Articles by Premier Guitar
Hooked: Marty Friedman on Black Sabbath's "Into the Void"
December 29, 2020
The former Megadeth lead guitarist and shredmeister remembers being dumbstruck by Tony Iommi's imposing sound.
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Top 10 Lessons of 2020
December 26, 2020
This year we looked into how to solo like Garcia, bend like the late Peter Green, and think deeper about the blues scale.
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Hooked: Carmen Vandenberg on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny"
December 22, 2020
The Bones UK ace and Jeff Beck's fluent foil gives a Texas-sized salute to one of her biggest influences.
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Hooked: Bahamas' Afie Jurvanen on Neil Young's "Harvest Moon"
December 15, 2020
The Canadian folk-rocker reflects on the Canadian folk-rocker's confidence and patience in a simple, repetitive riff.
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Hooked: Dustie Waring on Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots
December 8, 2020
Between the Buried and Me's riffer was schooled in many classes of rock, but the '90s grunge grinders sunk their teeth in deepest.
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Reader Guitar of the Month: Ibby
December 3, 2020
A player shares the mods he’s made to an Ibanez ART420 to get more flexibility when playing in his church band.
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Hooked: Ryan "Fluff" Bruce on Foo Fighters' "For All the Cows"
December 1, 2020
The YouTube vet remembers reattaching his jaw after learning that Nirvana's drummer had a new band and was singing and playing guitar.
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Hooked: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)"
November 24, 2020
The platinum-selling blues rocker highlights the Electric Ladyland hit's innovative wah work and swaggering groove.
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Hooked: Tash Sultana's on John Mayer's "Slow Dancing in a Burning Room"
November 17, 2020
The Aussie looping marvel celebrates the Continuum hit that sparked a switch from Teles to Strats.
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Hooked: Nels Cline on the Yardbirds' "Over Under Sideways Down"
November 10, 2020
The Wilco wizard gets nostalgic adopting the personas of British Invasion faves, including Jeff Beck's gooey drone in G.
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Hooked: Stephen Brodsky on Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown"
November 3, 2020
The Mutoid Man maestro and Two Minutes to Late Night staple notes "the glue" he needed to stick with guitar lessons and traces how the mighty Zep steered the evolution of his bands.
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Hooked: Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr on ZZ Top's "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings"
October 27, 2020
The Southern-rock frontman honors the Texas boogie legends for their 50+ years of "fantastic tone and tasteful playing."
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Hooked: Joe Bonamassa on Jeff Beck's "Let Me Love You"
October 20, 2020
The slinky intro riff was all it took for the burst-loving rocker to chase a lifetime of British blues.
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Blues-Rock Pedalboards
October 19, 2020
See how Doyle Bramhall II maximizes his stompbox real estate, firebrand Eric Gales adds bling to his setup, Jonny Lang upgrades to “spaceship” lighting, while Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Samantha Fish can’t let go of irreplaceable favorites.
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Hooked: Spirit Adrift on Black Sabbath's "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath"
October 13, 2020
Nate Garrett pays tribute to Iommi and the record store clerk responsible for his dependency on heavy riffs.
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Riff Rundown: Pallbearer's "Forgotten Days"
October 11, 2020
Devin Holt dissects the doom-y vertebrae in the 7-string spine of the title track from the band's forthcoming album.
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Hooked: John Osborne on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
October 6, 2020
Certified guitar geek and half of the country-rock guitar attack in Brothers Osborne remembers how SRV introduced him to Hendrix, expanding his 6-string aspirations from '90s teenage angst.
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Hooked: Taylor Goldsmith on Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
September 29, 2020
Mark Knopfler taught the Dawes bandleader everything he needs to know about dynamics and the expressiveness of the Strat.
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Hooked: Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"
September 22, 2020
The L.A.-based studio ace and blues hound sets the stage about how SRV's power punched him in the chest and forever changed his world.
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Gargantuan Pedalboards Vol. 1
September 15, 2020
Get a load of these space-station control centers from Nick Reinhart (Tera Melos), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Steven Wilson, Dweezil Zappa, and Steve Lukather.
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