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Authentic Live Hendrix Tone Arrives with PRS Guitars' HX Amps

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 27 July 21

PRS rekindles the magic of Woodstock with its new Hendrix-inspired amps.

Roland’s Cube Street Amp Gets Promoted to Boss

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 27 July 21

The battery powered best-seller has been revamped as the Boss Cube Street II.

Acoustic Guitarist of the Year Nominations Are About to Close – Everything You Need to Know

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 21 July 21

This is the perfect way to get your playing out there and be heard by millions, including top music editors and star judges.

Five Days Left to Enter Acoustic Guitarist of the Year

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 21 July 21

If you're an acoustic specialist looking for your big break, this is the perfect opportunity.

Brian May: The Guitar Player Interview

By Guitar Player Staff published 19 July 21

In this classic interview, the Queen guitarist talks tone, technique, his greatest moments and the Queen song he'd struggle to play all the way through

Watch the video for Iron Maiden's apocalyptic new single, The Writing On The Wall

By Guitar Player Staff published 15 July 21

British metal legends preview their forthcoming album with a riffy new song written by guitarist Adrian Smith

Have mercy! The New Billy F. Gibbons Guitar Has A Wild New Pickup System

By Guitar Player Staff published 15 July 21

The ZZ Top man's new signature guitar enables you to load different pickups in a split second

August 2021 Guitar Player Lesson Audio

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 15 July 21

Read This if You Want to Improve Your Acoustic Recordings

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 14 July 21

Three great mic techniques to help you capture the perfect acoustic guitar tone.

The Best Acoustic Rock Intros of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 14 July 21

Here, we pay homage to some of the greatest acoustic guitar intros of all time.

Ten High-End Acoustics You Need to Play

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 14 July 21

Top end acoustic guitars for bigger budgets.

Chet Atkins pictured in the studio with his Gretsch 6119 Tennessean signature model

Chet Atkins Shows Us Why the Electric Guitar Became the World’s Most Popular Instrument

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 12 July 21

VIDEO Watch the guitar hero of guitar heroes take his new Gretsch signature model out for a spin live on TV.

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Mick Taylor and Mick Jagger on stage during The Rolling Stones' free concert in Hyde Park, London, July 5 1969

Watch Mick Taylor’s Chaotic Baptism of Fire with The Rolling Stones

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 12 July 21

Video The ex-Bluesbreaker does well to hold it together during his massive Hyde Park debut.

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15 Fantastic Electric Guitars Priced Under $800 – Tested and Reviewed

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 12 July 21

Your next guitar doesn't need to cost the earth

The cover of Guitar Player's September 2021 issue

September 2021 Guitar Player Lesson Audio

By Guitar Player Staff published 9 July 21

Hacks for Your Ax

By Guitar Player Staff published 8 July 21

7 essential pointers you need to know about.

Pro Gigging Tips

By Guitar Player Staff published 7 July 21

Four simple suggestions to help your performances stand out.

Home Recording Hacks

By Guitar Player Staff published 6 July 21

This solid bunch of five pro tips will help you get the most from your gear.

The Essential Rules of Gain Stacking

By Guitar Player Staff published 5 July 21

3 pointers to help you get the most from your gain pedals.

Elvis Presley and Scotty Moore rehearse for their appearance on the Milton Berle Show at the NBC Burbank studios on June 4 1956 in Los Angeles California

Would Elvis Have Been ‘King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ Without Scotty Moore?

By Guitar Player Staff published 2 July 21

Video Watch this classic clip from The Ed Sullivan Show and decide for yourself.

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Willie Dixon in the backyard of Muddy Waters' house in 1981

Watch Chicago Blues Trailblazer Willie Dixon Nail His 1954 Blues Standard “Hoochie Coochie Man” Live

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 July 21

VIDEO A Blackguard Esquire-toting Stephen Stills joins the Chess Records legend on stage.

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Five Inspiring Ways to Use a Volume Pedal

By Guitar Player Staff published 2 July 21

It could be one of the most overlooked pieces of gear you own.

Discover How Periphery Guitarist Misha Mansoor Has Reinvented the Stratocaster

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 July 21

Modern high-performance with vintage appeal from Jackson's made-in-Japan MJ Series.

Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry and Keith Richards at Chuck Berry's Los Angeles home during the filming of Taylor Hackford's documentary 'Hail! Hail ! Rock n Roll', 1986

Watch Eric Clapton and Keith Richards Jam with Chuck Berry

By Guitar Player Staff published 2 July 21

Video The ultimate triumvirate of guitar legends lets rip in this 12-bar blues bonanza.

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Frank Marino performing live at San Francisco's The Winterland Ballroom in 1976

Unexpected Illness Forces Mahogany Rush Guitarist Frank Marino into Retirement

By Guitar Player Staff last updated 1 July 21

The Canadian guitar idol invites “believers to include me in their prayers”.

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GP Presents Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light, with X, December 30 in San Francisco – Win Tickets
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"An amp worth auditioning if you’re in the market for a gig-worthy, low-watt combo that punches above its weight class": Does Fender's Tone Master Princeton Reverb amp live up to the lofty precedent set by its tube-powered sibling?
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"I was playing the wrong key and everything, but it didn't seem to matter": Watch George Harrison play a Little Richard classic with Deep Purple in 1984
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“It was a way to kind of memorialize the folks that I lost”: Grieving the death of his grandparents and close friend Joey DeFrancesco, jazz guitar ace Dan Wilson found solace in creating his beautiful new album, Things Eternal
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”If you don’t get your act together, then you can’t expect your band to be.” Session player and bandleader Ben Misterka shares his wisdom on playing savvy in the post-pandemic world