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Steve Vax playing his heart shaped guitar as part of David Lee Roth's band

Before Steve Vai, another guitarist piqued David Lee Roth’s interest for his solo band

Kim Thayil and Chris Cornell playing guitar together on stage in 2012.

“I thought, this is not me”: Kim Thayil explains why Chris Cornell played guitar during the verses of Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun

Paul Gilbert playing guitar with a small drill on stage

Watch: Paul Gilbert spontaneously jams with guitar shopper he overheard playing Little Wing

While She Sleeps performing at Alexander Palace

“Hate is a precursor to knowing that you’re doing something well” While She Sleeps on why they’ll keep evolving their sound – no matter what anyone else thinks

Adrian Bellow (left) and Steve Van (right). Both have electric guitars in hand and are on stage.

Adrian Belew forms supergroup with Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Danny Carey to perform King Crimson music with Robert Fripp’s blessing

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

“It felt like breaking out of jail”: Why Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Jimi Hendrix cover allowed him to follow his heart

Nuno Bettencourt on stage

“It’s like you play the show – before you play the show. It doesn’t work”: Why Nuno Bettencourt doesn’t warm up before shows anymore

Annika Kilkenny with an acoustic guitar

Meet the guitar-playing singer-songwriters making acoustic music cool again

Alex Lifeson performing live

“For a little while I thought it’d be good to get back out on tour. And then I thought… ‘Nah, not really’”: Alex Lifeson says he’s “not interested” in touring with Rush

What guitar does Taylor Swift use? The varied and unique instruments of The Eras Tour

Queen's Freddie Mercury and Brian May performing on stage

“Freddie, when we were mixing it, had his hand on the guitar fader”: Brian May on the Queen frontman’s vision for We Are The Champions

Gilby Clarke playing guitar under purple lighting. He's wearing shades and has his mouth open as if singing.

“Slash called and said, ‘You got the gig. We leave next week. Learn the whole catalog’”: Gilby Clarke on how he joined Guns N’ Roses in the ’90s

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