Bob Weir’s Guitar Playing Was Even More Radical Than You Think

Bob Weir's guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead. It may have been even more radical than you think.

Bob Weir: Master of weird rhythm guitar who ‘loved all the chords’

I was outside taking a set break during a gig with my band Saturday night, when several members of the group saw the same ...

T-Bone Walker and the guitar that gave birth to electric blues

The author of the newly released Electric Blues! T-Bone Walker & TheGuitar That Started It All, Tony Bacon, joins us to ...
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“I opened the door... he had the guitar in his hands. It was him playing the jazz. I had no idea that he was that good”: Mark Tremonti on Alter Bridge’s “secret weapon ...

“We’ve had such a long relationship. We love hanging out,” says Tremonti. “We’d go to 5150, he’d come hang out with us, we’d ...

How Bob Weir boiled down 60 years of rhythm guitar wisdom into six essential principles

Often overlooked in guitar circles when compared to bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir was a brilliant rhythm player who blended jazz, folk, country, blues, and rockabilly influences into a style that any gu ...
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Southern rocker on playing Lynyrd Skynyrd legend’s guitar: ‘Blown away’

Charlie Starr has a 1955 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar he’s pulled many a song from. “I can sometimes hear a song from a recording of ours,” says Starr, singer/guitarist with elite Southern rock band ...
Texas Monthly

Billy Strings on What It’s Like to Play Willie Nelson’s Guitar

In early 2023, bluegrass phenom Billy Strings paid Willie Nelson a visit at the latter’s Pedernales Studio. The two were going to cut a duet of a song Strings had just written, “California Sober,” ...
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Now Hear This "Barrios: Chopin of the Guitar"

Explore Agustin Barrios’ journey from rural Paraguay to global recognition as a guitar composer. Despite facing rejection and personal struggles, his innovative compositions and passion for Latin ...