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Win tickets to see blues-rock prodigy Taj Farrant perform at Guitar Player Present in Northern California
By Jimmy Leslie published
The 17-year-old Australian sensation appears at the Hopmonk Tavern in Novato on Friday, July 10

Joe Satriani says Sammy Hagar has him beat in one aspect of guitar playing
By Phil Weller published
As the Best of All Worlds band heads to Europe for July dates, Satriani says Hagar's greatest strength as a guitarist comes from thinking more like a lead singer than a shredder.

Paul Gilbert reveals the bizarre effect hearing loss has on his live shows
By Phil Weller published
The former Mr. Big guitarist says tinnitus can make entire performances sound painfully out of tune — even when audience recordings prove everything was pitch-perfect. But the condition also led him to become a more melodic player

Robin Trower on the stroke of luck behind one of the 1970s’ celebrated live albums
By Phil Weller published
Trower says the band only discovered the tape a copy was sent to them. One quick vocal overdub later, they had ‘Robin Trower Live!’ — now expanded for its 50th anniversary

Prime Day guitar deals 2026: cut through the final day chaos with expert-picked deals from Amazon, Guitar Center, Musician's Friend, and more
By Chris Barnes last updated
Your last chance to take advantage of price drops on guitars, amps, pedals, and more, guided by Guitar Player's gear experts

George Harrison wanted the Beatles to record this song in 1963. It became one of the biggest hits of his solo career
By Phil Weller published
After discovering the track during a visit to America, Harrison carried it with him for nearly a quarter-century before revisiting it on ‘Cloud Nine’

Brian May names the guitar solo he considers the greatest in the world
By Phil Weller published
The solo changed the Queen guitarist’s life, but when he tried to pay tribute to its writer, the effort backfired spectacularly

Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
By Jackson Maxwell published
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”

Jeff Beck believed Eric Clapton was jealous of his success. Then Clapton paid him the ultimate compliment
By Phil Weller published
Beck saw evidence of rivalry stretching back to the Yardbirds and his Stevie Wonder collaborations. But a remark Clapton made late in Beck’s career changed his perspective
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