Jon SievertSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Jon Sievert Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high” By Jon Sievert published 31 October 23 In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach MOST READ1“The only way I could afford my ’66 Strat was to take the ‘66 neck off and sell it to a guy across the street, then go back to Manny’s and buy an ESP neck”: Marshall Crenshaw looks back on the making of his unsung, under-appreciated masterpiece, Field Day2“I was on a mission to find the next big guitar hero. When I heard Yngwie, I knew that he was the guy I was looking for”: How Guitar Player's Spotlight column made Yngwie Malmsteen a guitar hero overnight, and sent neoclassical shred into overdrive3“Give the guitar 10 years, 50 years, 100 years, and it progressively becomes more resonant and sounds better”: Santa Cruz Guitars' Richard Hoover explains the science of vintage wood and guitar tone4“As soon as I started playing a Telecaster, I formed an instant connection with it. It’s like when you find the right person to marry. You just know”: John 5's top tips for beginner, and veteran, guitarists5“Whenever you switch back to your pick, it’ll be even more fun to have its signature attack back”: There’s a reason everyone from Eddie Van Halen to Lindsey Buckingham and Mark Knopfler have made fingerstyle part of their repertoire
Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high” By Jon Sievert published 31 October 23 In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach
