“I was playing a Van Halen solo in my mind”: Post Malone trips up during Tiny Desk performance – because he was busy thinking about Eddie Van Halen’s playing

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“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury

For 30 years, this Japanese guitarist has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page – watch the first trailer for Mr. Jimmy, a documentary about his incredible story | “Every meeting we have, we talk about the Model T”: A reissue of Sunn's most iconic amp is in the works – and it might be more affordable than you think | “An absolute groundbreaker as a player”: His Telecaster mastery was the backbone of records by Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and countless others – watch James Burton demonstrate his incredible chicken pickin’ technique Created for sauuuuul.peliculas@blogger.com |  Web Version August 18, 2023 CONNECT WITH THE PICK       Handpicked stories from the world of guitar SIGN UP ⋅   SHARE ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories "I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby": Kirk Hammett says his iconic 'Greeny' Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury (Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images/P+/MTV) Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explained to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse For 30 years, this Japanese guitarist has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page – watch the first trailer for Mr. Jimmy, a documentary about his incredible story (Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images, Press) See the remarkable tale of Akio Sakurai, who recreated Led Zeppelin concerts note-for-note in small Tokyo clubs, until a meeting with Page changed his life forever "Every meeting we have, we talk about the Model T": A reissue of Sunn's most iconic amp is in the works – and it might be more affordable than you think (Future) The return of Sunn Amplification was greeted with great joy and a little confusion as players asked where the legendary Model T was. 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