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March 27
- "I believe it will translate to something good and wonderful.” Lindsey Buckingham hints at possible reunion with Stevie Nicks as he gives update on Fleetwood Mac doc
- “Some people had Farrah Fawcett on their wall. I had the Howard Reed.” Joe Bonamassa says this rare instrument is the most meaningful guitar he owns
- “The window rolls down, and it’s Les Paul.” Randy Bachman was 15 and waiting for a bus when Les Paul pulled up with a proposition
- “Something very unfortunate happened.” Steve Howe reveals the accident that nearly destroyed the guitar behind Yes’s best-loved songs
March 26
- “I've potentially lost my income, my career, my life's passion.” Acoustic virtuoso Jon Gomm on the stage fall that stopped his guitar playing
- “They advertise it as a safe tonic to give you energy — and it’s not.” Brian Setzer on the “health drink” that sent him to rehab
- “You might be wrong.” Roger Daltrey said the record business Is “a joke.” Now Pete Townshend is talking about making another Who album
March 25
- “Three new tumors had appeared in my brain.” New Found Glory‘s Chad Gilbert shares health update following emergency surgery
- “He didn’t have the tapping — and he was still unreal.” George Lynch recalls the stunning impact of early Eddie Van Halen
- I’ve tracked down 9 professional-grade pedalboard essentials in the Amazon Big Spring Sale that will turn any messy bedroom 'board into a gig-ready rig from just $4.49
- “We’re not transphobic.” Dave Davies hits back at Moby after he calls one of the Kinks’ biggest hits “gross” and “unevolved”
- The Amazon Big Spring Sale just gave guitarists the ultimate excuse to outfit their rigs and spring clean guitar collections thanks to some huge savings on essential accessories – deals start from just $6.49
March 24
- “I collapsed. I was sobbing. I was inconsolable.” Richard Marx mourned Nathan East for hours — but the bassist wasn’t dead
- “He wanted to crucify me.” Sammy Hagar says Eddie Van Halen “micromanaged everything” on ‘Balance’
- “I’ve dreamed of having a Strat like this since I was a kid.” We review the Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage ’60s Stratocaster HSS
March 23
- “Our parents f***ed up — and it would be tragic to allow this to happen again.” Pete Townshend says kids today are living a modern version of his rock opera ‘Tommy’
- “Our family band dynamic was f***g toxic.” Rich Robinson says success tore the Black Crowes apart — and explains why they refused to reunite until everything changed
March 22
- “Freddie said, 'No, no, no, no — it's a piano song!’” Freddie Mercury didn’t want a guitar solo. Brian May fought for it — and created one of Queen’s most celebrated moments on record
March 21
- “That’s where they f***ed it up.” Why Keith Urban still plays the battered Telecaster behind his biggest hits
- “Play like you don’t know how to play guitar.” Miles Davis gave him a cryptic instruction. The result was jazz-fusion’s foundational album
March 20
- “I kept Cozy in the band because he would bring stacks and stacks of English chocolates...” In a brand-new interview, Ritchie Blackmore reflects on Deep Purple, Ronnie James Dio and the band that remains his greatest creation
- “I began to think about the bass more as a drum.” Talking Heads’ Tina Weymouth on Brian Eno and the studio moment that changed everything for her
- “I don’t remember too much between the drugs and the alcohol.” Valerie Bertinelli opens up about life with Eddie Van Halen in rare comments about the late guitar virtuoso
March 19
- “I added more frets with a saw.” Angine de Poitrine built a microtonal double-neck guitar that “makes no sense.” Now they’re blowing up online
- “I was done with Radiohead.” Ed O’Brien on why he thought it was over for the long-running art rockers
- “I’m 75, for god’s sake!” Suzi Quatro says she's been driving illegally for 50 years without knowing It
- “It hit the floor on its face and split down the middle.” The night John McLaughlin broke his guitar — and changed Jeff Beck forever
March 18
- “Jimmy Page was my biggest influence.” Alex Lifeson on how Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” inspired one of Rush’s most unexpected tracks
- “I thought we were done.” Our Lady Peace say Sammy Hagar nearly kicked them off the Van Halen tour. And then Eddie stepped in
- With massive discounts of up to 60% off guitars, pedals, and amps, the Thomann Spring Sale is the place to dust off the cobwebs and kick-start your music-making for the rest of the year
March 17
- “Let’s stop playing this rubbish.” The night Jimi Hendrix hijacked live TV — and got himself banned
