<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/feeds.xml Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:05:29 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “The engineer managed to erase 13 seconds of the take. We thought our lives were over.” Jim Peterik reveals the surprising story behind “Vehicle,” the Ides of March hit that broke records on its way to the top ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/the-engineer-managed-to-erase-13-seconds-of-the-take-we-thought-our-lives-were-over-jim-peterik-reveals-the-surprising-story-behind-vehicle-the-ides-of-march-single-that-broke-records-on-its-way-to-the-top 9s9asBMwVAzu37yEVmTWmn Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:05:29 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:08:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ’Where did you learn that!?’” Dave Grohl was shocked to learn his daughter Violet taught herself guitar with Joni Mitchell’s “weird” tunings ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/violet-grohl-joni-mitchell-tunings 25ek2ZxUUk4329j37GTGtE Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:07:57 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played ‘Season of the Witch’ for seven hours straight. I didn't know what I had.” Donovan on his psychedelic breakthrough aided by heartbreak, LSD and Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/i-played-season-of-the-witch-for-seven-hours-straight-i-didnt-know-what-i-had-donovan-on-his-psychedelic-breakthrough-aided-by-heartbreak-lsd-and-jimmy-page V2Wqrp4DbuEfzjBNJS3N2o Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:29:03 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn't even plug it in.” How Larry Carlton chose the Gibson ES-335 electric guitar behind countless hits for Steely Dan, Joni Mitchell and many others ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/larry-carltons-es-335 EwdoSdSpRQ2JvKFRD7qfv8 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:22:01 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He needed to drink to socialize.” Ritchie Blackmore on his backstage encounters with Eddie Van Halen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-onhis-backstage-encoutners-with-eddie-van-halen g92ftbi2QHmxBXEqWtpVYW Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:36:53 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:08:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The chainsaws got locked away in storage.” How Joe Walsh brought friendly competition — and a little hotel-room chaos — to the Eagles ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-joe-walsh-brought-friendly-competition-and-a-little-chaos-to-the-eagles dkDTeNnJ4U4ZT6JJH4dHfm Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m on the verge of passing out in bed, and I stumble upon this gift.” Nuno Bettencourt says he’s just discovered a generational talent ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-christy-carey M66sQuEBzNaLGFNJEu3r3D Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:50:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I sh*t my pants.” Earl Slick on his first gig with David Bowie, filling Mick Ronson’s shoes —and why making ‘Station to Station’ was “every man for himself” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/earl-slick-on-joining-david-bowie vsd2tuCJRNYeafURfMs7s5 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:10:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The problem was that Jim Gordon got Eric into heroin and things just bogged down.” Behind late Dave Mason’s work with Derek and the Dominos and Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-problem-was-that-jim-gordon-got-eric-into-heroin-and-things-just-bogged-down-behind-late-dave-masons-work-with-derek-and-the-dominos-and-jimi-hendrix xPsrUH3eTkYwcKW7DBRRvE Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:30 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The amp and the guitar — it’s yours.” Steve Lukather tears up remembering how his dad gave up a new car to buy him his first good guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-lukathers-first-good-guitar ZbtppVgcLdZ7Bbmn5AT2yn Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:42:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Win tickets to an all-star tribute to David Lindley led by Papa Mali and Wally Ingram in New Orleans ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/win-tickets-to-an-all-star-tribute-to-david-lindley itZj7cQXTEWQQrZBXRfJJo Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:22:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought, ‘My God, who the hell is this?’ This shouldn't be allowed.” Ritchie Blackmore explains how Jeff Beck “cheated” — and set the tone for a generation of players to follow ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-on-the-guitarist-who-cheats eVusGd6YkpE8aMS8rRfLHJ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:39:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A short guy with a big Afro walked by. I didn’t realize until later it was Jimi Hendrix.” Todd Rundgren reflects on Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the moment he nearly jammed with Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/-todd-rundgren-on-jeff-beck-eric-clapton-and-jimi-hendrix hzdR9X6xiPJN5dSa3vtx4A Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:30:31 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not every day you write a song that will have a resurgence 20 years from now.” Linda Perry still feels the power of “What’s Up?” — nearly 35 years later ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/its-not-every-day-you-write-a-song-that-will-have-a-resurgence-20-years-from-now-linda-perry-still-feels-the-power-of-whats-up-nearly-35-years-later FrHF87JLn5k9bQYWmvnvYT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:18:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It reminds us that music can still be dangerous, it can still be sacred, and it can still be free.” Bruce Springsteen celebrates the Doors, the E Street Band, Patti Smith and others at the American Music Honors ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/it-reminds-us-that-music-can-still-be-dangerous-it-can-still-be-sacred-and-it-can-still-be-free-bruce-springsteen-celebrates-the-doors-the-e-street-band-patti-smith-and-others-at-the-american-music-honors krBsNqXi9jDostSQCTKgSB Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:59:58 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:31:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘You’ll never get to take that guitar solo again.’” Inside Prince’s band: fines, fear and one incredible guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-said-youll-never-get-to-take-that-guitar-solo-again-inside-princes-band-fines-fear-and-one-incredible-guitar-lesson pM5NyrtMf3ecAewzF9GZTK Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:03:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Next thing I know, I’ve got the Everly Brothers sitting in my hotel room.” Waddy Wachtel on his 1970s adventures with Warren Zevon —from Robert Johnson’s licks to “Werewolves of London” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/next-thing-i-know-ive-got-the-everly-brothers-sitting-in-my-hotel-room-waddy-wachtel-on-his-1970s-adventures-with-warren-zevon-from-robert-johnsons-licks-to-werewolves-of-london EZoQAEvLAvNCDkJNFLL89f Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He could hardly stand, but he said ‘I’ll f***ing do it, darling!’