“Learning how to be a good second guitar player is essential”: Veteran producer Dann Huff on the unsung art of session guitar
Huff knows a thing or two about being a session guitarist, having contributed to records by A-listers such as Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and George Benson
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“I didn’t have a guitar, so he let me play this Strat that he got from Jimi’s old guitar tech. It was the best-playing guitar ever”: My Chemical Romance’s Ray Toro was strictly a Les Paul man, until he got his hands on one of Jimi Hendrix’s Strats
A guy named Jimmy gave him a guitar owned by Jimi, and it was a revelatory experience
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“I played that on just about every Eagles record”: Don Felder names the most important guitar in his 300-strong collection
Every guitar is painstakingly ordered in his vault, but there’s one he finds himself grabbing more than most
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“I heard him say in some interview that if you only play electric guitar, you’re half a guitar player”: Her guitar playing had already reached the ears of millions, but a key piece of advice from mentor Johnny Marr re-shaped her approach
Already an established instrumental composer, Rebecca Mardal took up acoustic guitar at the Smiths man’s suggestion, and she changed her playing style after he gave her a slimmer neck than she’d used before
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“You can get a little bit of everything”: Grace Bowers’ tone tips to get the most out of the Gibson SG
There’s one pickup position she hardly ever uses