Latest articles by Phil Weller
Joe Walsh tells why Les Paul is his hero and the story that inspired him
Walsh says he met Paul and found him inspiring beyond his guitar talents
Robert Fripp wasn't pleased when Jakko Jakszyk ruined his reputation as a tough boss
In addition to Fripp, Jakko weighs in on working with another taskmaster — Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test
The prog icon sold the famed guitar at auction for just under $4 million. But he's got something he considers just as good
“He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit
Extreme's tribute to EVH now includes a cover of Van Halen's "Mean Street"
Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s
"These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls
The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.
"All the other guitars fell off the wall!" George Harrison recalled when he and Paul McCartney demoed his historic Futurama at the music shop
Martin's new O’ahu HG-28 is a game-changing hybrid that pays tribute to the steel-string's Hawaiian heritage
Described as a smaller 14-fret Dreadnought with the depth of a 000, it’s fitted with premium appointments to make it more than just a tribute to the past
Steve Vai was too shy to tell his friends he was learning guitar. Here's how they found out
The virtuoso chose a typically flamboyant way to break the news to everyone
Boss adds new amps, effects, and enhanced features to its affordable GX-100 floor modeler with brand new firmware update
Key improvements have also been made to its desktop app to encourage more guitarists and bassists to try the feature-packed multi-effects unit
Gibson recreates B.B. King’s “Rumble in the Jungle” ES-355 – a guitar that predates Lucille – for a limited-edition run
Featuring Murphy Lab aging, a Maestro Vibrola tailpiece, and Custombucker pickups, the high-end guitar pays tribute to the bluesman’s legendary Zaire '74 performance
Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson
The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour
New Eddie Van Halen-narrated documentary details how he got hooked on modding guitars – and subsequently created Frankenstein
The free-to-watch mini-doc finds the guitarist talking about his earliest guitars, and his quest for his one true guitar love
PRS launches first-ever semi-hollow DGT model – and it's limited to just 200 pieces
David Grissom's signature model has been given the semi-hollow treatment, inspired by one of his custom shop builds, and comes hand-signed by Grissom and Paul Reed Smith
Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson recalls the song that led him to play a Les Paul for the first, and only, time
Anderson says he borrowed Martin Barre’s guitar for a one-man recording session that saved a now-classic song from the cutting room floor
Reverend launches new signature models for Vernon Reid and Greg Koch, and adds flame maple tops to fan-favorites
Floyd Rose tremolos, Railhammer and Fishman pickups, and premium appointments adorn the company's latest collection of guitars – headlined by Reid’s long-awaited signature
Former Outlaws guitarist Freddie Salem dies at 70
The Les Paul-wielding guitarist featured on four studio albums and one live album with the Southern rock band, and would later go on to record with Barbra Streisand
David Gilmour says guitars are ultimately just “the tools of my trade,” but these are the ones he’d never auction off
Having parted with his legendary Black Strat for nearly $4 million, it seems the guitarist isn’t the sentimental type when it comes to the instruments he owns – except for three
Lester Flatt’s Martin D-18 – considered the first ever bluegrass guitar – set to headline massive auction of over 400 historic guitars
A Roy Clark Gretsch prototype is also set to be sold at next month’s Heritage Auctions event
Guild's new $300 guitar range promises to bring premium tones at a cut price
The aptly titled 300 Series offers two types of dreadnought and OM-style acoustics
Adrian Belew discusses his love of the Parker Fly, and how he convinced Ken Parker to create his wild signature model
The King Crimson man loved the original model, but pushed for its creators to return to its original idea as a synth guitar, resulting in a guitar he’s convinced he plays better with
Martin teams up with feel-good apparel firm Life is Good for an acoustic that promotes optimism through music
The 23" scale LX1 Life is Good acoustic encourages players to focus on the good things in life
Keith Urban is working with PRS on a new model, and it's unlike anything the company has made before
He’s been playing his beloved ‘Clarence’ Tele since 1989, but John Mayer’s Silver Sky has shown Urban what he’s missing – now he's creating a T-type guitar with a wide tonal range and plenty of vintage-style bite
Orange reveals why it won't dabble with amp modeling, and why you shouldn't call its products “retro”
The company's Marketing Director views amp and modeler users as different demographics, and wants to focus on its amp offerings rather than try to reinvent the firm’s methodologies
