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GALLERY: Summer NAMM 2015 Day 1

The latest and greatest axes, amps, and effects from day 1 of the 2015 Summer NAMM show.

Martin Guitars kicked off Summer NAMM with a model made for Chris Martin's birthday. This HD-35 CFM IV 60th features Siris back and sides, PA taper neck, and a retro headstock featuring Chris' birthdate. It's available now and has a MSRP of $9,999.

Octave magic awaits! Enter the I Love Pedals giveaway to win the Electro-Harmonix (EHX) POG3. Return every day to increase your chances!

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Thereā€™s no disputing the influence B.B. King has had on the history of electric guitar music. Weā€™re talking about his sound, his best records, his guitars, his showmanship, and his collabs, from an all-star jam at the 2010 Crossroads festival to, yes, even his 1988 U2 collab, ā€œWhen Love Comes to Town.ā€


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Tighten up your rhythm playing by focusing on how to get a great sound, balancing your wrist and elbow, and understanding how to subdivide rhythms.

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Nile Rodgers brings the rhythm at Bonnaroo 2018.

Photo by Chris Kies

How the rhythm-playing hitmaker behind Chicā€”and our columnistā€”learned to love pop music, and why maybe you should, too.

When Nile Rodgers speaks, we should listen. His seminal work with his own band, Chic, as well as Sister Sledge, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Madonna, David Bowie, and Daft Punk, has made him a legend. He also filmed an entertaining Rig Rundown with PG just last year.

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