Tommy Emmanuel

Oct 20,2008
FINGERSTYLE SUPERSTAR TOMMY EMMANUEL won’t give himself a break. Despite having to stop touring in 2007 due to exhaustion, he’s back on the road again, and is booked solid through mid-2009. At these one-man guitarfests (not to More...

Steve Cropper

Nov 1,2008
AS THE HOUSE GUITARIST FOR STAX RECORDS back in the ’60s, Steve Cropper was instrumental in creating the smooth but smoldering sounds of Memphis soul. Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Eddie Floyd, Sam & Dave, the Staple More...

Satch on Hendrix

Mar 10,2011
“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. I just never heard anything in any of his performances that ever More...

Orchestral Maneuvers Jeff Beck Creates Instrumental Masterpieces On Emotion amp Commotion

Jun 1,2010
There’s a nomadic spirit in Jeff Beck’s personality that causes his muse, and often his physical being, to push on to new frontiers even when the place he’s at would seem to be the perfect altar for him to preach the gospel of More...

Scott McKeon

Jun 1,2010
With his second album, Trouble [Provoge}, Scott McKeon has deftly pivoted from the straight blues approach of his 2007 debut Can’t Take No More by tastefully couching his Texas-infused playing in a more sophisticated, tuneful More...

Mark Whitfield On Delivering On Live TV

Jun 1,2010
The answer to the question, “Who played that great solo with Sting on the Hope for Haiti Now broadcast?” is Chris Botti sideman Mark Whitfield. Unlike some of the people on that telecast, Whitfield knows how to bring it on More...

Skip Pitts

Jul 7,2011
DROP THE NAME SKIP PITTS INTO A conversation and you might get blank looks— but mention “Shaft” and the room lights up. Everyone remembers fondly the wacka wacka of the tune’s wah pedal played More...

Susan Tedeschi

Jan 1,2009
FANS OF CONTEMPORARY BLUES AND SOUL need no introduction to Susan Tedeschi. The Norwell, Massachusetts, native busted onto the scene in 1998 with Just Won’t Burn, and soon thereafter fans all over the states were exposed to More...

Geoff Pesche on Abbey Road Online Mastering with mp3 audio

Feb 27,2010
We covered Abbey Road's Online Mastering service in the March 2010 issue of Guitar Player. Here, Abbey Road engineer Geoff Pesche talks about his approach to mastering in general, and specifically about mastering GP’s test track, More...

101 Forgotten Greats & Unsung Heroes

Feb 1,2007
It’s no secret that the talent, technique, and creative force of magnificent and awe-inspiring guitarists runs deep. And going deep doesn’t mean studying only the obvious guitar heroes. You have to get out on the fringes, and More...

Name the Guitar Hero Nuggets From The Guitar Player Archives

Dec 1,2010
WHEN YOU PUT TOGETHER A SONG, DOES it just come to you, or is it a process where you sit down with your guitar? The music I might hear, I can’t get on the guitar. It’s a thing of just laying around daydreaming or More...

Lyle Workman on Getting Strange and Beautiful Tones

Apr 1,2010
ANY OF US CAN PLUG A STRAT INTO A MARSHALL AND stick an SM57 on the 4x12. Here, soundtrack star, composer, and guitarist Lyle Workman details some slightly less orthodox methods for getting cool tones. “One of the best More...