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The history of Eric Clapton’s guitars during Cream’s brief but influential existence – from Fresh Cream to Goodbye – reveals an intriguing mix of instruments but also offers up a mystery or two

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FEW GUITARISTS HAVE shaped progressive and avant-garde music as profoundly as Robert Fripp. With King Crimson, Brian Eno, David Bowie and others, Fripp perpetually reinvented the six-stringed wheel wi

Six decades into his career, Carlos Santana remains excited by the very thought of having a guitar in his hands. Below, he looks back on the music and gear that’s soundtracked his one-of-a-kind life

The former Oceansize and long-time Biffy Clyro touring guitarist on his love of off-the-beaten-path six-strings, his disdain for acoustics, and why Japanese Squiers are the best bargain around