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This is SRV looking moody and cool. It is difficult to overstate the impact that Stevie Ray Vaughan had on the blues. He is one of the most famous blues musicians of all time, and is celebrated for revitalising the genre in the 1980s and in turn, inspiring a new generation of blues guitarists.Whilst Vaughan was both a gifted singer and songwriter, he is best remembered for his guitar playing. He is without question one... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "You can be in the band, you can go buy your own guitar strings at Guitar Center, you can go and do everything the boys can do and you’re not the oddity anymore." Nita Strauss - brainyquote.com We've been down the rabbit hole of every type of guitar god but in this edition we're moving the spotlight onto an epic guitar goddess 🤟Rock 'n' roll to full tilt, a real world “Heavy Metal... read more.

By the Happy Bluesman Record producer Mike Vernon once described Peter Green as  the 'very best blues guitarist' that England has ever produced. That is saying something, considering that Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page - amongst others - all grew up calling England home. Yet it was a sentiment that was shared by B.B. King, who said that Green had 'the sweetest tone I ever heard; he was the only one who gave... read more.

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT "The electric guitar is an instrument with a future – not just a past!” Tom Morello forkerrang.com Exactly halfway through the year and we turn the focus to a player who simply doesn’t acknowledge the meaning of half measures. ⚡️ In this edition of the player spotlight we are genuinely excited to investigate and cross examine this mind-blowing guitar player and icon.To be defined as a guitar icon or guitar hero you simply... read more.