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Al Di Meola: “If You Hear Something You’re Unable to Play, You Have Room to Grow”

     January 12, 2015   2 Comments

Who or what inspired you to play guitar? Hearing the Ventures and Elvis Presley when I was eight years old. But my guitar teacher thought I should learn jazz standards first, and the training really paid off. I was taught theory, reading and understanding the instrument. Can anyone learn to play fast like you? Yes,

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The Story of Duane Allman’s Long-Lost 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop

     January 12, 2015   Leave a comment

Duane Allman played a gorgeous 1957 Les Paul goldtop for the first 18 months of his two and a half years in the Allman Brothers Band. He played the goldtop on the band’s first two albums, which featured the original versions of “Whipping Post,” “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Midnight Rider,” “Revival” and other classics,

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ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Talks Pinch Harmonics, Gear, Setup, Strings and More

     January 12, 2015   Leave a comment

He’s been known to play guitar through a pack of cigarettes and his wooly mammoth tone-and facial hair-have inspired guitarists for decades. But what Guitar World readers really want to know is… Why did you start using a peso as a pick?— Paul Shuffield, Jr. Tommy Carter of Jimmie Vaughan’s Dallas band the Chessmen used a

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Alex Lifeson of Rush: “When I Sit Down and Play Guitar, I Melt Into the Instrument”

     December 27, 2014   1 Comment

What inspired you to play guitar? My brother-in-law played flamenco guitar. He lent his guitar to me and I grew to like it. When you’re a kid, you don’t want to play an accordion because it would be too boring. But your parents might want you to play one, especially if you’re from a Yugoslavian

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