Guitar Stories

Guitar Stories

The History of Gibson Guitars by the Years – Part Three (1946–1965)

The years between 1946 and 1965 marked one of the most important periods in the history of Gibson Guitars. Following the end of World War II, the company ...
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“I Sabotaged Everything I Got Involved In”: Eric Clapton Looks Back On A ‘Life In 12 Bars’

Eric Clapton was greeted with a standing ovation as he made a suitably god-like entrance at the British Film Institute on London’s South Bank, on the evening of ...
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All-Star George Harrison tribute concert gets massive vinyl reissue

2002 concert featuring Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and more to be pressed on 180-gram LPs for first time. George Harrison’s estate will celebrate the late Beatles ...
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Some call it The Royal Eric Hall

When Eric Clapton returned to his beloved Royal Albert Hall in London for three nights in May 2017, it was another chapter in the history of this rare ...
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R.I.P ‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, Mötorhead guitarist

‘Fast’ Eddie Clarke, guitarist and last surviving member of the “classic” Mötorhead lineup, has died at the age of 67. The news was announced earlier yesterday on the ...
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The history of Gibson Guitars by the years – Part Two (1934 – 1945)

In the first post we wrote about history of this amazing company for guitars, during the period from 1984 to 1922. Today, we’ll wrote part two of the ...
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Drew Dunbar – Street musician with incredible talent!

Trying to find some interesting videos on YouTube for our category Guitar Stories, we somehow found the Raul Diego’s channel. Raul is editor, writer and photojournalist, on his ...
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Jimmy Page – Jams alone for two and half minutes on an acoustic guitar

The 2008 documentary It Might Get Loud – gave guitar fans an unprecedented inside look at the history, influences and guitar styles of Jimmy Page, The Edge and ...
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Ray Thomas – The Moody Blues member died at the age of 76

Ray Thomas, a founding member of British rock group The Moody Blues, has died at 76, months before the band is due to be inducted into the Rock ...
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Legendary Country Guitarists Who Didn’t Play Telecasters

The Telecaster since 1950s has become the default instrument for the whole genre and “the sound of country”, as demonstrated by the likes of James Burton, Waylon Jennings, ...
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