Tom Beaujour Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was2Barbra Streisand recorded over 30 takes of “The Way We Were.” Nothing worked. Then the bassist tried something different3Pat Metheny on how a $100 guitar defined his career — and why he kept a toothbrush in it for decades 4Joni Mitchell on why she invented her own guitar language from more than 50 tunings5“An owl meeting a bumblebee in mid-flight.” Ritchie Blackmore on crafting the perfect Deep Purple–era guitar tone