<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Eric-johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/eric-johnson Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:19:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “How did I not notice that before?” Rick Beato shares the secrets he's learned sitting next to David Gilmour, Neal Schon and other guitar greats ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-david-gilmour-surprised-rick-beato 64BXre9pqNXLh8rfQfXUtJ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:19:06 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:35:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was like standing next to a hurricane.” Eric Johnson on the night he and Stevie Ray Vaughan jammed Jimi Hendrix. Fortunately, someone was running tape ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-johnson-performs-with-stevie-ray-vaughan SG6KDPGAeevnNXYMaK4wBL Sat, 15 Mar 2025 22:22:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was the whole package; I learned a lot from that.” Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-johnson-on-austin-and-stevie-ray-vaughan vo5CmrFcnor3MLKWt3RDv Wed, 05 Feb 2025 21:59:59 +0000 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 02:01:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I don't even know if I can take credit for writing 'Cliffs of Dover.'" How Eric Johnson's modifications to his 1954 Stratocaster established the tone that led to his breakthrough success ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/eric-johnson-virginia-strat-mods MdFgbe8Fdye4mL2yFmACtD Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They sort of appear as if they are out there in the air. The best ones do. But I don’t know how they get there." David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-all-time gviGFZB7g47jARwMjHQS8g Sun, 27 Oct 2024 18:09:56 +0000 Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Slamming away with Joe and Eric on this track creates a rich atmosphere of crushing guitar delight.” Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” onstage in this exclusive new video and share details of their upcoming album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/satriani-vai-johnson-shred-crossroads-at-g3 ajMbhJ9xMruaufWQzeHPxY Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:20:20 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:24:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If Seven Worlds had come out at the time it was ready, instead of being held back, he would have been as big as Jeff Beck”: Stevie Ray Vaughan details his friendship with Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/stevie-ray-vaughan-eric-johnson-friendship fS6kxWzKBrjbQ4ipVmxf7g Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:13:59 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Advance Your Hybrid-Picking Technique in Four Easy Steps ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/hybrid-picking pVcXJ4VpZ3hfFtepHUpQVo Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:01:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tap Into the Barre Chord Magic of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Using This Five-Minute Lesson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/allan-holdsworth-steve-vai-eric-johnson-keith-richards-barre-chords pbj2QVScejeaQaaLbmepPX Tue, 01 Aug 2023 09:15:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/vai-tremonti-bonamassa-stern-malmsteen-gilbert-skolnick-satriani-johnson Fzd4HLgqaYZG9aJisjLmhi Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:24:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson’s Knockout “Going Down” Performance ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/g3-joe-satriani-eric-johnson-steve-vai-going-down ehXvkb52wev6oYPc92hYQf Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:04:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 Under-the-Radar Albums Every Guitar Player Needs to Hear ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/under-the-radar-guitarist-albums 4fuZC6U556oKmUc4xVW84A Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:15:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Bonamassa Regularly Apologizes to Eric Johnson for "Stealing" His Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-bonamassa-regularly-apologizes-to-eric-johnson-for-stealing-his-style j4b4EBtwspbUEWkRoZpNef Mon, 20 Mar 2023 17:11:30 +0000 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:45:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If I Want to Push the Boundaries of Guitar, It’s Not Going to Be by Using a Pedal”: Brian May Guitars Signature Artist Arielle Talks Ditching Pedals and Turning up the Volume ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/if-i-want-to-push-the-boundaries-of-guitar-its-not-going-to-be-by-using-a-pedal-brian-may-guitars-signature-artist-arielle-talks-ditching-pedals-and-turning-up-the-volume PJCkF5uMwave5GAEnhB5iV Wed, 08 Feb 2023 15:37:16 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson’s Top Five Tips for Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/eric-johnsons-top-five-tips-for-guitarists mjacQNtb8XFvL9nJwA6WE Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:04:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Eric Johnson’s New Dual Single Releases ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to-eric-johnsons-new-dual-single-releases qFYZCRzA8uBvVkoDJiLDmL Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:13:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Eric Johnson's New Singles, Love Will Never Say Goodbye and Sitting on Top of the World ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/hear-eric-johnsons-new-singles-love-will-never-say-goodbye-and-sitting-on-top-of-the-world QuKbRLvg4sGayAjfEPZMmT Mon, 09 May 2022 15:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/virtuosity-on-the-guitar-comes-in-many-forms-we-go-behind-the-scenes-of-the-inaugural-g3-tour-with-dream-team-joe-satriani-steve-vai-and-eric-johnson pfPA6zLr6eN7dJQzyP9VU4 Fri, 22 Apr 2022 11:44:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson Digs Deep Into His Vault and Comes Up with a Winning Pair of New Albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-johnson-digs-deep-into-his-vault-and-comes-up-with-a-winning-pair-of-new-albums eknQ86M2PyLwpFXTY4KwY6 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:09:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson Announces Two New Albums ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-johnson-announces-two-new-albums vDRXNWKHkjFSNNdJN2WwuV Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:50:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Was Convinced That I Might