Latest articles by Jimmy Leslie
His guitar-tapping mastery has made him a rising star — and brought new attention to the acoustic guitar's expressive potential
From higher string tension to tuning issues, a 12-string is a different animal from your standard six-string
The rising guitar star celebrates his record release at Hopmonk Novato this Saturday, October 19.
The jazz master is set to play five shows at Yoshi’s Oakland next month
Ironically enough, White would end up writing an actual Bond theme just five years later
This formidable trio's self-titled debut is the ensemble guitar album of the year – and a watershed acoustic moment
The essence of a full Bourgeois experience at almost half the price? The revered luthier's latest collaboration with Eastman makes a convincing case
“And,” the acoustic ace tells GP, “there’s a side benefit from a health perspective”
Frank Zappa’s prodigal son will play a set of his father's legendary music at the Warfield Theatre on August 4
With an ingenious breakaway six-channel mixer that includes multiple effects with snapshot recall, amp models, an overdrive, a compressor, a tuner, a looper, Bluetooth, and even onboard recording, the ShowBox promises a lot. Can it really be all that?
Before he came to fame in his own right, Cray played in a band with singer Curtis Salgado, on whom John Belushi's Jake Blues character was partially based
Your playing affects the Poly effect, which in turn will affect your playing by making you think about the bass and guitar separately
As he celebrates his latest album, Wide Open Light, Harper shares memories of his family's iconic Folk Music Center, what he learned from legends like Taj Mahal, and the Taylor he's “head over heels for”
The roots rock maestro is set to play a GP Presents show at the Hopmonk Novato on July 18
Klos co-founders Adam and Ian Klosowiak are all in on creating a unique array of carbon-fiber instruments fit for an adventurous lifestyle
The acoustic legend is set to play a GP-sponsored set at the historic Freight & Salvage folk house in Berkeley, California later this month
GP gathers a selected swath of shining stars on the acoustic gear horizon, with a primary lens concentrated on guitar
Though the carbon fiber look might turn some away, this is a road-ready, seaworthy instrument that delivers fuller sound and better playability than a typical travel guitar
“I had been playing Harry Styles when he was in One Direction and giving her tacks to put up their posters,” Harper explained to GP. “But I didn’t tell her why I wanted her guitar, because I didn’t know if I was going to make the track”
Having tracked down some of the most prized ancient wood on the planet, and worked with an “artisanal lumberjack,” Hoover knows a thing or two about vintage wood, and its relationship with tone
In a 2014 chat with GP, the pioneering six-stringer discussed his tonal preferences and guitar teaching philosophy, and the most beloved – and enigmatic – guitar in his collection
Though guitar gear, of course, has advanced in leaps and bounds since Frank Zappa's heyday, the elder Zappa enthusiastically pushed its technological limits
Guitar Player Presents an all-star cast at Papa Mali’s New Orleans birthday bash on May 5 during Jazz Fest – and you can win tickets
As Lage further explores his unplugged instincts, he reflects on some of Kottke's humorous nuggets of wisdom – one being that readings from sometimes-unreliable electric tuners are “only a suggestion”
