<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/player Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:15:10 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I won’t name any names... but I think those people missed my point.” Eddie Van Halen had a blunt critique of his imitators ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-wont-name-any-names-but-i-think-those-people-missed-my-point-eddie-van-halen-had-a-blunt-critique-of-his-imitators aXQFTyseqP7t6vMKDE3cRn Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:15:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy requested a remote switch so he could turn the pedalboard off from the next hotel room.” Randy Rhoads’ constant practice drove Ozzy Osbourne crazy. The solution? A tiny pedalboard designed to please them both ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/randy-rhoads-constant-practice-drove-ozzy-osbourne-crazy sU8LZmNfi9xv7mWv2CmcFP Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:24:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “By that time, I’d been doing it for four years.” The overlooked indie-rock pioneer who played guitar with a violin bow long before Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/by-that-time-id-been-doing-it-for-four-years-the-overlooked-indie-rock-pioneer-who-played-guitar-with-a-violin-bow-long-before-jimmy-page gvm4dEfUDGpsFfNVGAsEr9 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:12:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I remember opening the case for the first time. I almost started crying.” The reason Alex Lifeson chose Gibson over PRS ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-remember-opening-the-case-for-the-first-time-i-almost-started-crying-the-reason-alex-lifeson-chose-gibson-over-prs 89JeSwvvaTvD46oasmwzpF Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:25:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He just made me feel like I couldn’t play.” Brian May thought he'd seen it all — until two guitar heroes proved him wrong ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/brian-may-on-eric-clapton-and-jimi-hendrix SRYmtWkjvaKhauuik6zzKo Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:35:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I didn’t have any gear with me.” How Bo Ramsey wound up on Lucinda Williams’ masterpiece ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-didnt-have-any-gear-with-me-how-bo-ramsey-wound-up-on-lucinda-williams-masterpiece JYhRt5nFmKfpejrmAZBtH Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:52:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the most misunderstood song I ever wrote. But some people said, ‘God! The audacity!’” Tom Petty on the song that defined him as a new kind of guitar-slinging American rocker ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tom-petty-on-the-most-misunderstood-song-i-ever-wrote jQbLJpuuPQYY6e6AiL4SN Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:00 +0000 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What the heck is a demo?” How Sylvester Stallone accidentally created one of rock’s biggest hits ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/what-the-heck-is-a-demo-how-sylvester-stallone-accidentally-created-one-of-rocks-biggest-hits Nme2F4QTqSrCWRzmNWHuCg Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:36:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob would come back the next day: ‘I think I bettered the lyrics. Let me try another third verse.’” Inside Bob Dylan’s secret weapon for recording a pair of masterpiece albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bob-would-come-back-the-next-day-i-think-i-bettered-the-lyrics-let-me-try-another-third-verse-inside-bob-dylans-secret-weapon-for-recording-a-pair-of-masterpiece-albums aV9YHwEFqa8NeQjSWq2QzC Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:04:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was his simplest stuff.” Sammy Hagar says fans are wrong about Eddie Van Halen’s best work ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-was-his-simplest-stuff-sammy-hagar-says-fans-are-wrong-about-eddie-van-halens-best-work TUKYrJJrjWKHjZyKqbvjB6 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:52:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I think I want you to play with the Who now.” Peter Frampton on Pete Townshend’s career-saving invitation — and the silence that followed ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-think-i-want-you-to-play-with-the-who-now-peter-frampton-on-pete-townshends-career-saving-invitation-and-the-silence-that-followed dFUqZJpGxtyhVxduySagvg Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:18:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You should be doing rap like Limp Bizkit.” Zakk Wylde recalls the career advice that backfired ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/you-should-be-doing-rap-like-limp-bizkit-zakk-wylde-recalls-the-career-advice-that-backfired R7TCHa8FwVRXXb9J2Bd9VB Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:27:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt too good to believe, so I bought it.” How a $175 Rickenbacker made Peter Buck a lifelong Rick devotee ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/it-felt-too-good-to-believe-so-i-bought-it-how-a-usd175-rickenbacker-made-peter-buck-a-lifelong-rick-devotee