Clapton: the gibson years

ERIC JOHNSON IS without doubt one of the greatest guitarists of all time, and, as I’ve stated, he has been a huge influence for me from the very first moment I heard him, way back in 1986. One of the

IT OCCURRED TO me that I have yet to speak about one of my biggest guitar influences — the other elephant in the room, as it were! I always say that, for me, it’s all about “the two Erics” — Eric Clap

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

THOUGH HE’S RIGHTFULLY earned his place on electric guitar’s version of Mount Rushmore, Martin Barre has never been remotely interested in hero worship — especially when it comes to guitar heroes. “I

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World