Latest articles by Michael Molenda
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
Written by the future “Eye of the Tiger” composer, the 1970 smash became the fastest-breaking single in Warner Bros. history — even though the band thought it was a throwaway.
In this brief, at times explosive Guitar Player interview, Hinds got to the heart of what mattered most to him in music
The guitarist blamed boring guitar sounds and his own love of imperfection for his actions, saying, "That sound was born out of total frustration"
From Eddie Van Halen and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Daniel Ash and Jamie West-Oram, we present the decades' greatest players across the genres
The former Police guitarist told us how the group's evolution in the midst of punk led him to his breakthrough achievement as a singular guitar stylist
The hangover (sonically and otherwise) from Oasis's infamously overstuffed and overlong third album, Be Here Now, led Gallagher to pursue a wholesale transformation in sound
Speaking to GP about the studio rig he used for the band's then-new comeback album, Switch, Farriss cited his love for guitars both traditional and unusual for an arena-rocker
Back in 2012, we brought electric guitar pioneer Duane Eddy and visionary British legend Bill Nelson together for an epic interview. Topics covered include everything from meeting Elvis, swapping tips with Chuck Berry, pioneering a whole new playing style, and the idea of making a dark, ambient album…
Scales might be a “mystery” to this underrated riff-master, but few guitarists of Cleminson's (or any) era can match his flair for the dramatic. In this classic interview, Cleminson takes GP inside his enviable tone
The legendary slide-master discusses how to find the right bandmates and collaborators, and reveals why the "loosey-goosey parts" of songs can be the most exciting, in this classic GP interview
The late guitar pioneer discusses chasing the perfect sound (even at 90 years old), reading a story to audiences through his playing, and the unparalleled beauty of one magnificent note in this 2005 GP interview.
For the critically acclaimed 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,' McCartney was encouraged to abandon his Les Paul, but also found time to beef up his acoustic fingerpicking, and plug into his old Vox AC30.
"Try to ‘borrow’ a little bit from each guy. And, like that, you become you," said the King of the Blues
“The first thing with me is Electro-Harmonix, the second thing is fishing, and the third thing is the ladies,” says the pioneering effects builder
How the virtuoso’s creative horizon expanded with Ibanez
Enhance your home studio production with these expert recommendations
The country singer-songwriter reveals her secrets to studio success
Melodic, unpredictable and jaw-dropping, the guitarist’s fiery solos on the ‘BattleZone’ LP elevated her name “above the title”
“It all starts with the tuner,” says the tone-obsessed YouTube star
“You have to be very much engaged in the pursuit of finding new and unique ways to express your art,” says the Police guitarist
Following the release of his latest solo album, ’13 Rivers,’ the guitarist spoke to ‘GP’ about his creative process and how to put together the perfect Frankenstrat
Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars.