DdCbBL8Hi4Yc5a3gHVnpNd Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:31:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m always trying to increase the size of my paintbox.” Daniel Lanois turns studio accidents into songs on his new album, ‘Belladonna Nocturne’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/daniel-lanois-turns-studio-accidents-into-songs-on-his-new-album-belladonna-nocturne 7ZyFrugKewnMN8xyB8LPpe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were gonna be the American Led Zeppelin — and he couldn’t take it.” Sammy Hagar on the torment that kept Ronnie Montrose from the ultimate success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/we-were-gonna-be-the-american-led-zeppelin-and-he-couldnt-take-it-sammy-hagar-on-the-torment-that-kept-ronnie-montrose-from-the-ultimate-success SVyyFbNMpmUgsX73bVvQbA Thu, 28 May 2026 13:37:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The only reason I picked them is so I can look at their behinds.” P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage —and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pj-harvey-on-why-she-stopped-playing-guitar-onstage-and-the-real-reason-she-chose-her-first-pair-of-tour-guitarists 2wHDYF6cCpHJoUk9z9RyXd Sun, 24 May 2026 12:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To him I was like this middle-age housewife from somewhere.” Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/melissa-etheridge-says-guitar-store-employee-thought-i-was-just-this-middle-age-housewife LKJMonpqe5UH7AAUU543eV Fri, 22 May 2026 17:57:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Kirk sat there with Greeny and I had Duane Allman’s goldtop. I was lost.” Charlie Starr on jamming with James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/kirk-sat-there-with-greeny-and-i-had-duane-allmans-goldtop-i-was-lost-charlie-starr-on-jamming-with-james-hetfield-and-kirk-hammett QJPvUE8cb6zdkma5RzqW4c Tue, 19 May 2026 14:53:56 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 19:57:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Django had only two fingers, Pete. Get on with it!” Peter Frampton on adapting his playing as IBM progresses ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/peter-frampton-on-carry-the-light CJnX3zihyimuchczBim4NM Fri, 15 May 2026 11:41:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She’d obviously done him to death.” Pete Townshend on the woman who preoccupied him and Jimmy Page at the Who’s “I Can’t Explain” session ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/pete-townshend-on-jimmy-page-at-the-who-s-i-cant-explain-session 59M9moLtiDsLCvmD6najZm Mon, 11 May 2026 15:28:19 +0000 Mon, 11 May 2026 15:30:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Do you remember that guitar that went missing?’” Ronnie Wood says he took a bass guitar from a store to play with Jeff Beck ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-said-do-you-remember-that-guitar-that-went-missing-ronnie-wood-says-he-took-a-bass-guitar-from-a-store-to-play-with-jeff-beck A3LnqAKqTpDGzwCTLQdnUE Fri, 08 May 2026 16:48:59 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 16:50:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re not Lady Gaga. We’re not Elton John. We’re two random dudes.” The story behind Angine de Poitrine, the viral masked microtonal duo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/were-not-lady-gaga-were-not-elton-john-were-two-random-dudes-the-story-behind-angine-de-poitrine-the-viral-masked-microtonal-duo X8ZM6ohP2CmcZSTdY5gQWE Fri, 08 May 2026 13:04:39 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 13:08:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It sounds like a terrible B-flick horror soundtrack.” Eddie Van Halen on the night he got drunk and wrecked Marvin Hamlisch’s piano ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-sounds-like-a-terrible-b-flick-horror-soundtrack-eddie-van-halen-on-the-night-he-got-drunk-and-wrecked-marvin-hamlischs-piano NGNP7w6SUHMucwGy6qXF33 Mon, 04 May 2026 19:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “12 of my guitars are stolen and I have to fly to Philadelphia and do a show.” Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small says he lost rare instruments gifted by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/metalocalypse-creator-brendon-small-lost-rare-instruments-gifted-by-joe-satriani-and-steve-vai jGDxw9EU5scXERYounYxMi Sun, 03 May 2026 13:01:30 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:42:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even Clapton came out and gave me the thumbs up.” The day Ministry’s Al Jourgensen shut down a studio — while Eric Clapton was recording next door ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/ministry-s-al-jourgensen-shut-down-a-studio-while-eric-clapton-was-recording-next-door krgycdrPZwtiqAjZKXh72d Sat, 02 May 2026 12:43:44 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:02:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like getting into a swimming pool with lead weights tied to your boot.” Mark Knopfler on his grueling 10-hour Steely Dan session that resulted in just seconds of music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/mark-knopfler-on-his-grueling-10-hour-steely-dan-session L2YCNvpRTPtEZFiJiBEbvQ Fri, 01 May 2026 19:23:10 +0000 Mon, 04 May 2026 12:27:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was an uncomfortable spiral downward.” David