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Rick Parfitt explores five decades of the electric guitar and its defining role in pop music. This week he discovers that the eighties were a lean time for the guitar as the synthesiser became the instrument of choice for many musicians. However, it continued to play a a central part in pop with artists like Eddie Van Halen, Mark Knopfler, Simple Minds and U2.

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Rick Parfitt

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