Latest articles by Christopher Scapelliti
Jimmy Page remembers original Yardbirds guitarist Chris Dreja, who has died at age 79
Dreja died of complications recently, just weeks before his 80th birthday. The guitarist suffered strokes in 2012 and 2013
After quitting John Mayall and Cream, Eric Clapton thought his legendary band would last “a long time.” They fell apart after one album
The guitarist knew he was the reason his previous groups had broken up. This time he planned to make it stick
Paul McCartney on the time he and John Lennon nearly accepted an offer for the Beatles to appear on Saturday Night Live
How a $230 million bid to reunite the group led to a comically low bid that Lennon and McCartney nearly took
Sharon Osbourne recalls Randy Rhoads and the fiery plane crash that claimed the guitarist’s life on Ozzy Osbourne’s 1982 tour
The wife and manager of Ozzy shared details for Hulu’s new metal docuseries ‘Into the Void: Life, Death & Heavy Metal’
We review Solid State Logic’s 2+ MKII digital audio interface and find a feature-packed box guitarists will love
With two headphone jacks, four outputs for audio and control voltages, and SSL's Legacy 4K switch for analog warmth, this is an interface that deserves a look
Leslie West on Eric Clapton, the album that inspired Mountain — and the bassist who refused to make the group a power trio
With Cream producer Felix Pappalardi and drummer Corky Laing onboard, West had everything he needed to make his dream group— until Pappalardi drew the line
Tom Petty played with George Harrison and Bob Dylan. But Crosby, Stills & Nash was the one act that left him literally shaking
Petty's high regard for Stephen Stills dated back to their days as musicians on the Gainesville, Florida rock scene
Rita Coolidge on how Bob Dylan’s quirky habit confused everyone during the making of his worldwide hit "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
The singer saw Dylan's unusual ways up close while working with him on the 1973 film 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'
Richie Kotzen on being Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist for one hot minute in 1995
Kotzen and Ozzy watched the comedy 'Dumb and Dumber' together — but the guitarist didn't seem to get the singer's big joke
The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia on the classic Bob Dylan song that made him a convert
It wasn’t until Dylan went electric that Garcia was won over by the folk icon
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New details emerge in Police lawsuit brought by Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland against Sting for over $2 million in royalties
The guitarist and drummer claim they have been underpaid for “digital exploitation” of the trio's classic songs
David Gilmour on his early adventures seeing — and mixing sound for — his idol, Jimi Hendrix
A Hendrix devotee, Gilmour helped operate the PA system for Hendrix's performance at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival
Peter Frampton tells Warren Haynes about the “very difficult period” brought about by the monster success of ‘Frampton Comes Alive!’
The guitarist dives deep into his career in an interview and performance with Haynes for the new TV series ‘The Art of Music,’ premiering September 6
Andy Summers tells why he deserves credit for “Every Breath You Take,” the Police monster hit at the heart of his lawsuit against Sting
Summers contends the song was nothing without his iconic guitar riff
Brent Hinds’ 2015 viral outburst revealed his love for Mastodon and the no-BS attitude that made him a true guitar hero
In this brief, at times explosive Guitar Player interview, Hinds got to the heart of what mattered most to him in music
Lindsey Buckingham on joining Fleetwood Mac with Stevie Nicks and cutting their breakthrough hit album 50 years ago
The uniquely gifted guitarist helped lead the storied blues group formed by Peter Green to become one of the biggest hit acts of the 1970s
Randy Bachman on Pete Townshend's hilarious response when the Guess Who told the Who to change their name
Bachman says the Who's hotel-trashing antics caused his band trouble with staff when “we could not convince them we were quiet Canadians”
Tom Petty's throwaway guitar riff turned out to be one of the Heartbreakers' biggest hits — thanks to Rick Rubin
Producer Rick Rubin discovered the tossed-off riff on a cassette of demos Petty gave him and thought it was the better than anything else on the tape
Joe Bonamassa on why he turned down Peter Green and Gary Moore’s iconic 1959 “Greeny” Les Paul — and why Metallica’s Kirk Hammett was absolutely the right owner
His decision to pass and Hammett’s decision to buy illustrate why guitar collecting is as personal to every guitarist as their playing style
Guitarist Terry Reid, who rejected Jimmy Page's invitation to join Led Zeppelin, has died
Best known for a voice that earned him the nickname Superlungs, Reid was Page's first choice for a singer in Led Zeppelin
“It was magic.” Jack Bruce on the day he met Eric Clapton and how the guitarist changed his way of listening and playing
Bruce recalled the very first jam between Cream's future members at the Windsor Jazz Festival
Tom Petty on how he almost didn’t record his first solo hit — and how George Harrison helped save the day
The song came out of one of Petty's greatest tragedies but proved almost too personal for him to record
