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Dumble Lives On: An In-Depth Talk with Drew Berlin
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Dumble Lives On: An In-Depth Talk with Drew Berlin

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Aerosmith and Run-DMC, Bowie and Queen: A Collaboration Appreciation
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Aerosmith and Run-DMC, Bowie and Queen: A Collaboration Appreciation

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State of the Stomp

Journey to the Center of the Fuzz Face

While our columnist started out averse to the classic distortion pedal, they soon dove deep into its circuits to invent their own take.

Hooked: Zach Person on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood"
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Hooked: Zach Person on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood"

Hooked: Joey Landreth on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood"
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Hooked: Joey Landreth on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood"

Hooked: Melissa Dougherty on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
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Hooked: Melissa Dougherty on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

The Big 5: Tommy Castro
The Big 5

The Big 5: Tommy Castro

Top 10 Hooked Videos of 2020
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Top 10 Hooked Videos of 2020

Today's guitar stars Molly Tuttle, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Emily Wolfe, Charlie Starr, and others, fondly reminisce on the moment 6-string influences forever impacted their musical lives.

Hooked: Carmen Vandenberg on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny"
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Hooked: Carmen Vandenberg on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny"

The Bones UK ace and Jeff Beck's fluent foil gives a Texas-sized salute to one of her biggest influences.

Hooked: John Osborne on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"
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Hooked: John Osborne on Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing"

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.

Hooked: Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"
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Hooked: Josh Smith on Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Scuttle Buttin'"

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.

Does String Gauge Really Matter? Of Course, But...
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Does String Gauge Really Matter? Of Course, But...

...There's a lot more to it than whether Billy Gibbons or SRV was "right."