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Guitar World. Albert Lee reveals the guitar technique Eddie Van Halen was reluctant to try Janelle Borg Published 12 August 26.

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Australian Guitar #169 is on sale now, featuring David Bowie, Plini, Angine de Poitrine and more
Australian Guitar #169 is here and, as you've no doubt gathered from the cover above, we've gone around the Bowie bend this issue. To commemorate ten years since the world-changing rockstar's death, we chat with an assembly of former Bowie collaborators t
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Albert Lee reveals the guitar technique Eddie Van Halen was reluctant to try: "He said, 'I can't play on that!' I said, 'Yes, you can - you can do all that tapping!'"
As a bona fide veteran of the scene, Albert Lee has played with his fair share of virtuosos. Looking back on his illustrious career in a new interview with Guitar World, Lee gave the inside story of one of rock's best-kept secrets: Biff Baby's All-Stars.F
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Is this the future of the S-style market? LsL Instruments shares first new model since Fender cease-and-desist - and it could be a sign of things to come
LsL Instruments has unveiled its first new electric guitar since it received a cease-and-desist from Fender, and it could show what the future of the S-style market might look like.The newly refined Saticoy 24 is an updated take on the existing Saticoy mo
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Guitar Center names its best-selling electric guitar strings - and there's a surprise silver medallist
Guitar Center has revealed its five best-selling electric guitar string sets. The winner might not be overly surprising, but there are certainly a few twists in the rankings. The guitar store chain has over 300 stores across the US and a bustling online b
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Chris Shiflett plays Randy Rhoads' Gibson 'Quiet Riot' Les Paul with Foo Fighters
Chris Shiflett is continuing his trend of honoring the late greats of electric guitar on stage with the Foo Fighters. He recently used one of Randy Rhoads' iconic axes to play a Foo Fighters classic. The band have just kicked off a US tour with Queens of
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"My hands just wouldn't work... There was no way I could play the guitar": You can't keep a Stray Cat down - the triumphant return of Brian Setzer
Brian Setzer is looking forward to a summer full of motorcycle riding, and when he's not on his bike he's amped up to hit the road with the Stray Cats. While that might not sound exactly newsworthy, it was only a few months ago that the 67-year-old guitar
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Ritchie Blackmore to reunite with Deep Purple for the first time in over 30 years: "I changed my strings on my Strat, which I haven't done in over 25 years"
Ritchie Blackmore has confirmed he will be joining Deep Purple for the first time since 1993. The historic reunion is set to happen at the band's headline show this evening (August 12) at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York."There is something we wan
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"I expected everybody to be like, 'Who are you to do this?'" Meet the Pink Floyd tribute band celebrating 50 years of Wish You Were Here by writing three new songs for the classic album
Most tribute bands are content with nailing their heroes' parts to the point of uncanny believability. Floyd Nation, however, are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Wish You Were Here by asking, "What if there was more story to tell?"Pink Floyd's ninth a
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"You have to get used to being the only one onstage, but there's beauty in solo bass guitar if you're not afraid to look": Solo bass pioneer Michael Manring offers his advice to entrants of the first annual Solo Bass Guitar contest
For bass players, stepping into the spotlight can be daunting enough. Take away the rest of the band, and suddenly there's nowhere to hide - just four strings, an amp and the challenge of carrying an entire performance on your shoulders.That's the premise
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Fans call for Wings guitarist Henry McCullough to be honored with hometown statue: "He deserves to be recognized for the very unique person he was"
Fans have called for late Wings guitarist Henry McCullough to be honored with a statue in his hometown.McCullough, who passed away in 2016 at the age of 72, had a decorated career as a solo and session musician. He featured on two albums with Paul McCartn
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