<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:40:02 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “Chuck Berry, he wrote the lyrics, baby!” Inside Bruce Springsteen’s star-studded 250th anniversary jam ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/live-studio/chuck-berry-he-wrote-the-lyrics-baby-inside-bruce-springsteens-star-studded-250th-anniversary-jam 5WHoS3jxZfzyyTFhFnGie9 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:40:02 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:45:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have any gear with me.” How Bo Ramsey wound up on Lucinda Williams’ masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-didnt-have-any-gear-with-me-how-bo-ramsey-wound-up-on-lucinda-williams-masterpiece JYhRt5nFmKfpejrmAZBtH Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:52:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tom-petty-on-the-most-misunderstood-song-i-ever-wrote jQbLJpuuPQYY6e6AiL4SN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What the heck is a demo?” How Sylvester Stallone accidentally created one of rock’s biggest hits ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/what-the-heck-is-a-demo-how-sylvester-stallone-accidentally-created-one-of-rocks-biggest-hits Nme2F4QTqSrCWRzmNWHuCg Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob would come back the next day: ‘I think I bettered the lyrics. Let me try another third verse.’” Inside Bob Dylan’s secret weapon for recording a pair of masterpiece albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bob-would-come-back-the-next-day-i-think-i-bettered-the-lyrics-let-me-try-another-third-verse-inside-bob-dylans-secret-weapon-for-recording-a-pair-of-masterpiece-albums aV9YHwEFqa8NeQjSWq2QzC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:04:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/vince-gill-on-the-guitar-that-launched-his-career GnHbveC3nhMhwXDQCEU6pc Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:26:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-was-his-simplest-stuff-sammy-hagar-says-fans-are-wrong-about-eddie-van-halens-best-work TUKYrJJrjWKHjZyKqbvjB6 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:52:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chris said, ‘See, you don’t need me at all.” Kim Thayil recalls Chris Cornell’s final hours ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/chris-said-see-you-dont-need-me-at-all-kim-thayil-recalls-chris-cornells-final-hours XKozDMCG39yAsEyEHxGfVD Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:00:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Polished sound quality and thoughtful design with a focus on accessibility and ease of use.” We review Solid State Logic’s SSL 1 portable USB-C audio interface ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/live-studio/polished-sound-quality-and-thoughtful-design-with-a-focus-on-accessibility-and-ease-of-use-we-review-solid-state-logics-ssl-1-portable-usb-c-audio-interface uvHWpbzYAj4SNdBNLVJZs6 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:15:12 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 08:30:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me.” Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mark-knopfler-ditched-his-pick-in-favor-of-fingerpicking zS6tTTYNW9T8HTWQqHbE5X Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:44:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can gauge his reaction.” Paul McCartney says he still talks to John Lennon while writing songs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/paul-mccartney-on-the-conversations-he-still-has-with-john-lennon 4P2WfnT2XAQmmXG6oY3MSL Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:13:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/lzzy-hale-on-finding-herself-through-alice-cooper cGbqR9Azge8ddKi3YydVyi Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:36:08 +0000 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:41:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-think-i-want-you-to-play-with-the-who-now-peter-frampton-on-pete-townshends-career-saving-invitation-and-the-silence-that-followed dFUqZJpGxtyhVxduySagvg Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:18:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You should be doing rap like Limp Bizkit.” Zakk Wylde recalls the career advice that backfired ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/you-should-be-doing-rap-like-limp-bizkit-zakk-wylde-recalls-the-career-advice-that-backfired R7TCHa8FwVRXXb9J2Bd9VB Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:27:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-jesus-and-the-mary-chain-eddie-van-halen-comments JNAH2m5oHEhxwDtsCoNoR5 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:39:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If Jesus Christ walked into a room, everyone would pull out their phone.” Chrissie Hynde rips fans who film concerts ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/chrissie-hynde-on-fans-filming-concerts 7MwSXFqckbbgtRyWE8n7wn Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:37:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have the dubious distinction.” Steve Farris sang “Honky Tonk Women” with Kiss — and was fired almost immediately ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-farris-sang-honky-tonk-women-with-kiss-and-was-fired bpa6Sk2inpgUjBeGDu9Tge Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would dress up as cool as I could and try to learn his stuff.” How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/stevie-ray-vaughan-on-playing-jimi-hendrix hjh6WSFLJD72MGLBd5379K Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:29:30 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:06:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve got a table full of junk. John says, ‘What’s all this then?’” How John Lennon created