Articles by Jonathan Graham

About Jonathan Graham (246 Articles)

Editor in chief of Thinking About Guitar — Former Editor in chief of Guitar Interactive (2017 - 2025), Jonathan has written online articles for Guitar World, Guitar Player and Guitar Aficionado over the last decade. He has interviewed hundreds of music's finest, including Slash, Joe Satriani, Kirk Hammett and Steve Vai, to name a few. Jonathan's not a bad player either, occasionally doing gear reviews, session work and online lessons for Lick Library.

Hendrix with The Jimi Hendrix Experience performing “Purple Haze” in 1967 — Video

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Here is an awesome clip of Hendrix with The Jimi Hendrix Experience performing “Purple Haze” live in 1967. ...

Page and Plant – “The Rain Song” – 1994 — Video

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In October 1994 a long awaited reunion between Jimmy Page and Robert Plant was captured on film as part of the MTV series, Unplugged. (However specifically named ...

Gary Moore Reminisces, Plays “Johnny Boy” and “One Day” on His ’59 Les Paul Bursts — Video

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In 1994, Gary Moore sat down to discuss his inspiration for “Johnny Boy” during the release of his compilation album, Ballads & Blues: 1982–1994. The track ...

Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai Share the Stage in 1997 — Video

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Andy Timmons, Paul Gilbert and Steve Vai share the stage and trade solos during a version of The Kinks hit ‘All Day and All of the Night’ at the IBANEZ ...

Hear ‘n Aid – The Guitarists — Video

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A video from 1985 focusing on the guitar players of the Hear ‘n Aid charity collaboration. Guitar Solos from Vivian Campbell, Carlos Cavazo, Buck Dharma, Brad ...

Yngwie visits Denmark Street in London in 1990 — Video

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Yngwie Malmsteen visits Denmark Street in London on the look out for a vintage Strat in 1990. ...

Keith Richards with his Gibson Les Paul Custom

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The 1975 front cover of the Gibson catalogue, featuring Keith Richards with his Gibson Les Paul Custom. Click on the image below to ...

Justin Derrico – Amazing Guitar solo — Video

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Justin Derrico closing P!nk’s live cover version of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Babe I’m Gonna Leave You’ with an impressive solo in 2009. The ...

1961 Ad For The Gibson Les Paul

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Did you know that if you purchased a Gibson Les Paul in 1961 it would have looked like this? In 1961, Gibson stopped producing the traditional shaped Les Paul in favour ...