Die”: Lance Keltner Talks New Album After Brush with Death ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/i-was-convinced-that-i-might-die-lance-keltner-talks-new-album-after-brush-with-death YnSgJHzrpBA5uKiHumQb9Q Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:31:05 +0000 Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:43:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Why People Love the 1957 Fender Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-why-people-love-the-1957-fender-stratocaster hiA3ZLaXYjChnAki5PMdo5 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:42:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson on Howard Alexander Dumble: There Will "Never be Another One Like Him" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-johnson-on-howard-alexander-dumble-there-will-never-be-another-one-like-him nCqbAZxz4pr5fN5ZSYtRsn Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:14:50 +0000 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:14:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When the Air Becomes Electric, That's the Right Sound”: Howard Alexander Dumble’s 1985 ‘Guitar Player’ Interview in Full ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/when-the-air-becomes-electric-thats-the-right-sound-howard-alexander-dumbles-1985-guitar-player-interview-in-full b9YDZP3U9GVXkYaLu7dNcQ Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:41:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five of Eric Johnson’s Favorite Guitar Solos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/five-of-eric-johnsons-favorite-guitar-solos fG83MYaYrEwmAdNuyfV3i4 Thu, 30 Dec 2021 08:30:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ If You Think the Vast Majority of Rock Riffs Are In Minor Keys Then Think Again! ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/if-you-think-the-vast-majority-of-rock-riffs-are-in-minor-keys-then-think-again EW8QAtsAepn68DEsUWM7VU Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:09:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Wanted to Please My Wife and the Music”: How Carlos Santana Recorded ‘Give the Drummer Some’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/i-wanted-to-please-my-wife-and-the-music-how-carlos-santana-recorded-give-the-drummer-some odZUvSbhTk25bJEEJYysze Fri, 24 Sep 2021 18:26:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/demystifying-shred-how-to-achieve-maximum-speed-with-minimal-effort JKdqwb2bEtuBvFcEnhwvV3 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:34:54 +0000 Wed, 25 Aug 2021 17:40:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get Your Mojo Workin' Pro-Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/get-your-mojo-workin-pro-style qtLME4UDLgXF2N5fz6EKpS Wed, 14 Jul 2021 17:01:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Eric Johnson Wrote “Cliffs of Dover“ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/how-eric-johnson-wrote-cliffs-of-dover VBrZ94D3KdKwfjVkmiXXu6 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:56:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Brian May and Eric Johnson Demo the Arielle Signature Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-brian-may-and-eric-johnson-demo-the-arielle-signature-guitar tzAdgaWrYqifWU4KAaA2xT Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:42:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eight Six-String Heroes Pay Tribute to the Life, Music and Legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/eight-six-string-heroes-pay-tribute-to-the-life-music-and-legacy-of-stevie-ray-vaughan yLueVFLaX6opKikt8rSohF Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:38:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ What if Eric Johnson or Eddie Van Halen Played the "Stairway to Heaven" Solo? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/what-if-eric-johnson-or-eddie-van-halen-played-the-stairway-to-heaven-solo DCKzPed2LZwDgcMbtkMJ4T Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:06:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Post Malone Play Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-post-malone-play-eric-johnsons-cliffs-of-dover pBGNC56hgLZzwRZr6FiFTH Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:45:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson Teaches You How to Take Your Tone to the Next Level ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-johnson-teaches-you-how-to-take-your-tone-to-the-next-level 6T4LzfaiFjftX2oUzV3YQc Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:49:30 +0000 Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:16:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Stories Collection Eric Johnson 1954 "Virginia" Stratocaster Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/fender-stories-collection-eric-johnson-1954-virginia-stratocaster-review zSWhhyEzNbsYKSrdsfDdgc Wed, 03 Jun 2020 16:19:15 +0000 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:25:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Improve Your String Stretching and Vibrato, Eric Johnson-Style ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/improve-your-string-stretching-and-vibrato-eric-johnson-style 5xsWz2EJKRNxCVTBxvDb5o Fri, 29 May 2020 17:42:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson Lesson: How to Demystify Chord Improv ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/eric-johnson-lesson-how-to-demystify-chord-improv VCBVnNJQDknR7cWEs5Ykmn Thu, 21 May 2020 15:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson on Why He Uses Open Strings Whenever Possible ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/eric-johnson-on-why-he-uses-open-strings-whenever-possible o84wPoSt9Uyaiz5msjjUpM Thu, 14 May 2020 16:07:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson on His Acoustic Evolution, the Essence of Songwriting and Recreating His Legendary Virginia Strat ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/eric-johnson-on-his-acoustic-evolution-the-essence-of-songwriting-and-recreating-his-legendary-virginia-strat ajXxrCVUYQTpEfChfSvDkN Wed, 29 Apr 2020 14:20:33 +0000 Fri, 13 May 2022 15:05:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch This Guitarist Nail Eric Johnson's "Cliffs of Dover" - Blindfolded ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-this-guitarist-nail-eric-johnsons-cliffs-of-dover-blindfolded tQj2kCAuBo3oLHSguETA4W Mon, 20 Apr 2020 16:41:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson Shares His Collection of Vintage Gibsons and Fenders ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/eric-johnson-shares-his-collection-of-vintage-gibsons-and-fenders tjbi8Z8xtEjJonKJKywxv7 Tue, 14 Apr 2020 18:09:47 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:18 +0000