“There are people who think it makes a big difference to the sound. Stevie always sounded the same whether it was rosewood or maple”: Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t make a difference – and SRV is his proof … from Guitarworld matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen)

SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he’s more commonly associated with the former, his brother says he performed the same on…

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“My hand hit the glass and it broke. It got totally trashed. I can’t feel my pinky from nerve damage”: The freak injury that changed the way Chris Poland played guitar – and ended up informing the sound of Megadeth’s Rattlehead … from Guitarworld matthew.owen@futurenet.com (Matt Owen)

The former Megadeth guitarist had a stand-off with a 200lb oak door, resulting in an injury that would forever change how he plays guitar Read More 

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