in Guitarists “Excuse me, Mr. Dylan? I’m Reb, and that’s a Floyd Rose.” Reb Beach says he helped Bob Dylan understand how to work the locking trem and earned a nickname in return
in Guitarists “A lot of Who fans would be really pleased.” Pete Townshend ponders using AI to re-create his ‘70s heyday for fans who prefer the Who’s classic songs
in Artists, Guitarists “David Crosby said, ‘I don’t like it, man. That folky 2/4 time never gonna play on the radio’”: The Byrds needed a hit or they’d be dropped. Releasing a cover of Bob Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man as their first single was a gamble that paid off
in Artists, Guitarists “I was writing songs from eight years old, but once I got a guitar I began to deeply identify with music… building an arsenal of influences”: How Lea Thomas uses guitars her dad built to conjure a magic synthesis of folk, pop and the ethereal
in Guitarists “I spent a day with Jeff and the famous white Strat, but Jeff was playing through his dodgy Marshall and didn’t like the sound.” Mick Rogers says he has Jeff Beck’s final recording. Releasing it is another matter
in Artists, Guitarists “My worst case of buyer’s remorse? An impulse-buy banjo. I was third-wheeling on a date, and I felt awkward”: Yvette Young on how to buy a guitar, and why – maybe – you should think twice before lending anyone a beloved acoustic
