Jude Gold
After becoming a full-time Guitar Player editor in 2001, Jude Gold went on to write cover stories on every guitar hero from Slash and Brad Paisley to Pat Metheny and Neal Schon. He also hosts the No Guitar Is Safe podcast – “The guitar show where guitar heroes plug in” – which now has over 160 episodes (and counting!) you can stream for free.
In 2009, Jude moved to Los Angeles, where he became director of the guitar program at Musicians Institute (GIT). Then, in 2012, Jude joined Jefferson Starship and has been lead guitarist for the iconic rock band ever since. No matter which musical adventure Jude is on, though, he maintains his role as Los Angeles Editor of Guitar Player.
To see Jude’s “full contact” guitar style in action, check out his rendition of “Funkytown." Notably, after seeing this video, guitar legend Joe Satriani raved, “Jude’s ‘Funkytown’ is killin’!”
Latest articles by Jude Gold

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
Listen to our ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ podcast here – the guitar show where guitar heroes plug in

By Jude Gold Published
Listen to our ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ podcast here – the guitar show where guitar heroes plug in

By Jude Gold Last updated
Rev up this race car of a guitar for a few minutes and you’re not going to want to give up the driver’s seat any time soon

By Jude Gold Last updated
Get Timmons’ treasured echo sound without having to spend hours or days toying with a mountain of old analog delays and tape echoes

By Jude Gold Last updated
“Captain Fingers” relives some of his most memorable sessions, and shares the inspiration behind his captivating new solo album.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
One of America's most successful rock 'n' roll tunesmiths joins Jude Gold on the latest episode.

By Jude Gold Published
Walls has worked with countless gospel, rock, R&B, pop, and country artists, and his list of favorite sessions is similarly eclectic.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
Video The Fixx guitarist reveals the studio secrets of the band’s 1983 top ten hit on GP's ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ podcast.

By Jude Gold Published
The first-call session guitarist discusses the usefulness of the Kemper Profiler, the power of his ultra-funky thumb-pick attack, and the versatility of his Grosh Retro Classic.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
Video The formidable virtuoso unleashes a barrage of licks and tricks from his considerable arsenal.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
Video Cop some moves from the blues-shredding firebrand in this classic 'No Guitar Is Safe' podcast episode.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold, Art Thompson Published
Video Take away some knowhow from one of the greatest blues guitarists around.

By Rod Brakes, Jude Gold Published
Video The Jeff Healey guitarist shows us how to execute this attention-grabbing technique on Jude Gold’s fantastic ‘No Guitar Is Safe’ Guitar Player podcast.

By Jude Gold Published
With a new album in the bag – ‘Freeze: Live in Europe 2020’ – the Aristocrats guitar virtuoso delivers a faithful account of touring his rock-fusion supergroup.

By Jude Gold Last updated
Following high-profile stints with Melissa Etheridge and Lizzo, Celisse preps an album of her own.

By Jude Gold Published
Marty Friedman shares his top ten tips.

By Jude Gold Published
Steve Lukather’s priceless life lessons on making it big as a guitarist.

By Jude Gold Published
Schon casts his guitar in the role of lead singer on 'Universe,' his new instrumental album.

By Jude Gold Published
In this bite-sized lesson, learn some of the building blocks of the monstrous rhythm guitar sound of the late AC/DC great.

By Jude Gold Published
“E7#9 is so overused in the post-Stevie Ray world, that this chord makes a nice alternative.”

By Jude Gold Published
A sonic amusement park of classic and modern tones awaits you on the ultimate Nashville Tele

By Jude Gold Published
What do Queens of the Stone Age, A Perfect Circle, Iggy Pop, and Failure all have in common? This musical jack-of-all-trades.

By Jude Gold Published
Dig deeper into Eddie Van Halen's pyrotechnic style and all becomes clear – he was all about fresh new sounds for rock.
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