Queen’s Brian May on Jeff Beck and the six guitar tones that changed his life
May says guitars were illegal at his school, but he snuck one in and practiced Hank Marvin, Elvis and Buddy Holly songs with ...
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The Story of Jimi Hendrix’s First Guitar
For Jimi Hendrix, that somewhere was Seattle where he started his six-string journey with an old ukulele. As the story goes, ...
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Why Deep Purple’s Ritchie Blackmore Was Sworn to Secrecy Over His Record-Breaking Marshall Amp
Ritchie Blackmore was sworn to secrecy from the founder of Marshall Amplification about how he got his extra loud amp.
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Court Of Appeal rejects Sony Music’s arguments for dismissing Jimi Hendrix Experience copyright case
In 2022, the estates of Jimi Hendrix’s bandmates in the Jimi Hendrix Experience sued Sony Music claiming their rights were being infringed. Sony has been trying to get the lawsuit dismissed ...
The remarkable untold story of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios – from the man who helped him build it
Founded by Hendrix just months before his death, Electric Lady Studios was a mind-expanding creative mothership where his ...
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Brian May details his disastrous experiment with a Marshall stack — and how Jimi Hendrix then showed him up with it
Likewise, AC/DC’s guitarists wouldn’t look right onstage without a wall of Marshall amps behind them. For Brian May, his unique Red Special guitar and an unwavering allegiance to Vox AC30 amps have ...
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Brian May recalls the time he played live through Hendrix’s Marshall – and it didn’t go well
It is some comfort to learn that the greats are no different – even Brian May has a war story to share. In a recent interview with Guitarist, the Queen guitarist recalls an evening in the early days ...
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Jimi Hendrix’s five favourite bands
When Jimi Hendrix was just a young whippersnapper in the US Army, Sgt Louis Hoekstra promptly saw to his discharge. In fact, his letter of recommendation pretty much prognosticated the future for the ...
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Guitar amp maker Marshall acquired by China’s HongShan in $1bn+ deal
Marshall developed its amps as a more powerful alternative to existing amps, following complaints from musicians, notably Pete Townshend of The Who, that existing amps weren’t loud enough. The company ...
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Where was Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Red House’?
As a guitarist, Jimi Hendrix could do it all. While he’s most celebrated for his electrifying hard rock, which set the stage for everyone from Eddie Van Halen to Sonic Youth, his foundation was deeply ...
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Listen to Quad's new electrostatic speakers and retro-revived 33/303 amps at the Bristol Hi-Fi Show
If you've been in two minds about getting tickets to this year's Bristol Hi-Fi Show, then this exciting hi-fi news should seal the deal. The new 33 preamplifier and a pair of 303s in bridged-mono mode ...