Latest articles by Christopher Scapelliti
Eric Clapton and Duane Allman found a connection that went beyond guitar
The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists
Lindsey Buckingham says he and Stevie Nicks are “talking all the time now” — and hints that “quite a few things will reveal themselves”
After a bitter estrangement, the former Fleetwood Mac bandmates have repaired their relationship. Buckingham says 2027 should be “a pretty interesting year”
How Marty Stuart bought Clarence White’s legendary B-Bender Telecaster for just $1,450
A visit to Clarence White’s widow led to one of vintage guitar’s greatest bargains — and placed one of the most influential Telecasters ever built in Stuart’s hands.
Song of the Day: The Journey single that became “The Biggest Song of All Time”
Neal Schon says the classic hit owes a debt to its producers’ unusual request
Eddie Van Halen on the one guitarist he said out–Van Halened him
Ed's impressions of David Lee Roth’s new guitarist weren't entirely positive — he wondered if others saw him the same way
Richie Sambora on how the Bon Jovi partnership fell apart: “If anybody told Jon the truth, it was me”
In his 2024 Guitar Player cover feature, Sambora looked back at the creative differences and personal struggles that led to his 2013 departure — and the moment he realized the band’s chemistry had changed.
Modest Mouse part ways with Simon O’Connor after allegations he sent inappropriate messages to a minor
The band have replace him on their tour with Seth Jabour of Les Savy Fav
How Grady Martin, Nancy Sinatra and Ann-Margret helped fuzz become every guitarist's favorite effect
Between the effect's creation and its development as a guitar pedal, interest was kept alive by a trio of fuzz-loving musicians
How the Beatles reinvented the recording studio with Rubber Soul
The making of Rubber Soul marked the moment the Beatles began taking control of the recording process, launching the sonic experimentation that would define Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit
Asked to write a song for Nicks, Petty nearly gave away a cut he considered one of his best
John Lennon had a plan to keep the Beatles going into the 1970s. Paul McCartney rejected it. The rest is history
A last recorded meeting between Lennon, McCartney and George Harrison revealed how they might have carried on despite their growing differences
Linda Perhacs, influential psychedelic folk songwriter, reported missing
Friends say they have been unable to reach her since she was discharged from a care facility eight months ago
Brian May on the Queen song that requires him to “keep my wits about me”
May has also revealed the “daring” Beatles song that influenced it
Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O'Connor is accused of sending inappropriate messages to a minor
O'Connor has responded to the claim, which emerged on Reddit over the weekend
Jimi Hendrix’s roadie claims in his new book that he played guitar for him at his biggest show. A recording from the event says otherwise
Eric Barrett recalls more than two years on the road with the guitar icon. But one anecdote doesn’t add up
Buddy Guy on the blues giant who turned his back on him — and the hilarious reality check that followed
Albert King was notoriously protective of his upside-down guitar style, but Guy was quick to point out why copying his moves was literally impossible
Mike Campbell on the time he broke his guitar in two onstage with Bob Dylan with just one wrong move
The guitarist bought the 1962 Gibson SG with another guitar for just $120 and famously played it for his guitar solo on Tom Petty's "Runnin' Down a Dream"
Duane Allman wanted his first electric guitar back. Delaney Bramlett refused to hand it over
The Allman Brothers guitarist had pawned his cherry-red ’59 Gibson Les Paul Junior years earlier — only to discover that his friend had ended up with it
"She made it look so effortless.” Watch Amy Winehouse stun audiences with her voice and a Stratocaster
Known for her singular voice, Winehouse was also a talented guitarist. She died 15 years ago today
Randy Rhoads’ constant practice drove Ozzy Osbourne crazy. The solution? A tiny pedalboard designed to please them both
A unique feature were the "Ozzy Jacks," added at the singer's insistence
Ronnie Montrose offered a brutal assessment of Sammy Hagar
Montrose had fired Hagar from his namesake band, but in 1983 he still believed his former singer was “adequate” at guitar and “just ends up using every cliché in the book”
Tommy Emmanuel on the challenging guitar technique Chet Atkins taught him in a dream
Emmanuel was just 11 when he found solace in Chet Atkins’ albums. Years later, the guitarist appeared in a dream and taught him the technique he couldn’t figure out in waking life
Vince Gill explains how his fingers became the secret to the Telecaster sound that fooled a steel guitarist
From his beloved ’53 Telecaster to the fingerstyle technique he learned from Mark Knopfler, Gill explains why the sound of a guitar ultimately comes down to the hands playing it
