Darrin FoxSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Darrin Fox “I never practice, so my technique is not great, but I also don’t go down a lot of ultra-rehearsed alleyways. I can still find things that are surprising to me. That may not happen if I practiced every day”: An archive interview with Andy Partridge of XTC By Darrin Fox published 8 January 24 Andy Partridge on how he approaches solos, his biggest influence, and how he takes the same chords and scales as anyone else but makes them sound totally original… Gary Moore: "When I’d See Peter Green, I Was Hanging on Every Note He Played. When He Would Hit the Note, it Would Just Go Right Through Me" By Darrin Fox published 14 September 23 The late blues guitar great discusses channeling Roy Buchanan with a Tele, the best piece of playing advice he ever got, and the hard-rock guitar icon who borrowed liberally from his "Parisienne Walkways" melody in this 2007 GP interview. Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault “Stop Thinking About the Guys You Idolize. Think for Yourself”: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Pulls No Punches in this Incredible Interview From the GP Archive By Darrin Fox published 27 October 21 The guitar legend defiantly stares down death, blues clichés, and brainless categorizations. Joe Satriani Reflects on 20 Years of Surfing With the Alien By Darrin Fox published 31 July 07 “I didn’t want my follow-up album to be a weird, quirky record” MOST READ1How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life2Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks3Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive4“A lot of times when someone says, ‘They have good technique, but there’s something missing,’ what’s actually missing is part of the technique”: Paul Gilbert on the essentials of great guitar playing5Dickey Betts on dueling with Duane Allman, and composing Allman Brothers' biggest hit
“I never practice, so my technique is not great, but I also don’t go down a lot of ultra-rehearsed alleyways. I can still find things that are surprising to me. That may not happen if I practiced every day”: An archive interview with Andy Partridge of XTC By Darrin Fox published 8 January 24 Andy Partridge on how he approaches solos, his biggest influence, and how he takes the same chords and scales as anyone else but makes them sound totally original…
Gary Moore: "When I’d See Peter Green, I Was Hanging on Every Note He Played. When He Would Hit the Note, it Would Just Go Right Through Me" By Darrin Fox published 14 September 23 The late blues guitar great discusses channeling Roy Buchanan with a Tele, the best piece of playing advice he ever got, and the hard-rock guitar icon who borrowed liberally from his "Parisienne Walkways" melody in this 2007 GP interview.
Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22 “Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault
“Stop Thinking About the Guys You Idolize. Think for Yourself”: Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown Pulls No Punches in this Incredible Interview From the GP Archive By Darrin Fox published 27 October 21 The guitar legend defiantly stares down death, blues clichés, and brainless categorizations.
Joe Satriani Reflects on 20 Years of Surfing With the Alien By Darrin Fox published 31 July 07 “I didn’t want my follow-up album to be a weird, quirky record”
