Guitar Player Staff
Guitar Player is the world’s most comprehensive, trusted and insightful guitar publication for passionate guitarists and active musicians of all ages. Guitar Player magazine is published 13 times a year in print and digital formats. The magazine was established in 1967 and is the world's oldest guitar magazine.
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Latest articles by Guitar Player Staff
![Gary Moore performs in London in 1973.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JFLBkKyuUciRcMMkczQywh-320-80.jpg)
Watch Gary Moore Shred the Blues
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video The late bluesman from Belfast demonstrates his world-class technique and explains what makes a great electric guitar
![Howlin' Wolf (1910 - 1976) performs at the Cafe Au Go Go in New York City, 6th December 1967.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YJC4peLrz2KMRTJJBicjMP-320-80.jpg)
Watch Howlin’ Wolf’s Electrifying “Smokestack Lightning” Performance Featuring Hubert Sumlin on Guitar
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Video The biggest, baddest voice of the Chicago blues scene, Wolf was a far-reaching inspiration
![Sister Rosetta Tharpe photographed at Wilbraham Road Station in Manchester, England, while filming the Granada Television special Blues And Gospel Train, on May 7, 1964.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QHhTDdKjQLCMXoz98BoesU-320-80.jpg)
Watch Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s Iconic "Didn't It Rain?" Live Performance
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Video The guitar heroine blazed a trail for Chuck Berry and the first wave of rock and roll
![Roy Clark plays a Fender Jaguar in 1964 on 'The Jimmy Dean Show'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WBnw7waac9NhEfBJQAE3tR-320-80.jpg)
Watch Roy Clark’s Mesmerizing Rendition of “Folsom Prison Blues” on ‘The Jimmy Dean Show’
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Video The guitar star makes great use of a Fender Jaguar to nail his own interpretation of Johnny Cash’s signature song in this classic TV moment from 1964
![Julian Lage performs at Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2022 at Glynde Place on July 02, 2022 in Lewes, England.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FUtgAe4vwfdWLEez6MbjuD-320-80.jpg)
Watch Julian Lage’s Enthralling "Study for Electric Guitar" Solo Performance
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video The master of improvisation stretches a Telecaster to its limits
![St. Vincent performs onstage during Austin City Limits Festival at Zilker Park on October 03, 2021 in Austin, Texas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tJy2dbaqkeJwL56hePv3mf-320-80.jpg)
Watch St. Vincent’s Mesmerizing "Down" Performance on Austin City Limits
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video Here’s why Grammy winner Annie Clark remains at the cutting-edge of guitar playing
![Ichika Nito](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdJktke2xqoTw83Hev2EE7-320-80.jpg)
Watch Modern Guitar Trailblazer Ichika Nito Demonstrate How to “Impress a Girl” in 20 Seconds With a Guitar
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video With well over 2 million YouTube subscribers, the Ibanez signature artist is an internet sensation
![Mateus Asato](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SL2HMt6CLPjBFKHiBwabXa-320-80.jpg)
Watch Mateus Asato’s Virtuosic Solo Rendition of the Beatles’ “Let It Be”
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video The quintessential 21st century guitar hero teeters between the restrained and the spectacular
![Manuel Gardner Fernandes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLXWx2Ww54UciN3Pnwp29U-320-80.jpg)
Real or Fake?! Witness the Mind-Blowing Right-Hand Technique of Manuel Gardner Fernandes
By Guitar Player Staff published
Video This solo performance of the virtuoso’s instrumental track “Right Hand King” is humbling