his own collection

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Features

"Know your history. But don't be cliché and try to do what the guys in Chicago did in the '60s. We don't need more of that": Josh Smith is on a mission to save the blues – these are the 10 guitarists he thinks are pushing the genre forward

(Ibanez Guitars)

The defender of the blues faith names the players bucking the clichés and preventing the genre from going stale, and explains why anyone who says Joe Bonamassa can't play the blues is "full of s**t"

"Tone is so important to me. Whenever I go to a show and there are good guitar sounds, I soak it in": For Emily Wolfe, the tone is as important as the hooks – and her Epiphone signature model is key to her explosive sound

(Epiphone)

Wolfe's evocative music draws upon both Motown and Zeppelin, but has a taut and soulful contemporary edge. We joined the Texan on tour to learn all about it…

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From Guitar Player

"You have to account for Tales…I don't think we'd be the same group without it": Steve Howe talks Yes's Tales From Topographic Oceans and other milestone albums

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As Yes release their second album in two years, the guitarist reflects on the 50th anniversary of Tales From Topographic Oceans, and his newly reconceptualized take on the debut album from his 1960s band, Tomorrow

A firm favorite of Ry Cooder and Dan Auerbach, here's why the humble gold-foil pickup can deliver about as much aural magic as any of the A-list coils

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In recent years, enthusiasm for vintage gold-foil pickups has remained one of the most consistent micro-trends on the guitar scene

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Buyer's Guides

Squier Bullet vs Affinity: Which one is right for you?

(Future)

We compare two killer budget guitar ranges from Squier to help you spend your hard-earned cash wisely

Lessons

The pentatonic scale is the most important scale for guitarists – and these 40 licks will take your rock and blues chops to the next level

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When it comes to the guitar, the pentatonic is the one scale to rule them all, and despite its ubiquity, the possibilities are limitless – as this deep dive tab and video lesson demonstrates