<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Derek-trucks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/derek-trucks Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:55:32 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “There probably couldn't be two to three musicians like him in the world.” Derek Trucks on the musician and instrument that made him a better slide player ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-an-old-indian-instrument-helped-derek-trucks-become-a-better-slide-player GvQneDfygc2nYyXZWfm8zc Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:55:32 +0000 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:24:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s one of the greatest there is, not just in blues but anything. He’s an alien.” Samantha Fish names the five guitar players she says will keep the blues alive ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/samantha-fish-names-five-modern-blues-greats yBJzBCoh9mCVY3cfHbPB4L Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That record changed my life and how I approach playing guitar.” Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes reveal the obscure 1997 album they both call a game-changer for their playing ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/derek-trucks-and-warren-haynes-the-guitar-album-they-call-a-game-changer xQUUbkXHTnHoJH6wVsmEk Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:21:24 +0000 Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:14:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had this reverence for Duane Allman’s playing — but I wanted to make it my own as well.” Warren Haynes on the advice Dickey Betts and Gregg Allman gave him when he joined the Allman Brothers Band ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-had-this-reverence-for-duane-allmans-playing-but-i-wanted-to-make-it-my-own-as-well-warren-haynes-on-the-advice-dickey-betts-and-gregg-allman-gave-him-when-he-joined-the-allman-brothers-band P7Y9hE4WyS2PE5sT5WoX53 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:06:32 +0000 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:08:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Think you’ve heard the most jaw-dropping hardcore blues solos of all time? We don’t think so.” Guitar Player presents 50 badass blues guitar solos you must hear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/50-badass-blues-solos-you-must-hear fMF5uapRBdjkgU3HaA7xub Mon, 10 Feb 2025 22:48:28 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That opened up a whole world for me. You realize that it's all there.” Derek Trucks reveals how fretboard visualization helped him find harmonic possibilities all over the fretboard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/derek-trucks-on-open-e-tuning DcF9yASWvrcG3sbH45YgB4 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 17:22:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could hear the amps humming.” Derek Trucks says playing with Buddy Guy taught him the secret power of turning down your volume ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/derek-trucks-on-playing-with-buddy-guy iG8SGE8srLnka9sXS5U4Go Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:17:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Anytime I would move to another guitar, I would just be annoyed by it." Derek Trucks explains why the Gibson SG is the best guitar for him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/derek-trucks-why-the-gibson-sg-is-his-favorite-guitar TsEJxPD6jdDMfCCJ4PzQkK Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:41:35 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We left that in because it captures what people want to hear from us. It felt so good to be playing together.” Warren Haynes talks recording with Derek Trucks for the first time in over 20 years on Gregg Allman's lost gem ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/warren-haynes-derek-trucks-real-real-love 7MMn7LignNThZ2NLADusen Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:11:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Everybody in Coltrane’s band had multiple shotguns pointed at everybody else’s face”: Derek Trucks on channeling the intensity and free spirit of jazz in his guitar work, and recording with the genre's giants ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/derek-trucks-jazz-influence DBH6qREZjyxpecfR9Zo8xL Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:37:28 +0000 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Tracked Everything Live and Kept Whichever Takes Had the Magic”: Duane Betts Steps out Solo With ‘Wild & Precious Life’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/duane-betts-wild-and-precious-life-solo-album-interview 4nLXR4s2vkc6UUcPDZ7QuR Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:33:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Spine-Tingling “I Am the Moon” Red Rocks Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/tedeschi-trucks-band-i-am-the-moon-red-rocks hHbYFad3NofXXncsysHBKc Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Duane