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Before you can run, you gotta walk, and playing guitar is no different. This year, big names like Doug Aldrich, Devin Townsend, Andy Timmons, Eva Gardner, Matt Heafy, and others detail their earliest, biggest influences.

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Katy Guillen on John Lee Hooker's "Baby, Please Don’t Go" | Hooked

The simmering indie rocker identifies with the fierce darkness and stirring rawness felt in the Delta bluesman's acoustic rendition.

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Real Estate on Elliott Smith's "Condor Ave" | Hooked

Martin Courtney explains how the acclaimed indie songwriter's use of major-7th chords, "Beatles-y melodies," and fine-touch fingering subtleties laid out a storytelling blueprint.

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