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Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted nearly formed a blues band

At the height of Metallica's thrash metal success, the guitarist and bass player wanted to strip it right back to basics ...

Our readers’ all-time favorite guitar solos are by Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and many more

Tribune are avid music fans. Their favorite guitar solos are on songs by Jeff Beck, Prince, UFO, Deep Purple, Django ...

Jimmy Page suggested Jeff Beck for the Yardbirds. What Beck gave him is part of Led Zeppelin history

Page recalls the surprise visit from Beck — and the special guitar that followed him from the Yardbirds into the early days of Led Zeppelin.