Betts Salutes His Father Dickey (with Some Help from Derek Trucks) on Soulful New Song, Stare At The Sun ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/duane-betts-salutes-his-father-dickey-with-some-help-from-derek-trucks-on-soulful-new-song-stare-at-the-sun vyv7yqoSHwiaWupfbYSoYK Mon, 22 May 2023 21:40:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Johnny Winter’s Fiery “Highway 61 Revisited” Performance With Derek Trucks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/johnny-winters-highway-61-revisited WKZtgtxTwJxZLpvGnkLoQZ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:42:12 +0000 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:44:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/your-recorded-music-is-your-legacy-derek-trucks-and-susan-tedeschi-reveal-the-guitar-secrets-behind-i-am-the-moon UoSd9r6h6SnLhoRw3gAacP Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:49:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Derek Trucks’ Top 10 Slide Tips For Beginners ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/derek-trucks-top-10-slide-tips-for-beginners Qq9DWuc8YuGe9uZWsAVgmj Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:11:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Play Slide Guitar Like Derek Trucks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/how-to-play-slide-guitar-like-derek-trucks ssB56NbMmD5PcG577RgLWU Tue, 27 Sep 2022 11:01:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band’s Epic ‘I Am the Moon: III. The Fall’ Film ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-tedeschi-trucks-bands-epic-i-am-the-moon-iii-the-fall-film mvBETDeBn4d9givmwPE4g Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:35:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce Massive Quadruple Album Project, ‘I Am the Moon’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/tedeschi-trucks-band-announce-massive-quadruple-album-project-i-am-the-moon 2T9xCWJdrAjTQjLbHsckcG Thu, 28 Apr 2022 20:40:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Fire of Youth is the Fuel for Rock and Roll”: Luther Dickinson Talks Tone, Inspiration, and the Future of Roots Rock ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-fire-of-youth-is-the-fuel-for-rock-and-roll-luther-dickinson-talks-tone-inspiration-and-the-future-of-roots-rock MusJts9jKjpXuWh3AN2EsD Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:30:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Johnny Winter’s Rowdy Rendition of the Rolling Stones' “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-johnny-winters-rowdy-rendition-of-the-rolling-stones-jumpin-jack-flash Y3nTiKpC5n4AoYznCNE6Sm Wed, 23 Feb 2022 18:12:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Edgar Winter’s New Single "Mean Town Blues" Featuring Joe Bonamassa ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to-edgar-winters-new-single-mean-town-blues-featuring-joe-bonamassa qd7NHNWy4ck5jubX7D6qoE Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:51:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Expand Your Blues Vocabulary With These Essential Tunings, Scales and Chords ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/expand-your-blues-vocabulary-with-these-essential-tunings-scales-and-chords ZpqHAbz3aQpvmBYTdDV9Bm Wed, 26 Jan 2022 19:48:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Johnny Winter Tribute ‘Brother Johnny’ Features Collaborations with Ringo Starr, Joe Bonamassa, Billy Gibbons and Many More ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/johnny-winter-tribute-brother-johnny-features-collaborations-with-ringo-starr-joe-bonamassa-billy-gibbons-and-many-more G2yWGSAn2vdfkfNteKwq9G Tue, 11 Jan 2022 12:19:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nels Cline Shares His Top 3 Lesser-Known Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/nels-cline-shares-his-top-3-lesser-known-guitar-solos KJknNCnXoQvrjQXD8k9d9H Wed, 29 Dec 2021 08:30:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Derek Trucks Shows Us Three Top Axes from His Touring Rig ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/derek-trucks-shows-us-three-top-axes-from-his-touring-rig mTc3xPpmkdDDGpu9y5wbTZ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 19:10:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best guitar slides: my picks to unlock classic slide tone ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/best-guitar-slides 2wpQrxoYpVKftm2NcGUkuh Thu, 23 Sep 2021 16:01:20 +0000 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:50:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Reasons Why Susan Tedeschi is a Guitar Legend ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-reasons-why-susan-tedeschi-is-a-guitar-legend MqDxDjZJdBDQ9z99WPY9WK Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:02:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tedeschi Trucks Band Announce New Live Album, 'Layla Revisited (Live At LOCKN')' ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/tedeschi-trucks-band-announce-new-live-album-layla-revisited-live-at-lockn 2CEHz9xLorBCtj3KoHGRX5 Fri, 07 May 2021 14:25:45 +0000