Jimmy LeslieSocial Links NavigationJimmy Leslie has been Frets editor since 2016. See many Guitar Player- and Frets-related videos on his YouTube channel, and learn about his acoustic/electric rock group at spirithustler.com. Grid List Latest articles by Jimmy Leslie Hear These Fine Vintage Martins in Action on Collector and Bluegrass Ambassador Gary Brewer’s Latest Cut, ‘House of Axes’ By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 ‘House of Axes’ is a straight-shooting showcase for Brewgrass’s rarest and most prized acoustics from a collection of more than 100 vintage Martins Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 Cop some plectrum pointers from a seasoned acoustic pro L.R. Baggs HiFi High-Fidelity Acoustic Bridge Plate Pickup System Review By Jimmy Leslie published 20 September 23 For ushering in a new chapter at one of the most innovative companies in the acoustic-electric arena, HiFi earns an Editors’ Pick Award How to Advance Your Hybrid-Picking Technique in Four Easy Steps By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 Make the most of these simple exercises and tips and you’ll have a million songs in myriad styles at your fingertips Five Great Ways to Improve Your Thumb Technique and Make Your Sound Stand Out By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 Free your thumb and fabulous fingerstyle will follow “Success in Our Business Has Very Little Relation to Making Moving, Emotionally Meaningful Music”: Milk Carton Kids Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan Are Leading a Modern Folk Revival By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 While their exquisite new album, ‘I Only See the Moon,’ continues to draw high praise the Americana duo points the way for fellow artists and music fans with the ambitious Los Angeles Folk Festival ‘GP’ Presents Shakti 50th Anniversary Tour September 9 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 24 August 23 John McLaughlin brings his worldly ensemble to Davies Symphony Hall via SFJAZZ “When Using an Open Tuning, Music Theory and Thinking in Terms of Scales and Chords Goes out the Window”: Acoustic Master Peppino D’Agostino Shares Insights Into Making Musical Magic By Jimmy Leslie published 23 August 23 The “Transcendent Acoustic Superhero” explains how to free your mind and open the door to new creative possibilities using alternate tunings Fishman AFX Mini Acoustic Pro EQ Mini, Broken Record, AcoustiVerb and Pocket Blender Effects Pedal Reviews By Jimmy Leslie published 18 August 23 Fishman joins the revolution for effects tailored to acoustic guitars with four AFX Mini pedals ‘GP’ Presents Tab Benoit August 20 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 15 August 23 The Louisiana bluesman points west at the majestic Great American Music Hall Four Easy Ways to Discover New Ideas on Acoustic Guitar By Jimmy Leslie published 8 August 23 Shake up your songwriting using these simple tips “What Captured Me Early on Was the One-Guitar-as-Orchestra Kind of Approach”: Catfish Keith Has Copious Licks in His Bag of Tricks By Jimmy Leslie published 26 July 23 From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith’s modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors “There Are Two Parts: The Rational and Irrational”: Django Reinhardt Scholar Stephane Wrembel Shares Valuable Insights Into the Technique of the Gypsy Jazz Guitar Master By Jimmy Leslie published 22 July 23 Discover the core concepts and true essence of Django Reinhardt Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce Review By Jimmy Leslie published 19 July 23 This flagship Builder’s Edition is about as close to a custom shop instrument as you’ll find in a production guitar GP Presents Leo Kottke, July 22 & 23 in Berkeley, CA – Win Tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 17 July 23 The acoustic icon is set to play a pair of shows at the Freight & Salvage this weekend. Sting, James Taylor and Elton John Have Covered George Harrison's "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" – Here's Why Every Acoustic Guitarist Needs to Learn It By Jimmy Leslie published 23 June 23 50 years ago, this campfire classic was at the top of the charts Cole Clark True Hybrid TL2EC-BLBL-HSS Review By Jimmy Leslie published 21 June 23 