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  1. “I couldn’t get it together. Robert came in, with his martini and cigarette, and said, ‘I don’t want Robbie McIntosh. I don’t want Clapton. I want you’”: How British superstar Robert Palmer pushed his guitarist out of imposter syndrome

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  2. “He floored us. When David and I met him, we knew he’d fit in looks-wise, but we had no idea what was coming until he picked up his Les Paul”: The rise and fall of Mick Ronson – rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero

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  3. “We played SXSW. A week later, our bassist gets an email – Dan Auerbach saw us play. He's like, ‘Hey, do you want to come to Nashville and record?’” Meet the Animeros, the Auerbach-approved guitar trio with big-screen appeal

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  4. “It’s an honor that my dad named me after Duane. People will always associate me with that lineage. It’s who I am. But I want people to hear my songs and consider that there’s more to it”: Duane Betts on hope, legacy, and his guitar right-hand-man

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  5. “I modified The Edge’s Strat and he got this magic music out of it. Even I never thought of using it that way”: The fabled Infinite Guitar saved one of U2’s biggest hits. But why did Michael Brook’s invention never go into production?

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  6. “When you stand onstage with Liam and he’s singing those songs, it’s incredible… He brought the vibe in bucketloads”: Barrie Cadogan on Liam Gallagher, Morrissey, and Primal Scream – and how John Squire started it all

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  7. “Dickey was instantly recognizable. When I started playing with him, I realized I needed to go to school to figure out how to make every note sound like myself”: Warren Haynes on playing with Clapton, his favorite guitar and first rig

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  8. “It was super-cool looking – and very uncool in an indie rock world”: Page Hamilton on the ESP Horizon that’s been on every Helmet album from Meantime on (and was a GW cover star)

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  9. “I want to call Alex out and say, ‘Dude, we all know. You act like there was never a Sammy Hagar. You act like there was never a Van Halen’”: Sammy Hagar responds to Alex Van Halen calling him a “complete idiot”

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  10. “Duane came onstage. It was hard to see, so I tried to help him with the amp. He looked at me and said, ‘Man, I think I know how to run an amp by now!’” Dickey Betts and Duane Allman’s rocky first jam

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  11. “He leaned down and whispered in my ear, ‘Do you mind if I try something else on the solo?’ I had to have faith, and boy, was it rewarded”: The greatestPaul McCartney post-Beatles guitar moments

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  12. “Exceeded all my expectations”: Johnny Marr’s guitar collection – including several iconic Smiths guitars – sells for almost $5m at auction

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