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Blues Headlines

Bernie Marsden

Tutor Richard Barrett | Gear used Knaggs SSC T, Keeley Boss SD-1 & Vox AC15 C1

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10 mins per example

WHEN BERNIE MARSDEN passed away in August, the guitar community lost a popular figure and respected ambassador, not to mention a friend of this magazine. A founding member of Whitesnake with David Coverdale in the latter 70s, Bernie was already an experienced player, having turned professional in 1972 with the band UFO.

He later worked alongside such luminaries as Cozy Powell and Paice Ashton Lord – he might even, and, of course, .

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