Omar Rodriguez Lopez

Feb 13 2012 12:00AM
Omar Rodriguez Lopez keeps his creative throttle set to interstellar overdrive. More...

Elliot Easton's New Moves

Feb 8 2012 12:00AM
The year 1978 was a damn good one for rock guitar. More...

St. Vincent

Feb 7 2012 12:00AM
Mainstream articles often refer to St. Vincent as a shredder. More...

Boldly Going Nowhere with Justin Derrico

Oct 24 2011 12:00AM
There was a time when if you wanted to be a professional guitarist, your choices were fairly clear: You could be a session player, toiling behind the scenes and leaving the spotlight to others; you could be a road dog, More...

It's Strictly Whatever with Harry Manx and Kevin Breit

Oct 24 2011 12:00AM
“Strictly Whatever [Stony Plain] is the most accessible CD that we’ve done so far,” says Harry Manx of his third outing with fellow Canadian guitarist and vocalist Kevin Breit. More...

Roy Rogers

Sep 19 2011 12:00AM
“I’VE COLLABORATED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AND I LIKE working that way,” says guitarist and slide-man extraordinaire Roy Rogers. More...

Nashville Session Roundtable

Aug 17 2011 12:00AM
AS A KID GROWING UP IN CALIFORNIA AND LEARNING how to play guitar to punk-rock records, my impression of Nashville at the time was of cowboy hats and twangy guitars. More...

Skip Pitts

Jul 7 2011 12:00AM
DROP THE NAME SKIP PITTS INTO A conversation and you might get blank looks— but mention “Shaft” and the room lights up. More...

The Doobie Brothers

Jul 7 2011 12:00AM
SINCE THEIR LATE-’60S FORMATION in San Jose, California, the Doobie Brothers have seen a staggering string of hits, a huge number of bandmembers, and a phoenixlike ability to endure. More...

Kim Thayil

Jul 7 2011 12:00AM
“ALL ROCK GUITAR PLAYERS DESIRE ATTENTION,” admits Kim Thayil. More...

Andy Johns on Miking

Jul 7 2011 12:00AM
“OVER THE YEARS,” SAYS JOHNS, “I’ve learned simple ways of recording guitars and complicated ways. More...

Papa Mali on Tracking and Tricking Out Time- Honored Tones

Jul 7 2011 12:00AM
PAPA MALI USED ECHOES AND REVERBS to otherworldly effect on his two swamp-blues solo CDs. More...

Satch on Hendrix

Mar 10 2011 12:10PM
“Jimi Hendrix was entirely unique,” says Joe Satriani. “For one thing, he sounded like the most brilliant guitar player who never practiced a day in his life. More...

Laurence Juber

Feb 1 2011 1:00AM
‘‘Ithink my major criteria for the process is, ‘Am I bored yet? Is this compelling?’” That’s how fingerstyle and DADGAD master Laurence Juber describes how he arrives at an arrangement. More...

Luke Doucet

Feb 1 2011 1:00AM
Some people were meant to play certain guitars. More...

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