Legends Of Rock Guitar Trivia Quiz

Answer: Nothing. He just played his strat upside-down

Jimi Hendrix learnt to play guitar on a borrowed acoustic guitar while doing national service in the U.S. Army. He was discovered by the Animals Chas Chandler while supporting the likes of Sam Cooke and Little Richard and soon moved to England to become a massive star in his own right.

Answer: Jeff Beck

Jeff Beck never aspired to reach the dizzy heights of popularity of contempories like Clapton, Hendrix and Page, but he remains one of the most respected guitarists within the profession. He has lived a fairly reclusive life, often stepping off the stage for years at a time.

Answer: Deep Purple

Deep Purple played around in pop-rock music until Blackmore took over creative control of the band and pushed it towards a heavier, guitar influenced sound.

Answer: Duane Allman

Duane Allman was one of the finest slide guitarists of his era. His free and inventive style made him a much sought after guitar player for session work. So high was the industry's respect for him that when he asked if he could watch Eric Clapton record 'Layla,' Clapton said "no, but you can play on the record." Clapton invited him to join the band (Derek and the Dominos) but Allman declined, preferring to stay with the Allman Brothers. Sadly, he was killed in a motorcycle accident, about a month before he would have turned 25.

Answer: Mick Ronson

Three good examples of Ronson's sound are the intros to 'Suffragette City,' The Jean Geanie' and 'Ziggy Stardust.'

Answer: By using a 'talkbox' and modulating by changing the shape of his mouth

Frampton uses a device called a 'talkbox' that amplifies the direct guitar sound via a tube and filters it through his mouth before bouncing it back to the microphone. It really does rattle the teeth. Some more trivia you may not know is that David Bowie and Peter Frampton went to school together.

The 15 year-old Bowie and the 12 year old Frampton would jam together, Bowie with his saxophone. The two would reunite much later when Frampton played lead on Bowie's 'Never let Me Down' album and subsequent tour.

Answer: Syd Barrett

Syd Barrett, the main contributor to the bands early live success and also the brilliant 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' album, increasingly became more and more mentally unstable. He would often stop playing in the middle of a gig, or go off on his own tangent.

It got to a point where he was impossible to play with and was replaced by Gilmour. Pink Anderson and Floyd Council, two American blues men, is where the band formed their name.

Answer: Carlos Santana

After a five-year rest from recording, Santana returned with 'Supernatural.' The album featured songs written by the talented Rob Thomas from Matchbox 20, Eric Clapton and Lauryn Hill. It sold over ten million copies, Santana's biggest to date.

Answer: The two-handed or double tap

The two-handed tap involves using fingers on the plucking hand (right hand for right handed guitar) to hammer-on, snap-off notes. These were often used on harmonic frets. You can hear an 'uncredited' Eddie Van Halen's solo work on Michael Jackson's 'Beat It' recording.

Answer: Pete Townshend

'The Who' guitarist Pete Townshend also wrote most of the bands material, including the conceptual 'Tommy.' Part of his live act was to smash a guitar up on stage. He first did this when he broke a guitar on a low ceiling while playing live, and continued the demolition as if he initially broke the guitar on purpose.

Answer: Eric Clapton

Eric Clapton always had a penchant for ballads and has preferred a little more melody in his playing. He never adopted the rapid machine gun style of Hendrix and Van Halen.

Answer: 1990

After playing a concert in Wisconsin with other guitar heroes Jimmie Vaughan, Clapton, Robert Cray and Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray's helicopter went down minutes after takeoff killing him and four other passengers. He was only 35.

Answer: Pearl Jam

Page played as bassist for the Yardbirds, joining the band in 1966. Not long after, he became the lead guitarist after Jeff Beck decided to leave the band. He toured and recorded with the Black Crowes in 2000, oddly enough playing Led Zeppelin covers on the 'Live at the Greek' album.

Answer: Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa never regarded himself as a virtuoso of the guitar, yet no other guitarist of his era played across many genres of music. Zappa lost a long battle to prostate cancer in 1993.

Answer: Les Paul

In 1948, Les Paul was in a severe car accident and came very close to losing his right arm. As an alternative to amputation he had his arm permanently set at a right angle, suitable for guitar playing.