Mark Knopfler on the guitar solo he calls even better than Dire Straits' "Sultans of Swing"
He says the track, penned for a British comedy film, puts the emphasis on the most important thing every guitar solo needs
Guitarists
Don Felder on his early years with Petty, Stephen Stills, Duane Allman and Florida's burgeoning rock scene
“I can’t tell it was something that was in the water or something in what we were smoking," the former Eagles guitarist remarked of Northern Central Florida's impact on rock
Pete Townshend declared war at Woodstock when Abbie Hoffman interrupted the Who in the middle of their biggest gig
The preeminent festival of peace and love was anything but when one of the era's biggest political activists cut in on one of its most powerful rock acts
Robby Krieger on the Doors’ "stupid" decision to carry on without Jim Morrison
Contractual obligations forced the three remaining band members to release three more albums before calling it a day
Gear
Molly Tuttle on what makes all the difference when it comes to choosing a guitar pick
Now 21 years into her career, she reveals a surprising choice when it comes to the plectrum that works best for her style of bluegrass flatpicking
Best distortion pedals 2025: Dirty up your tone with my top choices
It's time to get heavy with my top-rated distortion pedals for metal, rock, bass, and more
Best overdrive pedals 2025: Saturate your guitar tone
Push your sound to break-up with the best OD pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, JHS, Ibanez and more
Best Klon clones 2025: unobtainium overdrive tone for the masses
Get killer Klon-tones from these excellent and affordable adaptations, including clones by Wampler, Warm Audio, Way Huge, and more
Guitars
Best jazz guitars 2025: Great jazz guitars for traditional and modern players
My pick of the best electric guitars for jazz from Ibanez, D'Angelico, Fender, Gibson, and more
Best beginner acoustic guitars 2025: start as you mean to go on
My pick of tried-and-tested beginner acoustics from trusted brands including Taylor, Fender, Epiphone, and more
If World String Change Day isn’t enough to convince you to change your strings, how about 25% off D’Addario XS packs at Guitar Center?
Dead string begone with this awesome deal on D’Addario XS coated guitar strings
Nancy Wilson responds after police arrest suspect in Heart's gear theft — but there’s still no sign of the missing guitar and mandolin
Police arrested New Jersey resident Garfield Bennett on Wednesday after seeing him attempt to sell the stolen Telecaster and Gibson mandolin in Atlantic City
Gibson launches hunt for the 'Back to the Future' guitar that inspired John Mayer and Coldplay's Chris Martin
Used by Michael J. Fox in the film's dance scene, the guitar set a litany of greats on the road to playing, but it hasn’t been seen since 1985
"It's a notch more hot-rodded to squeeze maximum versatility from the classic Strat format." We review the Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster
The model packs a trio of Player II Noiseless pickups in place of the Alnico V single-coils for hum-free performance
Taylor creates “The Last of Us” Replica 314c in honor of the acclaimed HBO show
The new acoustic is available now, with additional examples built on demand for this limited release
Makers
New tariffs are having a negative impact on Fender’s credit rating
The taxes affect production at Fender’s facilities where guitars, amps, pedals and other electronics are made
Ciari Guitars is rising high as the industry’s premier travel guitar maker
Ciari founder Jonathan Spangler tells the story behind his company's innovative folding guitar design and technology
Paul Reed Smith explains why it doesn’t matter where guitars are made
Calling Carlos Santana and Jimmy Herring up as witnesses, the luthier continues his electric guitar myth-busting streak
Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades
A lighter body, plain maple cap, updated electronics, and new finishes give the affordable LP a new lease on life
Fender launches the first-ever Certified Pre-owned Reverb store – offering its second-hand instruments at a discount
All guitars are professionally inspected before being listed, come with a one-year warranty, and are on average 25 percent cheaper
After the 2010 Tennessee floods, Keith Urban had to abandon his ruined guitar collection for last-minute eBay buys in the studio
Urban says he was forced to buy a Clapton Strat to fill the void, but felt like he was “cheating” on his beloved guitars
Lessons
Steve Morse: My 5 go-to ideas for playing AND writing
He's known for his alternate picking virtuosity, creativity and ability to adapt. In this exclusive lesson, Steve Morse shows us the five core approaches he uses
Enhance and refresh your fingerpicking with Niwel Tsumbu's stylistic Conga and Rhumba rhythms
Learn syncopated picking patterns, melodic mirroring, vibrant chord progressions, brisk pull-off phrasing and rich double-stop movement in this brilliant tutorial
John Etheridge teaches the essentials of sophisticated jazz-rock soloing in six examples, with video and tab
John's vibrant soloing covers a broad spectrum — from the Altered and Diminished scales through to wonderful passing notes and quartal chords
Music
Nancy Wilson on “Barracuda,” the 1977 Heart hit she blasts Donald Trump for using in his military parade
Wilson said the song is “a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use”
The Doobie Brothers, Beach Boys’ Mike Love, George Clinton and more inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Love paid tribute to Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson, who died the day before the event
How Stevie Nicks inspired one of Tom Petty’s biggest hits — which led to one of Mike Campbell’s greatest guitar solos
Stewart says the Heartbreakers' 1985 smash “Don’t Come Around Here No More” became a tune for Petty after Nicks took a pass
Win tickets to Little Feat and Pure Prairie League at Guitar Player Presents in Napa, California
Little Feat is supporting a spirited new album featuring guitarists Scott Sharrard and Fred Tackett, and they’ll have country rockers Pure Prairie League in tow for a GP Presents/Blue Note show at the Meritage in Napa on Saturday, June 14
Major record labels are working out deals with AI firms. Where does that leave musicians and songwriters?
The labels sued Suno and Udio last year, but have now entered negotiations for a deal that will benefit both parties but might leave artists in the dark
Don Felder's latest album features new songs inspired by rediscovered recordings dating back to the Eagles
The guitarist drew from tapes of song ideas found in his storage locker, and even re=cut his 1981 solo hit "Heavy Metal"
The earliest live Sly and the Family Stone recordings are among the treasures from San Francisco's Summer of Love era rediscovered and released by High Moon Records
The label's latest discs include lost albums by Grace Slick associate Jeannie Piersol and psychedelic progenitors the Final Solution
