Latest articles by Guitar Player Staff
Set Basic Campfire Chords Alight in Four Easy Ways
Do open chords sometimes strike you as a little bland and boring? Here's how to make them sound more exotic
Learn Five Head-Turning Guitar Licks in the Open Position
Give your guitar solos some extra hooks with this bunch of five knockout licks
Want to Improve Your Alternate Picking? This Essential Lesson Will Have You Shredding in No Time
Brush up on the basics of alternate picking with these easy-to-remember techniques you can work into your own music
Five Things You Should Know About Frets
From shape, feel and tone to material, condition and replacement – here are the basics of guitar frets
“I Could’ve Bought a House or These Three-Quarter-Million-Dollar Guitars": Joe Bonamassa Talks 'Burst Les Pauls and Collecting Other Rare Guitars in This Fascinating Interview From the Vault
“I chose the guitars in a heartbeat,” said the blues rock titan
Five of George Harrison's Most Iconic Beatles-Era Guitars
From the Grestch Duo Jet used in the Beatles’ earliest recordings to the late '60s prototype Fender Rosewood Telecaster, here are five of George Harrison's most celebrated guitars
Ten of the Greatest Chicago Blues Songs
Return to the source of inspiration with these Windy City blues guitar classics
Five Incredible Under-the-Radar Blues Guitar Solos by Fender Stratocaster Players
From Jimmie Vaughan, Doyle Bramhall II and Kenny Wayne Shepherd to Robert Cray and Bonnie Raitt, these deep cuts are bound to have you reaching for your Strat
“If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault
“My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975
Ten Mind-Blowing Rock Guitar Solos Every Player Needs to Know About
From Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page to Stevie Ray Vaughan and Slash, here are some of the greatest rock guitar solos ever committed to record
10 Under-the-Radar Albums Every Guitar Player Needs to Hear
From Chet Atkins and Merle Haggard to Jellyfish and the Creation, these hidden gems resonate with just as much passion and flair as the stock desert-island disc picks
Take a Deep Dive Into David Gilmour’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Gear, Tone and Technique With the July 2023 Issue of 'Guitar Player'
Don’t miss our latest issue – out now!
“I’m Having a Religious Moment”: That Time ‘GP’ Presented Jeff Beck With Guitar Hero Cliff Gallup’s Picks
“Now I have to rethink my whole fingering,” said the guitarist
Jeff Beck’s Top Five Psychedelic Rock Tracks
Choice cuts from the electric guitar innovator’s mid-‘60s Yardbirds era
“We Were One of the Early Heavy Metal Bands Without Knowing It”: How Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker Turbo-Charged the Blues With Cream
The original supergroup pioneered a fusion of blues-rock that directly influenced a generation of musicians
“Being Afraid to Try Is Not Going to Help You Expand”: Eric Gales Shares Some of His Best Guitar Playing Tips
From runs in fives to using less obvious scales and extended chords, the electric guitar master explains how to “sound more unique and less predictable”
“I Started Channeling My Black Roots – My Ancestry”: Fantastic Negrito Talks Rediscovering the Old Blues Greats
How the Grammy-winning maverick cheated death and became one of blues’ biggest innovators
Watch Rory Gallagher's Explosive "Shadow Play" Performance
Video In one of his greatest live performances captured on film, the Irish guitarist shows why he was so highly regarded by his peers