- “We were watching this Beatles concert on TV when Keith comes walking down the stairs.” Keith Richards had a priceless response when he caught his band watching the Fab Four
March 16
- “People want to play it — but a lot of them can’t.” Andy Summers says the Police’s biggest riff is harder than most guitarists think
- “Come on, get a move on!” John McLaughlin recalls the night Ginger Baker started throwing drumsticks at Jack Bruce
- “I realized very quickly, ‘I do not f*** with this.’” Grace Bowers says she’s abandoning the sound that launched her career
March 15
- “They said we were just girls ripping off riffs.” How the Donnas fought rock’s double standard
- “He remembered the amphetamine, not me.” Motörhead’s Phil Campbell on the wild thing Lemmy recalled about his audition
- Build your arena-rock chops! Giant’s Jimmy Westerlund shows you licks and techniques that channel the glory days of AOR rock guitar
March 13
- “Prince was like Michael Jordan.” Micki Free says Prince really did school Eddie Murphy on the basketball court
- “I’m not a cork sniffer.” Guthrie Trapp pushes back on vintage guitar hype
- “Some might be a surprise. I was surprised, actually.” Lucinda Williams reveals the rock legends who turned out to be fans of her music
- “I have never been impaled through my whole hand.” Machine Gun Kelly injures hand on a giant thorn while filming video in Dublin
March 12
- “I don't know if I want to play this.” Rush’s new drummer had a ‘Yikes!’ moment over one classic song
- “This is a whole different thing.” He was a punchline on MTV in the ’90s. Now symphony orchestras play his music
- “I work all day.” Steve Morse spends his days fixing tractors and flying planes — and says it makes him more creative
- “Whoever said the best sound from a speaker is dead center?” Joe Bonamassa says you’re miking your amp wrong
March 11
- “I'll do that in solos. I’m a cheater.” Samantha Fish on the guitar trick behind her most distinctive sound
- “I know what he means.” Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate
- Win tickets to see the SatchVai Band and Animals As Leaders perform in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
March 10
- “They started chanting ‘Huey!’” Stevie Ray Vaughan bombed on opening night of a major tour
March 9
- “The only reason I picked them is so I can look at their behinds.” P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage — and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists
- “Valerie looked at me like, ‘Oh no…’” Steve Stevens showed up to rehearse with Eddie Van Halen — and instantly knew he’d made a mistake
- “There’s only one way out — break that guitar!” Jeff Beck on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction
March 8
- “I haven’t got a clue where it’s in the film.” How Elvis Costello and a Whitney Houston movie turned a failed song into a million-dollar payday
- “Oh my God, hold up — are you OK?” Machine Gun Kelly stops the show after a female fan falls through a hole in the stage
March 7
- “To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was
- “Barbra was holding a long note. Our eyes met and it was electricity.” Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different
March 6
- “All of a sudden it felt like that was the instrument I should be playing.” Pat Metheny on how a $100 guitar defined his career — and why he kept a toothbrush in it for decades
- “I got my fingers rapped with a ruler. They said, ‘Why would you want to compose music?’” Joni Mitchell on why she invented her own guitar language from more than 50 tunings
- “An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight.” Ritchie Blackmore on crafting the perfect Deep Purple–era guitar tone
March 5
- “About two weeks later he sent me a cassette.” Chris Cornell wrote “Black Hole Sun” after one producer told him to stop writing for fans
March 4
- “His first words were, ‘Ouch!’ and then ‘Good shot!’” Suzi Quatro on the time she almost sent Alice Cooper to the hospital on the Welcome to My Nightmare tour
- “I loved Tommy, but I couldn't be around the alcohol and drug thing too much.” Narada Michael Walden on the night he walked away from Tommy Bolin
March 3
- “Can you make it more green?” Jeff “Skunk” Baxter recalls his strangest studio sessions — from Steely Dan to Dolly Parton
- “I told Alex, ‘We’re either doing this or we’re not.’” Geddy Lee on forcing Alex Lifeson to restart Rush
March 2
- “That’s the one I played at Quine’s house the last time I was there.” Why Bill Frisell bought Robert Quine’s blue Telecaster after his death
- “You can’t evacuate everything.” Joe Bonamassa rethinks his massive guitar collection a year after L.A. wildfires forced a last-minute rescue
- “And he goes, ‘No… I’m Mick Jagger.’” Steve Stevens on the time the Rolling Stones frontman was mistaken for a session bassist