Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather has been a busy professional guitarist for 45 of his 63 years, as a founding member of Toto, revered session musician who...
Kid Ramos’ Raunchy Slide
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Kid Carves it up!
Proving that tone is less about fancy gear and more about feel, Kid Ramos used his home-modded Fender Squier...
Michael Schenker
Incredibly, it’s been 50 years since Michael Schenker recorded his first guitar bit on a studio album – the Scorpions’ debut, Lonesome Crow. To...
Doug MacDonald and the Three T’s
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Jazz Veteran Brings the Swing!
West-Coast jazz legend Doug MacDonald used his Benedetto Bravo to show us a bit of “Lester Leaps In,” from...
Hilton Valentine
“The first song I learned on guitar was ‘House of the Rising Sun’ by the Animals.”
The statement could have come from literally thousands of...
Fretprints: Robben Ford
“Who is this kid?” gasped incredulous attendees of the Guitar Explosion festival at the Hollywood Bowl in June, 1973. It was a typical summer...
Pop ’N Hiss: Eric Johnson
There were innovative Stratocaster records before Ah Via Musicom, but Eric Johnson’s 1990 opus changed the rules of the game – this was not...
Adam Hawley’s Joyous Jazz
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Adam lays it down on “Escape”
Jazz hitmaker Adam Hawley, who has backed Jennifer Lopez, Natalie Cole, and played in the “American Idol” house...
Gus G’s rippin’ “Demon Stomp”
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Rock God on his signature Jackson Star
Rock god Gus G – Ozzy vet and Firewind shredder – rips through “Demon Stomp” in this...
Fingerpicked Country-Folk, Malcolm Holcombe-Style!
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Redoubtable singer/songwriter and a beloved ’58 Gibson
Malcolm Holcombe shows us how he does “Good Intentions,“ from his new album, “Tricks of the Trade.”...