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“The first paying gig, I was 15. I started playing in all those bars, and I would have to sneak in”—Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr

“The first paying gig, I was 15. I started playing in all those bars, and I would have to sneak in”—Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr

by Shane Sanders | May 14, 2024 | Artists, Video

Charlie Starr on his early days, single-pickup guitars, Les Paul Juniors, his signature Southern rock sound, and more In this video, Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr sits down with Gibson Gear Guide’s Dinesh Lekhraj for a rundown of his 20-year career with...

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Video guitar lesson: Master the shimmer of Jerry Cantrell’s open-string grunge riffs

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Zeta Bosio: “I’ve been searching for the Thunderbird for many years”

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Gibson Gives surpasses Wildfire Relief benchmark pledge

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