one of the Beatles’ strangest sounds in just five minutes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eddie-kramer-on-recording-with-the-beatles zCM9K9qiqfecU8CXfVNZRj Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:47:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt too good to believe, so I bought it.” How a $175 Rickenbacker made Peter Buck a lifelong Rick devotee ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/it-felt-too-good-to-believe-so-i-bought-it-how-a-usd175-rickenbacker-made-peter-buck-a-lifelong-rick-devotee DdCbBL8Hi4Yc5a3gHVnpNd Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m always trying to increase the size of my paintbox.” Daniel Lanois turns studio accidents into songs on his new album, ‘Belladonna Nocturne’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/daniel-lanois-turns-studio-accidents-into-songs-on-his-new-album-belladonna-nocturne 7ZyFrugKewnMN8xyB8LPpe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were the first heavy metal band.” Roger Daltrey claims the Who invented metal before Black Sabbath ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/makers/roger-daltrey-says-the-who-invented-heavy-metal U3Pr4aGvmrFMBRd5skpc8a Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:07:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Yeah, what are you gonna do about it? You’re a girl. You don’t have the money to fight this.’” Rita Coolidge says Eric Clapton owes her a writing credit for one of the most celebrated songs in rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/rita-coolidge-says-eric-clapton-owes-her-a-credit-for-layla tXQwY2UizwjdNjw7DMTPNo Sun, 31 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, That's my guitar! He told me, 'I bought it off some guy on the street for 350 bucks.'” How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/-how-lita-ford-rediscovered-her-stolen-b-c-rich-mockingbird-and-then-let-it-go-again r5jK4a7My6jCs8K6CMPiTg Sun, 31 May 2026 16:02:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Breathtaking bends!" Acclaimed European instrumentalist Marcus Deml delivers a string-bending master class ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/breathtaking-bends-acclaimed-european-instrumentalist-marcus-deml-delivers-a-string-bending-master-class xha6vyLo2ay8ug94SRKGjd Sun, 31 May 2026 11:56:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob said, ‘What’s that?’ I told him, ‘That’s one of your songs, man.’” Roger McGuinn says Bob Dylan didn't recognize his own song when the Byrds performed it for him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/roger-mcguinn-on-bob-dylan-and-mr-tambourine-man KehEQ7a8VMyDAy96gZnRSC Sun, 31 May 2026 11:02:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘How come you didn't use these!?’” Steve Lukather says Eddie Van Halen’s unreleased recordings left him stunned ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/steve-lukather-says-the-unreleased-eddie-van-halen-recordings-left-him-stunned oxXnjoShgVJRe5mU7nVezY Sat, 30 May 2026 18:39:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Nothing was planned. It was all a first take.” The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/louie-shelton-on-boz-scaggs-lowdown-and-john-lennon-s-rock-and-roll-album b7dKZHrRgDTpLND2tSMfo7 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:22:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The best guitar Breedlove has sent my way in more than a decade.” We review the Breedlove Roots Concert SRe acoustic-electric ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/breedlove-roots-concert-sre-acoustic-electric-review iphGWRPoc3Ypv8uGipxtXN Fri, 29 May 2026 18:14:26 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:01:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I looked down and saw the second finger of my left hand dangling by a thread.” Dr. John on the fight that nearly killed his guitar-playing dreams — and set him on a new path to music immortality ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/idr-john-on-the-fight-that-nearly-killed-his-guitar-playing-dreams D8qeNi3ZuJxUoD2bdVhbqN Fri, 29 May 2026 15:53:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They said, ‘Play something dumb!’” The Journey single that became “the Biggest Song of All Time” thanks to TV, baseballand Bachman-Turner Overdrive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/albums-singles/behind-journey-s-dont-stop-believin UvMMGbBGW6thmVCNjx9i8E Fri, 29 May 2026 13:42:48 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 13:47:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘I’m done.’ That’s when I got the call.” Todd Rundgren recalls taking over Badfinger’s ‘Straight Up’ after George Harrison abandoned the troubled sessions ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/he-said-im-done-thats-when-i-got-the-call-todd-rundgren-recalls-taking-over-badfingers-straight-up-after-george-harrison-abandoned-the-sessions PWEE9XDrQXMH4ee8BKdEKA Fri, 29 May 2026 12:23:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “PRS disagrees with Fender’s assessment.” Fender’s war on Strat copyists just got bigger ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/makers/fender-serves-cease-and-desist-letter-to-prs 33ykYhRTgoZ7uhcj2KwmBZ Thu, 28 May 2026 19:25:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We haven’t got a single.” Paul McCartney recalls how the Beatles gave the Rolling Stones their first hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/when-the-beatles-gave-the-rolling-stones-their-first-hit Fw2GUALNAbtSnsGNx2oT5a Thu, 28 May 2026 16:07:05 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 16:08:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Calling all flat-top fanatics! Guitar Center just launched the ultimate acoustic guitar sale with an impressive 30% off super strummers from Taylor, Martin, Gibson, Yamaha, and