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"We had no idea we were going to do it": That time Jimmy Page, Jack White and The Edge saluted the Band with a surprise campfire cover of The Weight

The impromptu acoustic jam closes out the 2008 guitar-themed documentary, It Might Get Loud

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“The kids just went ape”: This menacing riff shaped the playing of Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck – and had a guitar tone so aggressive it was banned from the radio

Finally set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year, Link Wray was a guitar pioneer who – when he released Rumble in 1958 – made the instrument sound more dangerous than anyone before him

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Here’s what you voted the greatest acoustic guitar song of all time – and the winner might be controversial

The track beat Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here to the top spot

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Brian May says this Queen song inspired Eddie Van Halen’s two-hand tapping technique

Along with Jimmy Page's Heartbreaker solo, May's tap-heavy lead effort from a 1977 Queen song proved to be an influential force in EVH's own approach

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“I knew exactly what I wanted to do in every respect”: How Jimmy Page built Led Zeppelin from the ashes of the Yardbirds

Using knowledge gleaned from his time as a first-call session pro – and his brief but crucial tenure alongside Jeff Beck in the Yardbirds – Page formed a rock colossus from the ground up

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Eric Clapton and Van Halen covered his songs, and he led Jimmy Page's favorite American band: Watch overlooked guitar genius Lowell George demonstrate his slide technique on German TV

A guitarist for Frank Zappa before forming and taking the reins of Little Feat, George's influence has long overshadowed his recognition

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“Jimmy Page and Jim Sullivan were getting a lot of work, but I was always getting plenty of calls – and that increased after I did the Jack Bruce sessions”: The confessions of session pro Chris Spedding

The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos and recording Robert Gordon’s final album

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Introducing the “up-and-down” fingerstyle approach – a new guitar technique designed to get you playing faster than ever

The brainchild of Gio Guido, up-and-down fingerpicking is inspired by Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin – but takes things one step further

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In praise of the Fender Electric XII, the 12-string electric loved by Jimmy Page that brought jangle to ‘60s rock

No Electric XII, no Stairway... Well, not quite. But while the Ricky always gets the glory, it's time to show some appreciation for Fender's 12-string for the iconic tones it gave to iconic tracks

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“There was an extraordinary amount of tension...” Inside Led Zeppelin’s final US tour

Led Zeppelin's record-breaking final run of shows coincided with trouble and tragedy

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"Why don’t you give Jimmy Page a ring?" How John Paul Jones came to join Led Zeppelin

All it took was a bit of encouragement from his wife, one phone call, and just like that bassist John Paul Jones joined forces with a little band called Led Zeppelin

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“I wrote Black Dog on a train. There was a Muddy Waters song with a riff that never ended...” How John Paul Jones wrote Led Zeppelin's Black Dog

Despite Jimmy Page’s masterful guitar playing, Black Dog was written by Led Zeppelin's bass hero John Paul Jones

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"Zeppelin wasn’t safe, but we had such a following that virtually everything was accepted" - How Robert Plant made peace with the end of Led Zeppelin

In 1982, Robert Plant gave his first ever post-Led Zeppelin interview, and Classic Rock's Geoff Barton was the man with the tape recorder

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Zakk Wylde: “It’s not just about Dime’s chops – it’s about what he created. That’s his legacy – and it’s way, way bigger than just being a great lead player”

Just how to do you replicate the hyper-aggression of Dimebag's guitar? Well, as Zakk Wylde explains, you need a noise gate, you need to let things rip, and you might need some magic, too

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Jimmy Page and The Black Crowes: Live at the Greek - Album Of The Week Club review

Live At The Greek wasn't quite what it should have been due to contractual obligations, but it was the most animated Jimmy Page had sounded in years

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Celebs at war with neighbours - 'Vandal' Robbie Williams to 'disgusting' Gordon Ramsay

From Gordon Ramsay angering locals in Cornwall to Holly Willoughby's bust ups over an extension, here's which celebs are warring with their neighbours

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“You could record yourself on a computer”: John Frusciante once wrote Jimmy Page a letter asking him to appear on his best friend’s album

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante wanted Jimmy Page to appear on The Mars Volta’s Frances The Mute album

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Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy: 10 guitarists who shaped my sound

Mark Tremonti's six-string partner-in-crime reveals the solo that made him realize that technique wasn't everything, and the player he thinks is one of the guitar's “best-kept secrets”

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Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister Rosetta Tharpe became an electric guitar trailblazer

The story of the Gibson-toting guitarist who lit the fire on a six-string revolution that paved the way for rock ’n’ roll

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"The song virtually played itself" - the Steely Dan classic starring Jimmy Page’s favourite guitar solo

From 1972’s debut Steely Dan album Can’t Buy A Thrill, Reelin’ In The Years accidentally benefitted from an engineer who neglected to run the tape

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Pete Thorn explains why mistakes are part of Jimmy Page’s magic

Though Page's production prowess and legendary chops are usually the focus of praise, Thorn gave credit to a more human aspect of the Led Zeppelin legend's playing

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"I wrote it on a bit of paper on the train": How Led Zeppelin turned a repetitive riff into one of their most killer tracks

Black Dog was an explosive, daring opener to Led Zeppelin's fourth album, but it was born out of humble beginnings

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The golden rule that Jimmy Page was determined to break on Stairway To Heaven

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page knew he was going to do things his own way on their Stairway To Heaven epic

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How The Damned made Darkadelic, their surprise contender for Album Of The Year

Re-made and remodelled, with acclaimed album Darkadelic echoing glorious moments from their post-punk past, The Damned head into the future with much to offer

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Bob Rock says Jimmy Page is a big fan of Metallica's St Anger: "He said it's a great album, so I'm OK!"

Does everyone have St Anger wrong? According to living rock gods Jimmy Page and Jack White: yes

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