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Hello and welcome to another weekly riff. I'm not really sure how many people are going to be reading this blog post because Twitter have decided to suspend my account. Hopefully this will be resolved over the next few days. Anyway lets have a look at this weeks cracking riff. It comes from a band that formed in 1967 and a band that I often think are underrated as a guitar band. Again this weeks choice has been influenced by watching the current BBC program, "Guitar Heroes at the BBC." The band are fronted by two guitarists that also sing;[...]

Hello everyone and welcome to another one of those weekly riffs. I have an absolute amazing guitar song lined up for you today, truly amazing. I love this song for so many reasons, for one, it reminds me of a time a couple of years ago where I hadn't played my guitar for a while, I then re-found Abbey Road and preceded to learn it and play it. The second reason is that its from one of top three bands of all time, The Beatles; and two of my top ten guitarists - Lennon and Harrison. And thirdly I remember just as I re-found Abbey Road and fell[...]

Hello everybody and welcome to another juicy Guitar Duel! This is a regular feature where I put two guitarists against each other and let the readers decide who is the better guitarist. Last time's Guitar Duel saw Mark Knopfler take on Brian May in a hard fought battle which Knoplfer first looked like he would win. However, a few days later and May took the lead, resulting in a 10-8 win for May. Thanks for all who voted on this one. Now onto another exciting Duel. This week see's two of the most notable guitarists in the rock world and more[...]

Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of Guitar Duel. Even though it is a day late. Last week saw Angus Young take on Kirk Hammett. Rolling Stone magazine placed Hammett 85 places higher than Young in their 100 Greatest guitarists poll, but you guys didn't see it like that, with Young winning by with 20 votes to Hammetts 13. Woah you guys really felt passionate about that one. They were neck and neck until a few days ago. Anyway now on to this weeks guitarists. They come from two of the biggest British bands in Rock n Roll[...]

There have been  so many musicians that have died. But none so more than the guitarist. Such a demanding role within a band. Throughout the last 50 years of popular music, the lead guitarist has been an essential part of any band; to look amazingly cool, to cause a riot, to smash some guitars on stage, to show the groupies a good time ;-). Such a demanding role has seen so many guitarists die too young or before their time. So many that had so much more to give. So many that came and left their mark and authority on the world. Who all gave[...]