<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Adrian-belew ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/adrian-belew Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:04:24 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “My hand would stay numb until soundcheck. It was scary.” Playing King Crimson's strenuous guitar parts left Adrian Belew in need of surgery. Steve Vai came to his rescue ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/adrian-belew-carpal-tunnel-surgery CVBgXFiavsCD9gcVVwXLah Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:04:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He's underrated. Honestly, there’s no one close to him." They've both worked with Frank Zappa. But Steve Vai says he had no idea his guitar partner in Beat was such a powerhouse virtuoso ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-vai-on-adrian-belew-and-beat VTjmxKgTNEwTV7b4NRfEYm Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:38:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We get to our second show and I get an email from Robert Fripp.” Steve Vai says the King Crimson guru saw something in his playing he didn't like. So he told him how to fix it ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-vai-beat-tour-advice zGrUerpGL53mdXMmuiCh5Y Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:10:32 +0000 Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:19:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It’s on a lot of records, and it only cost me 285 bucks!" It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums by Frank Zappa, David Bowie, King Crimson and Talking Heads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/adrian-belews-ugly-strat-is-on-famous-albums dVCrHZTtjaucs6WDxq9sn4 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:28:07 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:07:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/as-much-as-i-love-gear-and-gadgets-theres-no-substitute-for-what-you-can-do-with-your-fingers-adrian-belew-reveals-six-ways-to-change-your-guitar-game-right-now-for-free yHXEYR3UwckTuizwzhB9KY Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:34:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It took me quite awhile to be able to lock in with him. Robert told me I don’t hold my pick correctly”: Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/adrian-belew-on-his-difficulties-locking-in-with-robert-fripp ygYL6w8p5WU5pu7PriHDSL Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:06:14 +0000 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:08:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘I just want the most modern things we can have now’”: Adrian Belew discusses his love of the Parker Fly, and how he convinced Ken Parker to create his wild signature model ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/adrian-belew-on-convincing-ken-parker-to-make-a-signature-fly Y5pCLr8tWJV6LEmNrmEA8D Thu, 19 Sep 2024 20:16:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Before I could say anything he'd set the guitar on fire; I said, ‘Well, I guess I'm committed now!’”: Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/adrian-belew-seymour-duncan-relic-strat nPZHwUFpZdFDmnZLA5mTiU Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:50:52 +0000 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:54:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ GP Presents Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light, with X, December 30 in San Francisco – Win Tickets ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jerry-harrison-adrian-belew-gp-presents fHdJsSEWbBipwHcYHtY8NR Wed, 06 Dec 2023 22:27:50 +0000 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:43:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Adrian Belew recounts his audition with Frank Zappa: "We sat on his purple couch. I placed my Pignose amplifier face down on it so I could get a little bit of sustain... At the end of it, he reached out his hand and said, ‘You got the job’" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/adrian-belew-frank-zappa-audition 6hHApmG5RR9PUSQRvGCtGj Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:11:54 +0000 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 22:12:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He Just Wanted Me to Go Wild on the Guitar”: Adrian Belew Reveals How David Bowie Helped Him Become a More Creative Player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/adrian-belew-david-bowie BC9LqwwBtLZEUCBLgBx9kZ Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:24:11 +0000 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:25:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heard-on-classic-records-by-the-cult-the-smiths-frank-zappa-david-bowie-metallica-talking-heads-king-crimson-and-more-the-boss-and-roland-chorus-sounds-are-a-mainstay-of-rock PWFvfbSJ3igpFSb7QQTLHi Tue, 07 Feb 2023 16:55:13 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He Will Eventually Be Remembered as One of the Great Composers of Our Time”: Adrian Belew, Don Preston, Mike Keneally and Jon Anderson Remember Frank Zappa ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/he-will-eventually-be-remembered-as-one-of-the-great-composers-of-our-time-adrian-belew-don-preston-mike-keneally-and-jon-anderson-remember-frank-zappa wFNQdr67s7bFA8UkBL5QCa Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:17:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-remember-hearing-heroes-for-the-first-time-18-months-later-i-was-playing-it-live-with-david-adrian-belew-todd-rundgren-and-scrote-salute-david-bowie dfr3MoR3uxJgJ7Q6PcQwpQ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 11:17:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s Still a Record That Stands up Today, Very, Very Well:” Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison Talk ‘Remain in Light’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/its-still-a-record-that-stands-up-today-very-very-well-adrian-belew-and-jerry-harrison-talk-remain-in-light jgCdkhbDksaKBmqAyRrGza Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:17:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Todd Rundgren’s Buck Wild "No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator" Guitar Solo ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-todd-rundgrens-buck-wild-no-1-lowest-common-denominator-guitar-solo BUjx65fiQyq5hHGXiCGxZA Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:04:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ New King Crimson Documentary, In the Court of the Crimson King, Set for Premiere in March ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/new-king-crimson-documentary-in-the-court-of-the-crimson-king-set-for-premiere-in-march fhjBTxPjeW7eiJWMxmMt8n Mon, 07 Feb 2022 22:31:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dean DeLeo Names His Top Five Most Underrated Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/dean-deleo-names-his-top-five-most-underrated-solos EcjrFWLNpDzpSChWaZkCCL Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:43:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Adrian Belew Reveals How Eddie Van Halen Took Guitar Playing "To the Next Level," Before He Even Had a Record Deal ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/adrian-belew-reveals-how-eddie-van-halen-took-guitar-playing-to-the-next-level-before-he-even-had-a-record-deal ase7ZdgkYmKNevPU6azmrb Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:06:55 +0000 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:06:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Foxx Tone Machine Was the Fuzz of Choice for Peter Frampton, Billy Gibbons, and Adrian Belew ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/the-foxx-tone-machine-was-the-fuzz-of-choice-for-peter-frampton-billy-gibbons-and-adrian-belew eHij8zXf2wCiaXKJcfrjde Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:20:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Classic Tones: Adrian Belew on The Great Curve by Talking Heads ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/classic-tones-adrian-belew-on-the-great-curve-by-talking-heads ANa5eJFd99SisvgBNFF7pQ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:00:51 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:03:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Adrian Belew on Alternate Tuning Inspirations, 35-voice Strats, and Why His DigiTech iStomp Remains a Pedalboard Staple ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/adrian-belew-on-alternate-tuning-inspirations-35-voice-strats-and-why-his-digitech-istomp-remains-a-pedalboard-staple 2349sZqjkMTMufN9acW7FM Tue, 11 May 2021 19:37:34 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Adrian Belew's Electric Guitar Collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/adrian-belews-electric-guitar-collection PRPAtkFdSZATpTjeQ89bYh Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:48:20 +0000 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:12:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Guitarists of David Bowie: Carlos Alamar, Adrian Belew, Reeves Gabrels, Nile Rodgers and More Share Their Memories ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-guitarists-of-david-bowie-carlos-alamar-adrian-belew-reeves-gabrels-nile-rodgers-and-more-share-their-memories KRAN3tcUSdkTLTQ6EUSpPk Tue, 29 Mar 2016 11:39:48 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2020 11:44:19 +0000