Coverdale on Tommy Bolin replacing Ritchie Blackmore in Deep Purple ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/that-was-an-uncomfortable-spiral-downward-david-coverdale-on-tommy-bolin-replacing-ritchie-blackmore-in-deep-purple D6fq6b8WnpYcpiVWwyitbA Fri, 01 May 2026 12:09:58 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 12:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I only feel grateful for the work that's happened.” Jack Antonoff opens up about missing Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-only-feel-grateful-for-the-work-thats-happened-jack-antonoff-opens-up-about-missing-taylor-swifts-the-life-of-a-showgirl LfWPKmwzkJRx6bhYKVMrqU Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:49:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I do this at a show, the first people who leave are the classical people. They can’t stand it.” Jozef Van Wissem wants to make the lute the new electric guitar — with a pickup and a bottleneck slide ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/when-i-do-this-at-a-show-the-first-people-who-leave-are-the-classical-people-they-cant-stand-it-jozef-van-wissem-wants-to-make-the-lute-the-new-electric-guitar-with-a-pickup-and-a-bottleneck-slide kGyKGBztAJSzMF5xKrnPb4 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:22:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “John McLaughlin scared the hell out of me.” Narada Michael Walden on his 1970s adventures with Mahavishnu, Robert Fripp and Carlos Santana ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/narada-michael-walden-on-his-1970s-adventures-with-john-mclaughlin-robert-fripp-and-carlos-santana sQDc6YGxxzbGPaKQAFky6G Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:11:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ ”I told her, ‘You don’t want an old man like me onstage. I’m gonna hire you a young-ass band.’” Tony Bruno tells how a chance gig led him to become the musical director behind Rihanna’s rise ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tony-bruno-tells-how-a-chance-gig-led-him-to-become-the-musical-director-behind-rihanna-s-rise pSrk6G5RkvPRrBNdg5RaDV Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was panicking. What’s the first thing you play in front of Eddie Van Halen?” Nuno Bettencourt recalls the moment Eddie stopped him from tapping — on his own rig ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-was-panicking-whats-the-first-thing-you-play-in-front-of-eddie-van-halen-nuno-bettencourt-recalls-the-moment-eddie-stopped-him-from-tapping-on-his-own-rig nmuHMGLpgwaaiXUEMNzeJU Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:31:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bye, YouTube. I’m deeply uncomfortable with the amount of old men here.” Teenage guitarist Grace Bowers pulls videos from YouTube due to “too many old-ass creeps” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/bye-youtube-im-deeply-uncomfortable-with-the-amount-of-old-men-here-teenage-guitarist-grace-bowers-pulls-videos-from-youtube-due-to-too-many-old-ass-creeps R8P4pvcpBXp3rVdN7BLoaj Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:51:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t know if there’s a better player out there.” Billy Sheehan on Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Steve Lukather, Richie Kotzen and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-dont-know-if-theres-a-better-player-out-there-billy-sheehan-on-steve-vai-paul-gilbert-steve-lukather-richie-kotzen-and-ron-bumblefoot-thal JqFWgx3QhyB6bP6kdNgQaG Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:15:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played ‘Season of the Witch’ for seven hours straight. I didn't know what I had.” Donovan on his psychedelic breakthrough aided by heartbreak, LSD and Jimmy Page ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/i-played-season-of-the-witch-for-seven-hours-straight-i-didnt-know-what-i-had-donovan-on-his-psychedelic-breakthrough-aided-by-heartbreak-lsd-and-jimmy-page V2Wqrp4DbuEfzjBNJS3N2o Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:29:03 +0000 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:00:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The problem was that Jim Gordon got Eric into heroin and things just bogged down.” Behind late Dave Mason’s work with Derek and the Dominos and Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-problem-was-that-jim-gordon-got-eric-into-heroin-and-things-just-bogged-down-behind-late-dave-masons-work-with-derek-and-the-dominos-and-jimi-hendrix xPsrUH3eTkYwcKW7DBRRvE Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:25:30 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:29:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A short guy with a big Afro walked by. I didn’t realize until later it was Jimi Hendrix.” Todd Rundgren reflects on Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the moment he nearly jammed with Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/-todd-rundgren-on-jeff-beck-eric-clapton-and-jimi-hendrix hzdR9X6xiPJN5dSa3vtx4A Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:30:31 +0000 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not every day you write a song that will have a resurgence 20 years from now.” Linda Perry still feels the power of “What’s Up?” — nearly 35 years later ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/its-not-every-day-you-write-a-song-that-will-have-a-resurgence-20-years-from-now-linda-perry-still-feels-the-power-of-whats-up-nearly-35-years-later FrHF87JLn5k9bQYWmvnvYT Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:18:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘You’ll never get to take that guitar solo again.’” Inside Prince’s band: fines, fear and one incredible guitar lesson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/he-said-youll-never-get-to-take-that-guitar-solo-again-inside-princes-band-fines-fear-and-one-incredible-guitar-lesson pM5NyrtMf3ecAewzF9GZTK Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:03:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Next thing I know, I’ve got the Everly Brothers sitting in my hotel room.” Waddy Wachtel on his 1970s adventures with Warren Zevon —from Robert Johnson’s licks to “Werewolves of London” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/next-thing-i-know-ive-got-the-everly-brothers-sitting-in-my-hotel-room-waddy-wachtel-on-his-1970s-adventures-with-warren-zevon-from-robert-johnsons-licks-to-werewolves-of-london EZoQAEvLAvNCDkJNFLL89f Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He could hardly stand, but he said ‘I’ll f***ing do it, darling!’” Brian May on Freddie Mercury’s most defiant recording ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/he-went-ill-f-ing-do-it-darling-brian-may-says-freddie-mercury-was-too-weak-to-stand-but-insisted-on-singing-the-show-must-go-on fiZ78RCaKaZqtifuFZsiq8 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:32:29 +0000 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The meal is fantastic—now here’s the dessert.” How Stevie Ray Vaughan won over David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ sessions — with guitar and Texas BBQ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-stevie-ray-vaughan-won-over-david-bowies-lets-dance-sessions-with-guitar-and-texas-bbq kRkHAqrgjJuSw2SjcHbuwF Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:29:01 +0000 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:48:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Vinnie got sick, so Jeff Beck played with us. And he was freakin’ amazing.” Drummer to the stars Carmine Appice on cutting a Coke ad with Jeff Beck, hanging with Jimi Hendrix and playing with Rod Stewart and Rick Derringer ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/vinnie-got-sick-so-jeff-beck-played-with-us-and-he-was-freakin-amazing-drummer-to-the-stars-carmine-appice-on-cutting-a-coke-ad-with-jeff-beck-hanging-with-jimi-hendrix-and-playing-with-rod-stewart-and-rick-derringer dD47SkK7AmuWVidwjtPcgF Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I can’t count her beat half the time.” Pretenders guitarist James Honeyman-Scott on Chrissie Hynde’s “weird” rhythm — and the secret he never told his bandmates ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/pretenders-guitarist-james-honeyman-scott-on-chrissie-hynde-s-weird-rhythm vMeuhtf6bXkDFnM4Lkf55j Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:18:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It felt like a sign from the universe.” Courtney Barnett on the moment when everything clicked on her new album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/it-felt-like-a-sign-from-the-universe-courtney-barnett-on-the-moment-when-everything-clicked-on-her-new-album 585FxvVJGjn46NXJfQHQuB Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:16:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought it was just a little bit too simple.” Tom Petty almost gave away his biggest hit — five years after he wrote it ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/tom-petty-almost-gave-away-his-biggest-hit-dont-do-me-like-that Wj7aiovF5R6TRcgKpubaaj Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was feeling like I had so much s*** to hurl at the tape.” How Sheryl Crow broke up her hit-making band with just two words ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/sheryl-crow-the-tuesday-night-music-club-and-leaving-las-vegas j4Nb5n8JmZRhBV5oPeymje Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We had to go to 50 radio stations and explain that it wasn’t ‘douche.’” Bruce Springsteen hated Manfred Mann’s “Blinded by the Light,” says singer Chris Thompson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/bruce-springsteen-hated-manfred-manns-blinded-by-the-light-says-singer-chris-thompson nuedRHu6eeJicMAGzP4Bte Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:31:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Keith, your guitars only have five strings!” Brian Setzer recalls the day Keith Richards handed him his Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-your-guitars-only-have-five-strings-brian-setzer-recalls-the-day-keith-richards-handed-him-his-les-paul JKSbwxi8yD3kfwM7r6NNyQ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:25:29 +0000 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 14:42:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The window rolls down, and it’s Les Paul.” Randy Bachman was 15 and waiting for a bus when Les Paul pulled up with a proposition ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-window-rolls-down-and-its-les-paul-randy-bachman-was-15-and-waiting-for-a-bus-when-les-paul-pulled-up-with-a-proposition zC2ztktCCpDECyuM6K52wD Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:03:28 +0000