Latest articles by Jas Obrecht
"He Was Not Only a Great Rock and Roll Player, But in the Classics, and in Every Other Field, He Was Phenomenal": Ozzy Osbourne Shares His Fond Memories of Randy Rhoads in 1982 GP Interview
The Prince of Darkness discusses what he learned about music from Rhoads, and how the pioneering hard-rock guitarist would find a new guitar teacher in every town he played in, while Osbourne and the rest of his bandmates were "hunkered in the bar."
“We Could Take a Pretty Massive Dose and Hang in There for a While”: How LSD Influenced the Grateful Dead’s Music
From the Acid Tests and beyond
“I Am Just a Punk Kid Trying to Get a Sound Out of a Guitar That I Couldn't Buy Off the Rack”: a 23-Year-Old Eddie Van Halen Talks Building His Own Guitars
Screwdrivers, chisels, drills and chainsaws – the young prodigy reveals all in this amazing interview from the GP archive.
“I'm Just Like a Color Over the Top. He's the Solid Thing”: Angus Young on Malcolm Young and the Vital Chemistry of AC/DC
Read this classic Guitar Player interview with one half of the greatest guitar dueling brotherhood in hard rock history.
Watch John Lee Hooker Bringing the Blues to London in 1964
Video This historic BBC performance of “Boom Boom” helped turn a whole generation on to the blues.
Watch Lightnin’ Hopkins Play “the Best Blues Performance Ever”
Video Remembering the influential Texas bluesman born 110 years ago today with this archive gem featuring quotes from Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons and more.
The Keith Richards Guide to Distortion
The Rolling Stone comes clean on distortion in this archive interview from the December 1992 issue of Guitar Player.
“People Don't Buy a Guitar Solo. They Buy a Song”: Steve Lukather Talks Soloing, Songwriting and Success
As ‘Toto IV’ hits 40 this year, we take a rummage through the vaults to bring you some classic Luke snippets.
