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“Leo wanted me to be partners with him... why should I fool around with some guy who is not a musician?”: The story of how Fender nearly worked with Les Paul
Leo Fender saw the potential of Les Paul’s solidbody guitar concept, but the latter opted not to work with the legendary luthier
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'The first thing you often hear on any blues record is a taster of what's to come': Here are 40 turnarounds to fire up your blues guitar playing
Never be short of blues turnaround ideas again with this huge tutorial guide, including tab and audio
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A Flying V pioneer who inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Albert King was king of the blues – find out why with this lesson in his vocal playing style
King was a player who could say more with less, with a vibrato that give his licks a vocal quality, and this lesson with tab and audio unpacks his style
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Are Vintage Pickups Better Than Modern Pickups? Here's What You Need To Know
There was no mystical fairy dust sprinkled between the windings in Fullerton or Kalamazoo
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3 Pieces of Advice for Selling Guitar Gear Online
Online marketplaces sometimes feel like both the wild, wild west and oppressive regimes all at once.
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John Lennon and George Harrison: 10 guitar lessons you can learn from their Beatles era
Songwriting tricks, chord progressions and the guitar genius of the Beatles' early years
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Take your guitar solos to the next level with these genre-spanning tips
Soloing ideas for lead guitar in rock, blues, acoustic, metal and more to make you a better player now
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5 easy ways to create complex sounds from simple chords
Using open strings to embellish your chord work can yield magical results
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How to start playing rockabilly guitar now
An accessible intro lesson to take you back to a golden age
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Vintage Fender Stratocaster pickups: how they work, what changed, and why their sound is so sought-after
The history of Leo Fender’s Stratocaster single coils – and how to get better tone from your own Strat pickups
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“Rockabilly Is so Near and Dear to My Heart”: Brian Setzer Reveals the Legendary Artists and Guitar Gear That Helped Define His Signature Sound
“I’ve always done what I’ve wanted, and it’s worked out,” says the Stray Cats frontman
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Listen to Brian Jones' isolated guitar on 'Get off My Cloud'
Listen to Brian Jones' melodic isolated lead guitar tracks from The Rolling Stones' third UK number-one single from 1965, 'Get off My Cloud'.
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Single coils vs humbuckers: Which pickup type is right for you? | Guitar World
They both offer a unique flavor of guitar tone, but is one pickup really better than the other? We deep dive into the debate
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What guitar strings did the Beatles use? Investigating the flatwound vs roundwound debate | Guitar World
Just what did George Harrison, John Lennon and Paul McCartney string their guitars with – and when did they make the switch from flatwounds to roundwounds?
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How to replicate the Beatles’ classic tones using today’s affordable guitars, basses and effects pedals
Because sourcing the vintage gear is almost impossible, financially and practically, we've put together a list of gear that's on the market today that will help you nail the Fab Four's sound
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Why Jeff Beck switched from a Les Paul to a Strat
The late guitar hero first began transitioning to the model with which he would become synonymous during the recording of his 1969 album, Beck-Ola
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How the Beatles crafted the guitar and bass tones that forever changed the sound of rock music | Guitar World
We chart the evolution of the Fab Four's sound through the key tracks and the gear that made them
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The 7 key stages of Gear Acquisition Syndrome | MusicRadar
Got GAS? Learn to recognise the signs...
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Living Legend James Burton Talks Playing With Elvis, Emmylou Harris, Glen Campbell and Tom Jones
An inspiration to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, the rock ‘n’ roll veteran has seen it all.
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The Truth About Stevie Ray Vaughan's Guitar Solo On Let's Dance
Stevie Ray Vaughan played the guitar solo on David Bowie's hit song "Let's Dance," but the truth is that it wasn't a great experience for Vaughan.
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Unlock the Secrets of Expressive Melodic Playing | GuitarPlayer
Hone your note articulation skills and cultivate your own signature touch with this lesson in legato and staccato phrasing, finger sliding, string muting, bending, and vibrato.
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“When You’re a Guitar Player, You Can Really Hear How the Differences Matter”: Jack White Talks Creativity and Gear
With his latest album – ‘Fear of the Dawn’ – chock-full of unique tones, the guitarist fills us in on the details of his customized hardware.
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The guitar fluke that saw The Beatles revolutionise pop
The Beatles' 1964 hit 'I Feel Fine' is, on the whole, a pretty straightforward piece of pop. But listen closely and you'll hear a quietly revolutionary sound.