more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/guitar-center-acoustic-guitar-sale-2026 iwMiuseT6XPDSwktC2Zf5J Thu, 28 May 2026 14:42:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were gonna be the American Led Zeppelin — and he couldn’t take it.” Sammy Hagar on the torment that kept Ronnie Montrose from the ultimate success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/we-were-gonna-be-the-american-led-zeppelin-and-he-couldnt-take-it-sammy-hagar-on-the-torment-that-kept-ronnie-montrose-from-the-ultimate-success SVyyFbNMpmUgsX73bVvQbA Thu, 28 May 2026 13:37:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The stickers became part of the guitar. He couldn't take any off.” Alvin Lee's daughter tells how Gibson accidentally preserved his Woodstock ES-335 forever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/the-stickers-became-part-of-the-guitar-he-couldnt-take-any-off-alvin-lees-daughter-tells-how-gibson-accidentally-preserved-his-woodstock-es-335-forever mRyZDksDemkYGfWA7kJxc Wed, 27 May 2026 18:17:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She has the guts to sit in that seat." Geddy Lee defends Rush's choice of Anika Nilles ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/geddy-lee-talks-rush-with-anika-nilles-and-neil-peart bGzJzciHzLbWYX4prYaE3j Wed, 27 May 2026 11:50:05 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 15:26:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You’ve got bad energy. I want you out of my studio.” Linda Perry says she threw Billy Corgan out of a Courtney Love session ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/linda-perry-says-she-threw-billy-corgan-out-of-a-courtney-love-session kvq7iaufMU9LEGhwWgNJMA Wed, 27 May 2026 11:14:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/robert-fripps-healt-after-his-heart-attack rg2U4aBFhck8sLCLLwuWZY Tue, 26 May 2026 18:23:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “So close that our knees would touch.” David Lee Roth fights tears as he recalls his earliest writing sessions with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/so-close-that-our-knees-would-touch-david-lee-roth-fights-tears-as-he-recalls-his-earliest-writing-sessions-with-eddie-van-halen vihaikqepXVJAm5cjvoR8B Tue, 26 May 2026 17:04:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Bob, this is a folk song.’ He said, ‘No, listen to the lyrics.’”How Alice Cooper spun a 1960s ballad into his own glam-rock anthem ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/how-alice-cooper-spun-a-1960s-ballad-into-his-own-glam-rock-anthem npCiLujZXtw7aDuKWunyA8 Tue, 26 May 2026 12:26:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a very moody sort of guy. He would sit in the corner and not talk to anybody.” Jim McCarty recalls Eric Clapton’s “quite unhappy” time with the Yardbirds ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-was-a-very-moody-sort-of-guy-he-would-sit-in-the-corner-and-not-talk-to-anybody-jim-mccarty-recalls-eric-claptons-quite-unhappy-time-with-the-yardbirds QYoZZQjwF7h8ALSuCdvHS5 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:19 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You left your wax cylinders at home?” Jack White welcomes Stephen Colbert back to public-access TV ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/you-left-your-wax-cylinders-at-home-jack-white-welcomes-stephen-colbert-back-to-public-access-tv TodVfaWYq5aLQ4VUPeKA2H Mon, 25 May 2026 17:30:03 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My plan was always to have it fixed up, but the loft burned out of our house.” Dolly Parton on the “little Martin” that launched her music career —and the country star behind her big break ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dolly-parton-on-the-little-martin-that-launched-her-music-career-and-the-country-star-behind-her-big-break JbHCRQTqJnboQ6HMzwzmgN Mon, 25 May 2026 14:03:15 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:01:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘I’m probably not gonna make it. Will you buy my Les Paul?’” Vince Gill tells how he came to own his prized 1959 Gibson Les Paul ’Burst ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/will-you-buy-my-les-paul-vince-gill-tells-how-he-came-to-own-his-prized-1959-gibson-les-paul-burst 6knxUqATrF5NkhgNXGe5ZB Mon, 25 May 2026 12:14:04 +0000 Tue, 26 May 2026 11:02:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was shaking the last time I saw him. He had the same thing that killed Lowell George.” Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards remember Gram Parsons, who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-had-the-same-thing-that-killed-lowell-george-roger-mcguinn-and-keith-richards-on-gram-parsons h3fjShdDJg3rymHj8H4ydD Sun, 24 May 2026 17:01:56 +0000 Mon, 25 May 2026 17:51:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The only reason I picked them is so I can look at their behinds.” P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage —and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pj-harvey-on-why-she-stopped-playing-guitar-onstage-and-the-real-reason-she-chose-her-first-pair-of-tour-guitarists 2wHDYF6cCpHJoUk9z9RyXd Sun, 24 May 2026 12:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We smoked a lot of pot together, so that was really helpful.” How Neil Diamond, a bag of weed and a twice-rejected song turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/how-neil-diamond-a-bag-of-weed-and-a-twice-rejected-song-made-the-bellamy-brothers-global-stars CSh3bHMtMZ87eEetBzK8CZ Sat, 23 May 2026 15:47:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kicked him in the wrist as hard as I could. I know I broke it, because I used to wear these great big platform shoes onstage.” Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/lita-ford-on-the-runaways-rock-and-roll-and-what-happens-to-hecklers-who-get-in-her-face qWnBm5t6ggMWpYWgWXGSjX Sat, 23 May 2026 11:50:58 +0000