<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Dweezil-zappa ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/dweezil-zappa Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:36:58 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He puts a huge ding in it. And the serial number was 000001! He said, ‘I got this from Steve Marriott.’” Dweezil Zappa says Jeff Beck damaged a priceless vintage Strat right before his eyes — and didn’t even care ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-on-the-time-jeff-beck-damaged-a-priceless-vintage-strat-before-his-eyes WQF9UEYd32PGXbshGrdJ5k Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:36:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's one of the coolest guitars that I own. And look —it’s fretless!" Dweezil Zappa revels in the quirks and sonic benefits of his one-of-a-kind Gibson "Roxy" SG ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dweezil-zappas-fretless-gibson-sg HnKJAzyAf3GVsixPzLodNe Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:06:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Jimi Hendrix were great at writing them. Now the guitar riff has disappeared from popular music." Dweezil Zappa laments the absence of riffs in modern music and what it means for future guitar players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/dweezil-zappa-the-on-lack-of-riffs-in-modern-music Fv69XqT4kNW5mnLAMXJH8C Wed, 05 Feb 2025 12:52:50 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Eddie Van Halen came to my high school talent contest and showed me how to play 'Runnin' With the Devil.'" Dweezil Zappa shows the guitar Ed gave him that day as he recalls the kind of friend Van Halen was ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/dweezil-zappa-on-thekramer-gifted-to-him-by-eddie-van-halen UaAWWrXfdkWouUAZVDTCAe Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:04:29 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:12:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "You can't just 'be' a guy that can play Yngwie Malmsteen stuff. You have to do that for, like, 15 years just to play one of his songs.” Dweezil Zappa explains what most guitarists don't understand about shredding ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-on-shred-and-attention-to-detail LuFt2UswgSE9BNdxpKotvd Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:30:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He goes, ‘I don't even understand how you're playing that. I could never play that’”: Dweezil Zappa on the time he taught Eddie Van Halen how to play one of his dad’s most difficult riffs ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-frank-zappa-hardest-riff-van-halen cqT9NoLMN7h5yYestZBY3c Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:14:35 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Anyone who’s seen him perform his father’s music will testify that not only does Dweezil Zappa do it justice, his improvisational sections are as thrilling as the compositions are deep”: Win tickets to see Dweezil Zappa in San Francisco ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-gp-presents-2024 wYBvPKUmyJnxjcCTB97rw7 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:08:01 +0000 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 22:08:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A rock machine with boutique, hand-built craftsmanship... it's exactly what I was hoping it would be”: Dweezil Zappa gets a “microphonic” signature Shabat guitar with some tricks up its sleeve ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/shabat-guitars-dweezil-zappa-lynx-dz oFFmLEGztEkWHWmN9H8K9c Tue, 02 Jul 2024 21:33:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “From the mid ’70s through the early ’80s Frank used a rig that allowed for amp and effects switching and presets. He said he spent close to $30,000 dollars to develop it. That would be like $300,000 now!” Dweezil Zappa on Frank Zappa's futuristic setup ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-frank-zappa-rig NgbhicZtjHooTgHGHVGubD Tue, 07 May 2024 15:46:04 +0000 Tue, 07 May 2024 15:46:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I showed Eddie Van Halen some of what I had to learn in order to pull off Frank’s music... Eddie said, 'Who would've thought that you'd be giving me a guitar lesson!': How Dweezil Zappa took EVH inside his father's playing, and left him in awe ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-frank-zappa-eddie-van-halen dkRf8ppN8giGo4E8vRMwv9 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:31:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/frank-zappa-inside-the-guitars-and-amps-behind-his-greatest-recordings nyduitTpnV9owH5jFnPsRh Thu, 22 Dec 2022 18:01:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ TWA Mk. III Triskelion Harmonic Energizer Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/twa-mk-iii-triskelion-harmonic-energizer-review zvZ3bNMKB6ntMTg7R92PjQ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:18:18 +0000 Tue, 17 May 2022 10:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Frank Zappa Play One of His Greatest Solos On His Final Tour ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/watch-frank-zappa-play-one-of-his-greatest-solos-on-his-final-tour MeYeUATnkV6XUMiPMhPnu3 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:07:38 +0000 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zappa Talks Zappa: Inside the Mind of Guitar Genius ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/zappa-talks-zappa-inside-the-mind-of-guitar-genius axjyXXnRKrfCW9W5FZdjQK Tue, 12 Oct 2021 12:52:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dweezil Zappa on Frank Zappa‘s Guitar Legacy and Why He Sees His Father as More Classical Than Prog ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/dweezil-zappa-on-frank-zappas-guitar-legacy-and-why-he-sees-his-father-as-more-classical-than-prog rweeFmSvNnv72dqVFrABNK Mon, 17 May 2021 18:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Progressive Rock's Most Pioneering Guitarists – In Their Own Words ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/progressive-rocks-most-pioneering-guitarists-in-their-own-words 432M4CFXwq2Lyx8UQGxhon Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dweezil Zappa to Sell Numerous Custom Guitars on Reverb.com ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dweezil-zappa-to-sell-numerous-custom-guitars-on-reverbcom y3W2xJDeaZuv6erZdiducb Tue, 26 Jan 2021 18:20:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dweezil Zappa Deciphers the Secrets Behind His Friend Eddie Van Halen's Sound and Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/dweezil-zappa-deciphers-the-secrets-behind-his-friend-eddie-van-halens-sound-and-style MqoNSPuP7k4txigfzU5HBA Mon, 04 Jan 2021 19:13:40 +0000