These articles are about bands and music in general with focus on the guitar playing. They can also be about great guitar concerts from the past and bands who made the biggest impact with their guitar sounds.

Brendan Bayliss: The Polyphonic Architect of Jam

"Looking back at the sixties as a time when metal came out of the mountains, Brendan Bayliss represents the era where the walls between genres finally crumbled. As the anchor for Umphrey’s McGee, Bayliss treats the guitar like a high-precision tool, proving that a jam band can have the surgical precision of prog-metal and the soul of a classic songwriter."

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The Sonic Architecture of Jeff “Skunk” Baxter

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter occupies a unique space in the pantheon of rock guitarists, acting as the bridge between the grit of 1970s biker rock and the sophisticated, "studio-slick" jazz-fusion that defined the late decade. His transition from the foundational years of Steely Dan

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Steve Marriott: The Powerhouse Voice of Mod and Hard Rock

Steve Marriott was a towering, yet diminutive, figure in British rock history, recognized as one of the most powerful and soulful vocalists the UK ever produced. More than just a…

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