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s most defiant recording ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/he-went-ill-f-ing-do-it-darling-brian-may-says-freddie-mercury-was-too-weak-to-stand-but-insisted-on-singing-the-show-must-go-on fiZ78RCaKaZqtifuFZsiq8 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:32:29 +0000 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The meal is fantastic—now here’s the dessert.” How Stevie Ray Vaughan won over David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ sessions — with guitar and Texas BBQ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-stevie-ray-vaughan-won-over-david-bowies-lets-dance-sessions-with-guitar-and-texas-bbq kRkHAqrgjJuSw2SjcHbuwF Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:29:01 +0000 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:48:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw it and said, ‘What the hell is that?’”: The mystery fuzz pedal that Jake E. Lee got from Paul Gilbert ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/pedals-pedalboards/jake-e-lees-mystery-fuzz-pedal YGK9PbBQoJdGf5pjnRjxZ6 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You're literally leaning into the thing that will destroy you”: Billy Corgan makes a rallying cry against AI ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/billy-corgans-anti-ai-rant xcg2Aj3NwzU6fnEQJXEdYP Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:21:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Alex challenged our 6’ 11” stage manager to a cognac drinking contest…” Geddy Lee on his funniest memory of touring with Alex Lifeson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/geddy-less-favorite-touring-memory YLE4ESbscg6rKe2teyEXsK Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Pretty please keep an eye out for these stolen guitars”: Joe Bonamassa calls on LA locals to help session player Mason Stoops retrieve his stolen gear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mason-stoops-gear-theft-april-2026 YWPcDJ8QRYduvQnAJL2B6 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:46:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Declared the ‘best-sounding tweed Fender’ by many players.” We review the Cutthroat Audio Fullerton 5G9 1x12, a modern re-creation of a storied Fender combo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/amps/declared-the-best-sounding-tweed-fender-by-many-players-we-review-cutthroat-audio-fullerton-5g9-1x12-a-modern-re-creation-of-a-storied-fender-combo 57LZcqzQ6SAZwW98NQCngn Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:50:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s undeniable that if any of the four Kiss faces walk down the street, you get a crowd. In any country in the world”: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley on their avatar show, new songs, and being bigger than Mickey Mouse ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/kiss-issue-avatar-show-update KKmpZBXcSTYNFoF3e6HVv3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All the power was coming from the English bands, we were drawing on that”: Why Joe Perry says Aerosmith’s debut album was an important learning curve ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/joe-perry-on-aerosmiths-debut-album UTiomg69sSwgPBH8Doy2ba Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was such a nice guy, I couldn't believe he was a guitarist!” Ritchie Blackmore claims “most guitar players aren't nice people” and names the one exception ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ritchie-blackmore-most-guitarists-arent-nice-people 6VX6BgJHxqsX3ttDCrCiWG Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:12:14 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:18:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There were about 15 people in the audience — and about 10 when they finished.” Chris Spedding on discovering the Sex Pistols and landing them their record deal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/there-were-about-15-people-in-the-audience-and-about-10-when-they-finished-chris-spedding-on-discovering-the-sex-pistols-and-landing-them-their-record-deal KtQPJ36vGNwJviTaNcBCd3 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:52:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After Ozzy, everything I do is probably going to be a downgrade…” Why Gus G turned down Megadeth and Machine Head ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-gus-g-turned-down-two-big-opportunities mQwbqqv2aphpVNoRqCcxzh Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Before we jam, we gotta jog. I’ve got too much energy!’” Steve Morse on his college jams with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-morse-on-jamming-with-pat-metheny-and-jaco-pastorius 4csB2Vk9VLgzvW7H4MPqRc Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:00:00 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He asked for my number. I wrote it on a napkin but he didn’t call…” Country guitarist Brittney Spencer on making a fan out of Bob Dylan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brittney-spencer-on-bob-dylan-being-a-fan xBu7E7uYgt59qsRQEp7Rkj Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walked over, started playing it and I just had to buy it”: How Mike Bloomfield and a chance encounter saw Robben Ford convert to a Telecaster enthusiast ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/robben-fords-telecaster fkPijrusv3WnSq3DHq59D9 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:04:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Vinnie got sick, so Jeff Beck played with us. And he was freakin’ amazing.” Drummer to the stars Carmine Appice on cutting a Coke ad with Jeff Beck, hanging with Jimi Hendrix and playing with Rod Stewart