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Carlos Santana
Mexican-American guitarist who fused Latin percussion rhythms with blues-rock guitar. Santana's PRS through a Mesa Boogie Mark I produces a singing, sustained lead tone drenched in midrange warmth. His tone on Smooth and Supernatural brought him back to mainstream dominance in 1999.
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The Santana catalogue
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