This unique guitar earns an enthusiastic Editors’ Pick award for its execution of pure analog ingenuity Explore the 2023 NAMM Show Acoustic-Electric Highlights: Exciting New Gear From Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, L.R. Baggs, Universal Audio, Lava Music and More By Jimmy Leslie published 20 June 23 This year’s NAMM show was surging with innovative and environmentally savvy gear – here's a rundown of our top picks Create Music That Sounds Fresh and Fun With This Simple Chord Concept By Jimmy Leslie published 9 June 23 How to liven up progressions by combining open and closed chords ‘GP’ Presents Al Di Meola, June 11 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 5 June 23 The guitar icon plays a pair of shows at SFJAZZ Center “I Haphazardly Try Things out, Embrace the Things That Make Me Smile, Cast Away the Things That Make Me Cringe”: Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz Reveals His Secrets to Achieving Glorious Amplified Acoustic Tone By Jimmy Leslie published 31 May 23 “An artist’s job is to lean into what inspires you,” says the ALO maestro as the band drops their first studio album in eight years, ‘Silver Saturdays’ Are You Ashamed of Your Stand Game Too? Here’s Some Inspiration (You Know You Need It!) By Jimmy Leslie published 30 May 23 Up your stand game, protect your precious instruments and look good doing it Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review By Jimmy Leslie published 26 May 23 Our reviewer says this flexible little booster is the best he’s found and is coming to every gig from now on “Music Is a Vast Ocean if You Dive Into Yourself Deeper”: Debashish Bhattacharya Connects East to West in a Fusion That’s Earned Him Raves From John McLaughlin and Americana Dobro Icon Jerry Douglas By Jimmy Leslie published 4 May 23 Playing otherworldly licks on instruments of his own invention, the slide master says, “My guitars send the soundscapes with the scent of spirituality” ‘GP’ Joins Leo Kottke at Sound Check and Discovers No One Is Beyond the Reach of Sonic Gremlins By Jimmy Leslie published 3 May 23 Learn some invaluable lessons from the acoustic icon as he finds his sound at Bob Weir’s Sweetwater Music Hall 12345678 Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! 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Hear These Fine Vintage Martins in Action on Collector and Bluegrass Ambassador Gary Brewer’s Latest Cut, ‘House of Axes’ By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 ‘House of Axes’ is a straight-shooting showcase for Brewgrass’s rarest and most prized acoustics from a collection of more than 100 vintage Martins
Bluegrass Master Gary Brewer of the Kentucky Ramblers Shares Some Guitar Pick Wisdom By Jimmy Leslie published 22 September 23 Cop some plectrum pointers from a seasoned acoustic pro
L.R. Baggs HiFi High-Fidelity Acoustic Bridge Plate Pickup System Review By Jimmy Leslie published 20 September 23 For ushering in a new chapter at one of the most innovative companies in the acoustic-electric arena, HiFi earns an Editors’ Pick Award
How to Advance Your Hybrid-Picking Technique in Four Easy Steps By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 Make the most of these simple exercises and tips and you’ll have a million songs in myriad styles at your fingertips
Five Great Ways to Improve Your Thumb Technique and Make Your Sound Stand Out By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 Free your thumb and fabulous fingerstyle will follow
“Success in Our Business Has Very Little Relation to Making Moving, Emotionally Meaningful Music”: Milk Carton Kids Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan Are Leading a Modern Folk Revival By Jimmy Leslie published 29 August 23 While their exquisite new album, ‘I Only See the Moon,’ continues to draw high praise the Americana duo points the way for fellow artists and music fans with the ambitious Los Angeles Folk Festival
‘GP’ Presents Shakti 50th Anniversary Tour September 9 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 24 August 23 John McLaughlin brings his worldly ensemble to Davies Symphony Hall via SFJAZZ