and Rick Derringer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/vinnie-got-sick-so-jeff-beck-played-with-us-and-he-was-freakin-amazing-drummer-to-the-stars-carmine-appice-on-cutting-a-coke-ad-with-jeff-beck-hanging-with-jimi-hendrix-and-playing-with-rod-stewart-and-rick-derringer dD47SkK7AmuWVidwjtPcgF Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This was the most painful experience I ever had building an instrument, but now, she is in every note I play”: Luthier immortalizes his late wife in a guitar that features her ashes and wedding ring ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/the-teruya-matriarch k2PYBmtC7w6CgDo9E9zUFb Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:54:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Without you, we wouldn't be here”: Tony Iommi leads the tributes as Laney Amplification founder Lyndon Laney dies, aged 77 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/amps/lyndon-laney-dead-at-77 yvJqvLt9LKZbJVuRoEK5rW Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:17:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm like, 'Am I about to get robbed?’”Treaty Oak Revival’s Lance Vanley went to buy a $300 Strat. He got an armed encounter ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/im-like-am-i-about-to-get-robbed-he-went-to-buy-a-usd300-strat-he-got-an-armed-encounter x4XZpuYku9jysv9er5GwGU Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It doesn't have to be wiggly guitar solos": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt on why The Beatles were more 'progressive' than most modern prog ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/opeths-mikael-akerfeldt-on-the-beatles-being-prog 8AnSoSkqsamQa8JWgmpvDP Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:46:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I just try to burn through it, so nobody notices”: The guitar solo mistake Dokken's George Lynch was too “lazy” to change ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/george-lyn-dokkens-into-the-fire-solo 4sQVqs3YwPd2BAyL8P5FBJ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:04:02 +0000 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Purpose-built from the ground up for female players.” We review the Venus Revolution and Revolution Elite Dark Roast electric guitars ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/venus-revolution-and-revolution-elite-dark-roast-review PoX7yc7ftLgem74umuSUad Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Blends classic tube simplicity with a few modern features that genuinely add value": We review the tiny tube tones of the Marshall DSL1CR ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/amps/marshall-dsl1cr-review uotUcuQaj5i5QSBgqWnHUL Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:24:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Allen Hinds: Master the art of sophisticated guitar harmony ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/allen-hinds-master-the-art-of-sophisticated-guitar-harmony bKVGvCvjVV5zEvGwuBptu4 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:22:01 +0000 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:24:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can’t count her beat half the time.” Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott on Chrissie Hynde’s “weird” rhythm — and the secret he never told his bandmates ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pretenders-guitarist-james-honeyman-scott-on-chrissie-hynde-s-weird-rhythm vMeuhtf6bXkDFnM4Lkf55j Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:18:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘Don’t worry — the Beatles take this stuff.’” How an acid trip, a cassette and an offhand comment landed teenage guitarist Al Di Meola the gig of a lifetime ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/al-di-meolas-acid-trip x3zD7rNt9kggsJ5k89QHPX Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:20:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the only thing I had to write on.” How Vince Gill got and lost Chuck Berry’s autograph in less than an hour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-was-the-only-thing-i-had-to-write-on-how-vince-gill-got-and-lost-chuck-berrys-autograph-in-less-than-an-hour 59eB4Q9338CfocEbT3eJV6 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:54:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The pressure was on.” On this day 50 years ago, Peter Frampton hit number one with ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’ — then came to regret its success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-pressure-was-on-on-this-day-50-years-ago-peter-frampton-hit-number-one-with-frampton-comes-alive-then-came-to-regret-its-success WBFC2quPhemRCTkb5PDugV Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a really sh*tty one.” Samantha Fish doesn’t like her first live album — that’s why she did it right with her latest, ‘Paper Doll Live’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/a-really-sh-tty-one-i-did-it-myself-samantha-fish-reflects-on-her-first-live-album-and-why-shes-excited-by-her-new-one-paper-doll-live xM9Fd9MHBE5YSaEK8zKuZE Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can tell you how to become a virtuoso very easily.” Steve Vai says guitar-playing excellence is within every player’s reach. But there’s a catch ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-vai-on-why-becoming-a-virtuoso-is-an-intellectual-excercise rMFVLj8QFPBSo7QuZ6twHP Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:41:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get the blueprint for legendary guitar tone at any price point from a lifelong Slash fanatic with my pick of guitars, amps, picks, pickups, and more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/collection/gear/slash-gear-collection o4y3zky4hxUndvD7JT6YPC Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:54:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He thought the gardener was shagging his wife.” Rod Stewart on the bizarre reason the Jeff Beck Group turned down a chance to play Woodstock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/rod-stewart-on-life-in-the-jeff-beck-group ms6wbipb7ZXQRXUGCAnSpF Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:11:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ These 9 eye-popping bargains in Guitar Center's annual Guitar-A-Thon sale are almost too good to be true – including a massive $700 off a Gibson Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/guitar-center-guitar-a-thon-sale pFxUpvHuBevhVhfUBxwQFa Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:58:10 +0000