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Jimmie Vaughan says Stevie Ray would agree there's no tone difference between maple and rosewood fretboards
It’s a light/dark battle that has raged since the first Stratocasters went into production, but the Vaughan family's opinions ...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World
Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue ...
Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof
SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he's more commonly associated with the former, his ...
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That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
The thought of Stevie Wonder and Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborating is a dream, overflowing with musical possibilities. But despite seeming too good to be true, it did actually happen – for just two ...
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Cory Wong sets a new bar for guitar excellence. But Stevie Ray Vaughan probably wouldn't have passed his test
It demonstrates that players are at one with their instrument, be it an acoustic or an electric guitar. Wong doesn't include technique as a barometer of a player’s expertise. Regardless ...
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Huey Lewis and the News' Chris Hayes looks back on his friendship with Stevie Ray Vaughan – and the blues great's notorious guitar setup
A s the former lead guitarist of Huey Lewis and the News – a bonafide hit machine back in the ’80s and ’90s – Chris Hayes has his fair share of anecdotes from the group's ...