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guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti
Rick Derringer’s guitar talents made him a go-to player for artists across the spectrum. Over the course of his 60-year career, the guitarist — who died May 26 — performed onstage or on record with Johnny and Edgar Winter, Todd Rundgren, Steely Dan, Cyndi Lauper, Barbra Streisand and numerous others over music's various genres. If Derringer’s talents rode below the radar of many rock fans, they were evident to his contemporaries.
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2 weeks ago | 
guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti
Mark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977. From the moment guitarists heard the album hit “Sultans of Swing,” it was evident that Knopfler was a player to listen to and learn from.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Christopher Scapelliti
“Playing the blues isn’t about scales… it’s pattern music. You need to learn the right patterns”: Sue Foley is a master at turning scales into solos – here are her 6 essential licks that all blues fans should knowHello everyone, and welcome to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be demonstrating many of my approaches to …
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Phil Dent/RedfernsMark Knopfler has been celebrated for his guitar tone since Dire Straits dropped their self-titled debut album in 1977.
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2 weeks ago | 
guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti
Jim Irsay, the man who assembled a trove of famous celebrity guitars called “The Greatest Guitar Collection on Earth,” has died at age 65. The longtime owner of the Indianapolis Colts football team passed on in his sleep on May 21. No reason for his death was provided. Irsay spent much of his life around the Colts, the football team his father purchased in 1972.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysWhen you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Irsay: Matthew J.
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guitarplayer.com | Jas Obrecht |Christopher Scapelliti
For close to 60 years, the heart of Neil Young’s live rig has been a very specific tweed 1959 Fender Deluxe that he controls remotely with a bespoke device called the Whizzer, which physically turns the amp's knobs when Young hits one of the foot switches on a red box onstage. The amp itself is a four-input 1959 tweed Fender Deluxe 5E3, a 15-watter with just two volume knobs and one tone control. Young’s Deluxe is completely stock if you ignore that he’s had to replace its two 6L6 tubes.
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2 weeks ago | 
guitarplayer.com | Christopher Scapelliti
It’s been ages since Pete Townshend smashed a guitar onstage. The last time was 2007, when a Gibson acoustic guitar sadly in his hands when it proved impossible to tune. Townshend had actually intended to give up the habit on July 24, 2004, during the Who’s show in Yokohama, Japan, when he destroyed a guitar during a medley from Tommy. But as the Who prepare to launch The Song Is Over North American Farewell Tour on August 16, it remains to be seen if he’ll do it again for old times' sake.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Christopher Scapelliti
11 hours agoFor decades, an obsessive duo of guitar guys has been amassing a definitive collection. The art these objects created changed the world. In 2007, Jayson Dobney, an Iowan with a master’s degree in the history of musical instruments, from the University of South Dakota, moved to New York to be a …
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Christopher Scapelliti
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Desert TripIt’s been ages since Pete Townshend smashed a guitar onstage. The last time was 2007, when a Gibson acoustic guitar sadly in his hands when it proved impossible to tune. Townshend had actually intended to give up the habit on July 24, 2004, during the Who’s show in Yokohama, Japan, when he destroyed a guitar during a medley from Tommy.
