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Guitar heroines

Prince’s halftime show notwithstanding, I don’t think guitars are necessarily phallic. Men have dominated the guitar world (especially when it comes to smashing things and jumping off amp towers), but who says it has to stay that way?

Here are some axe-wielding women who sound as good as they look.

1. Pioneers: Without them, this blog post wouldn’t exist.

2. Acoustic experts: Their strings really sing.

3. Rhythm methods: This is how you rock. Three chords sound bigger when you strum really hard.

4. Innovators: 12 strings? Sure. And crazy finger-picking? No problem. Yeah, and we’re queer, too.

5. Shredders: Proof that female hands are just as fast.

6. Edge players: They don’t always do things the way they should — and that’s good.

7. Boomers: While everyone else on this list is searching for a chord or hitting the whammy bar, these bassists keep the song in the groove.

8. Troubadours: They don’t just sing songs: They tell stories.

9. LPers: Their initials are LP. That seems profound, so I gave them their own category.

10. Riot grrrls: ‘Nuff said.

This is just a sampling, of course — not intended to be a complete list. Who rocks your world?

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