Dan Forte

Dan Forte worked at Guitar Player for six years between 1983-89, where he interviewed Stevie Ray Vaughan, Mark Knopfler and George Harrison among others, before becoming Editor At Large at Guitar World. He is currently Editor At Large at Vintage Guitar magazine.

Latest articles by Dan Forte

George Harrison performs with Eric Clapton during a concert for the Princes Trust, at Wembley Stadium, London, circa 1987

"I wanted Eric Clapton on My Guitar Gently Weeps for a bit of moral support and to make the others behave..." Jamming with Eric Clapton, recording with the Beatles: A long-lost interview with George Harrison

By Dan Forte published

“I've always been embarrassed at the idea of being in Guitar Player magazine. I'm just a skiffler. I do ‘posh skiffle’, that's all it is…” In 1987, George Harrison sat down with us for a classic interview, looking back across his career…

Stevie Ray Vaughan performs live in San Francisco on October 14, 1985

“They had strippers and crabs everywhere... People would get pissed and start shooting at the stage. You had to duck and keep playing!” Stevie Ray Vaughan talks his Number One Strat, Dumbles, and his craziest gigs in classic GP interview

By Dan Forte published

On the heels of his sophomore album, Couldn't Stand the Weather, SRV tells tales of jamming with B.B. and Freddie King, and tells GP what it takes to cover Hendrix

Mark Knopfler, 1979

“I Was Doing Things With My Fingers That I Couldn't Do With a Pick”: Mark Knopfler on His World-Famous Picking Technique

By Rod Brakes, Dan Forte, Joel A. Siegel published

The Dire Straits guitarist explains how he developed his unique style.

George Harrison and Eric Clapton performing at the Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden.

“I can't do that. Nobody ever plays on the Beatles records”: Here’s why Eric Clapton nearly didn’t record his epic “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” guitar solo

By Rod Brakes, Dan Forte published

George Harrison recounts the events in this classic interview from the GP archive.

Alexander Howard Dumble

“When the Air Becomes Electric, That's the Right Sound”: Howard Alexander Dumble’s 1985 ‘Guitar Player’ Interview in Full

By Dan Forte published

In this in-depth article from the GP archive the master craftsman discusses his approach to designing a legacy of world class guitar amplifiers.