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Tube-Amp Basics For Beginners
Famous tube amps from companies like Fender, Marshall, Vox, and others have come to define the sound of virtually all electric-guitar music. To varying degrees, we know that these amps sound different from each other—and we might even know some basic sp
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The Keith Richards Guide to Distortion | GuitarPlayer
The Rolling Stone comes clean on distortion in this archive interview from the December 1992 issue of Guitar Player.
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Slash says he still gets self-conscious playing in guitar stores
“Guys would go into guitar stores and play their latest Randy Rhoads stuff for two hours, just sitting on an amp. I was never that guy,” the Guns N' Roses legend says
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Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan Tear it Up at the “Biggest Party In History”
This rare footage captures one of Vaughan's final performances in his home city of Dallas, Texas.
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Learn 3 blues guitar turnarounds to enhance your playing
Simple and timeless changeovers to try
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Learn 6 of the most famous guitar chords in the history of rock
From the Beatles to Bond and beyond
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Guitar lesson: how to play 3 of the best David Bowie riffs | MusicRadar
Learn the guitar licks from a trio of hits
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The 9 best online guitar lessons sites and apps 2020: improve with Fender Play, Truefire, JustinGuitar, JamPlay and more
From beginner guitarists to seasoned pros, and everything in between, improve at home with these remote guitar lesson services
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Gibson PAF Humbuckers: Why Are They So Revered, and How Do They Really Sound? | GuitarPlayer
Is the PAF’s purported “magic” just hype, the inflated elitism brought on by the laws of supply and demand?
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Learn from the master with these Chuck Berry-style blues licks
Guitar skills: Go back to the building blocks of rock
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30-day guitar challenge, day 8: Learn blues and classic-rock lead guitar basics | MusicRadar
Try these classic techniques and scales
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Fender's excellent desktop app for learning to play songs is now free
Fender's $35 Riffstation desktop app, which helps you break down songs to learn its chords and riffs at your own pace, is now available for free on macOS and Windows.
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Jeff Beck Talks Eric Clapton Rivalry and What Motown Taught Him
Ahead of a new doc telling his life story, the guitar legend reflects on more than 50 years of work with everyone from Jimmy Page to Tina Turner
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10 Things You Need to Know About Your Fretboard | LESSON - GuitarPlayer.com
Ever feel a little out of touch or just plain lost on certain parts of the guitar fingerboard? You’re certainly not alone. Consider this: A standard-tuned,
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WATCH: Converse creates Chuck Taylor with built-in wah-wah pedal!
The new sneakers are named after Chet Atkins, the first ever guitarist to use a wah-wah pedal.
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Twang 101: Travis Picking Essentials
Travis picking is one of the most important accompaniment styles in country guitar, and it’s a vital component in any guitarist’s technique arsenal.
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Dave Davies talks guitars, self expression and You Really Got Me
The legendary Kinks guitarist recalls the formative musical experiences he shared with his brother Ray in late 1950s London
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Hank Marvin on the Fender Stratocaster
As The Shadows' King Of Twang, Hank Marvin was Britain's first guitar hero of the electric era, inspiring a generation of players with single-coil tones as springy and lush as a manicured lawn – but he also played the first Fender Stratocaster to reach
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Two New Studies Suggest Women Are More Attracted to a Man Holding a Guitar | Guitar World
There's a certain Je ne sais quoi about a guy holding a guitar. Or so says a new study from France, which concluded that a man is perceived as ...
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Beatles Multitracks Reveal True "A Hard Day's Night" Chord — Video
The ametrical opening chord of the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" is the most beguiling in the band's history. People have been trying to figure it out and/or reproduce it for five decades.
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What's the Big Deal About Output Attenuators?
in the age of reduced stage and studio volumes has driven many players to seek creative volume-reduction solutions while, ideally, trying to retain the full girth and depth of their sound. The output attenuator has become a particularly popular method of volume reduction in recent years, and on paper it might appear the perfect solution
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The 26 Stages Of Learning To Play The Guitar
No one ever told you playing the guitar actually required talent .
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10 Things You Gotta Know About the Fingerboard
EVER FEEL A LITTLE OUT OF TOUCH OR just plain lost on certain parts of the guitar fingerboard? You’re certainly not alone. Consider this: A standard-tuned, 6-string guitar with a 22-fret ’board has a range just shy of four octaves and contains five middle Cs, while a full-size piano keyboard covers over seven octaves yet it has only one middle C. What’s up with that?!?