“When Using an Open Tuning, Music Theory and Thinking in Terms of Scales and Chords Goes out the Window”: Acoustic Master Peppino D’Agostino Shares Insights Into Making Musical Magic By Jimmy Leslie published 23 August 23 The “Transcendent Acoustic Superhero” explains how to free your mind and open the door to new creative possibilities using alternate tunings
Fishman AFX Mini Acoustic Pro EQ Mini, Broken Record, AcoustiVerb and Pocket Blender Effects Pedal Reviews By Jimmy Leslie published 18 August 23 Fishman joins the revolution for effects tailored to acoustic guitars with four AFX Mini pedals
‘GP’ Presents Tab Benoit August 20 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 15 August 23 The Louisiana bluesman points west at the majestic Great American Music Hall
Four Easy Ways to Discover New Ideas on Acoustic Guitar By Jimmy Leslie published 8 August 23 Shake up your songwriting using these simple tips
“What Captured Me Early on Was the One-Guitar-as-Orchestra Kind of Approach”: Catfish Keith Has Copious Licks in His Bag of Tricks By Jimmy Leslie published 26 July 23 From slide to fingerstyle, Catfish Keith’s modern technical virtuosity makes old-time country blues simmer with new flavors
“There Are Two Parts: The Rational and Irrational”: Django Reinhardt Scholar Stephane Wrembel Shares Valuable Insights Into the Technique of the Gypsy Jazz Guitar Master By Jimmy Leslie published 22 July 23 Discover the core concepts and true essence of Django Reinhardt
Taylor Builder’s Edition 814ce Review By Jimmy Leslie published 19 July 23 This flagship Builder’s Edition is about as close to a custom shop instrument as you’ll find in a production guitar
GP Presents Leo Kottke, July 22 & 23 in Berkeley, CA – Win Tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 17 July 23 The acoustic icon is set to play a pair of shows at the Freight & Salvage this weekend.
Sting, James Taylor and Elton John Have Covered George Harrison's "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)" – Here's Why Every Acoustic Guitarist Needs to Learn It By Jimmy Leslie published 23 June 23 50 years ago, this campfire classic was at the top of the charts
Cole Clark True Hybrid TL2EC-BLBL-HSS Review By Jimmy Leslie published 21 June 23 This unique guitar earns an enthusiastic Editors’ Pick award for its execution of pure analog ingenuity
Explore the 2023 NAMM Show Acoustic-Electric Highlights: Exciting New Gear From Martin, Taylor, Yamaha, L.R. Baggs, Universal Audio, Lava Music and More By Jimmy Leslie published 20 June 23 This year’s NAMM show was surging with innovative and environmentally savvy gear – here's a rundown of our top picks
Create Music That Sounds Fresh and Fun With This Simple Chord Concept By Jimmy Leslie published 9 June 23 How to liven up progressions by combining open and closed chords
‘GP’ Presents Al Di Meola, June 11 in San Francisco, CA – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 5 June 23 The guitar icon plays a pair of shows at SFJAZZ Center
“I Haphazardly Try Things out, Embrace the Things That Make Me Smile, Cast Away the Things That Make Me Cringe”: Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz Reveals His Secrets to Achieving Glorious Amplified Acoustic Tone By Jimmy Leslie published 31 May 23 “An artist’s job is to lean into what inspires you,” says the ALO maestro as the band drops their first studio album in eight years, ‘Silver Saturdays’
Are You Ashamed of Your Stand Game Too? Here’s Some Inspiration (You Know You Need It!) By Jimmy Leslie published 30 May 23 Up your stand game, protect your precious instruments and look good doing it
Vertex Effects Boost MK II + Volume/Expression Insert Review By Jimmy Leslie published 26 May 23 Our reviewer says this flexible little booster is the best he’s found and is coming to every gig from now on
“Music Is a Vast Ocean if You Dive Into Yourself Deeper”: Debashish Bhattacharya Connects East to West in a Fusion That’s Earned Him Raves From John McLaughlin and Americana Dobro Icon Jerry Douglas By Jimmy Leslie published 4 May 23 Playing otherworldly licks on instruments of his own invention, the slide master says, “My guitars send the soundscapes with the scent of spirituality”
‘GP’ Joins Leo Kottke at Sound Check and Discovers No One Is Beyond the Reach of Sonic Gremlins By Jimmy Leslie published 3 May 23 Learn some invaluable lessons from the acoustic icon as he finds his sound at Bob Weir’s Sweetwater Music Hall
