<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in The-rolling-stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/the-rolling-stones Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:44:22 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I remember being completely seduced by the sound. That concert stayed with me.”The night Jimmy Page, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger discovered the blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/i-remember-being-completely-seduced-by-the-sound-that-concert-stayed-with-me-the-night-jimmy-page-keith-richards-and-mick-jagger-discovered-the-blues x48baFdNPpL4TiVBtWQZUF Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:44:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the most amazing guitar. I’ve used it on nearly every single record.” Bill Wyman on the $15 bass guitar that powered theRolling Stones’ classic hits — and became a priceless piece of rock and roll history ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/its-the-most-amazing-guitar-ive-used-it-on-nearly-every-single-record-bill-wyman-on-the-usd15-bass-guitar-that-powered-the-rolling-stones-classic-hits-and-became-a-priceless-piece-of-rock-and-roll-history ARDAAYWZA5d5djgHCtD94K Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:29:07 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:45:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were not talking to each other at all.” How Steve Lillywhite made a Platinum album with the Rolling Stones in the midst of Keith Richards’ and Mick Jagger’s darkest moment ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/steve-lillywhite-on-working-with-keith-richards-and-mick-jagger-on-dity-work yHUPLmYezNqcePcmpg9NKG Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:10:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He locked us in the kitchen with some food and a couple of guitars. We couldn’t come out until we’d written a song.” Keith Richards on forcing out his and Mick Jagger’s first hit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/music/he-locked-us-in-the-kitchen-with-some-food-and-a-couple-of-guitars-we-couldnt-come-out-until-wed-written-a-song-keith-richards-on-forcing-out-his-and-mick-jaggers-first-hit XhuzEGNbhLm9C7G8UDaRY8 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:59:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All the Beatles and all the Stones were there. I thought, This is a bit unusual!” Former Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour on his early adventures seeing — and mixing sound for — his idol, Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/david-gilmour-on-seeing-jimi-hendrix ZCMcCiKesdUkVx6NXMfFAa Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:15:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The call from Paul was a complete shock. I thought it was Mick Jagger taking the piss.” Studio legend Glyn Johns on Paul McCartney's shocking request to work on what became the Beatles' final album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/makers/glyn-johns-on-recording-with-the-beatles 2n7LJ2S8DuNf6wTATNsRQS Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:49:42 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:56:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Make the guitar available so that we can inspect it!” Former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor insists the Les Paul he bought from Keith Richards is in the Met's collection. The museum denies he ever owned it ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-met-says-mick-taylor-never-owned-the-keithburst-les-paul GLR2Dfc94twBALwAsUtdmb Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:51:05 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:01:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s like a monkey with arthritis, trying to go onstage and look young.” Keith Richards’ and Elton John’s long-running feud began with one disastrous Rolling Stones gig ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-richards-and-elton-john-s-feud-began-with-one-bad-rolling-stones-show qjHbykYpkKSBp5c63kRDPm Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:26:28 +0000 Sun, 03 Aug 2025 14:27:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always felt there was something a little hollow about it.” Keith Richards on Jimmy Page and the one thing the Rolling Stones guitarist said kept Led Zeppelin from taking flight ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-richards-on-jimmy-page-and-led-zeppelin-being-hollow xgSkWjdERAgLx5KfmRz9hW Tue, 22 Jul 2025 18:08:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Bob sensed I might refuse to appear, he took the gloves off." For Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Bob Dylan, Live Aid was a case of bad vibes for a good cause ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/when-bob-sensed-i-might-refuse-to-appear-he-took-the-gloves-off-for-pete-townshend-jimmy-page-and-bob-dylan-live-aid-was-a-case-of-bad-vibes-for-a-good-cause Dbf85r3HsyrqynsfXgrKDn Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:53:56 +0000 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:57:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He is mystified as to how his property found its way into the Met’s collection.” Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page played this stolen 1959 Les Paul. Now it’s turned up in the collection of a famous museum ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/stolen-rolling-stones-guitar-is-in-the-nyc-met-collection 8QneUjGiZ9RANEL3s4AVYH Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:29:52 +0000 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:49:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were forcing acoustic guitars through a cassette player. What came out was electric as hell.” Keith Richards on how acoustic guitars, alternate tunings and a cassette recorder revived the Rolling Stones with a pair of classic hits ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-keith-richards-reinvented-the-rolling-stones-with-a-cassette-recorder 8vU8zU7xu9YuRGiVPkcTSk Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:19:11 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:21:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was much harder to get a Rolling Stones sound with him.” Brian Jones, Mick Taylor or Ronnie Wood? Keith Richards says one guitarist was the wrong fit ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/keith-richards-says-one-guitarist-was-the-wrong-fit-for-the-rolling-stones uts2WQmmMyCY7op4YWr8ZD Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:57:45 +0000 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:47:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The right method is to bleed. Your hand and pick have to connect with the effing string” The Who's Pete Townshend on the correct way to do a windmill guitar strum — and what Keith Richards says about inventing the move with the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-right-method-is-to-bleed-you-know-the-whos-pete-townshend-on-the-correct-way-to-do-a-windmill-guitar-strum-and-what-keith-richards-says-about-inventing-the-move-with-the-rolling-stones RDP2fgoL7yd3Fue5AhLp69 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:31:23 +0000 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:47:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We had to tell her that the console had quit. They didn't like that at all.” Never mind Keith Richards and the Rolling Stones. Here's how Grady Martin, Nancy Sinatra and Ann-Margret helped the fuzz pedal become every guitarist's favorite effect ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/pedals-pedalboards/how-grady-martin-nancy-sinatra-and-ann-margret-helped-launch-the-fuzz-pedal rM4Qs6C42yZaVNEjSpPtoW Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:13:40 +0000 Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:47:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He ain’t no Mick Taylor, and he’s no Harvey Mandel! He’s what I call a C-plus guitar player.” Harvey Mandel tells how Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards ruined his chance to join the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/harvey-mandel-nearly-joined-the-rolling-stones 67PBBPfFEzHSKLzNuAohpe Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:26:55 +0000 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:44:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "They said, 'Come over and play a couple of tracks.' That's what I did. And when I went to go, they said, 'Where are you going?!'" Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jeff-beck-alice-cooper-almost-joined-pink-floyd-rolling-stones uZyWyh5PAfqgMpZA8Zc6xC Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:17:05 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mick Taylor would play the top lines. Keith Richards would write most of the songs... Once, Keith said, ‘You play too f*cking loud. I can’t work with you in the room right now‘”: Andy Johns on the Rolling Stones' turbulent Exile on Main St. sessions ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/andy-johns-rolling-stones-exile-on-main-st VYxzEpCzN3eo9tNXNUG23A Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:45:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/andrew-watt-rolling-stones-interview- ek5AcFPVaBgHVyRLSM4KeC Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:52:37 +0000 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 17:04:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-rolling-stones-ed-sullivan-and-the-keith-burst hLBkkndfe7nmkexEo4LtYi Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:22:06 +0000 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 17:29:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It wouldn’t have worked!” Keith Richards on why Jeff Beck wasn’t the right fit for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney’s bass carnage – and why his 5-string Telecaster works ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/keith-richards-in-the-new-guitar-player AUKaFZfKoDhXrkFdbFjpji Fri, 20 Oct 2023 11:51:10 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 60 Years on, The Rolling Stones Are Still Going Strong. Hear Their New Single, "Angry" ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/the-rolling-stones-angry xLeY4AsdWweYdE7Tj5NfFC Wed, 06 Sep 2023 21:27:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Played by Keith Richards, Joe Perry and Tom Verlaine, the “See-Through” Ampeg Dan Amstrong Guitar Earned Its Own Fan Club of Top-Name Guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/ampeg-dan-armstrong-history 2CQ3eddHnLX2PWEYLYADEc Wed, 23 Aug 2023 08:50:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ One of the Most Reviled Albums in the Rolling Stones’ Catalog, Is It Time We Took Another Listen to ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’? ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-rolling-stones-their-satanic-majesties-request HHDxppDKjXUC9R9eiqMrMY Tue, 04 Jul 2023 17:06:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Half a Century of Killer Guitar Tone and Now More Popular Than the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones on Spotify, Queen Are Still Delivering their Unique Kind of Magic ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/Queen-Brian-May-50th-anniversary-debut-album EnBRmx7auPvJM445qPZAna Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:36:32 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Mick Taylor Play This "Incredibly Resonant" 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard With the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1958-Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Mick-Taylor-Rolling-Stones xiz3znyWeFR5h75DzPTisc Tue, 09 May 2023 17:38:31 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Keith Richards Play This Legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/1959-Gibson-Les-Paul-Standard-Keith-Richards nuxs5ac3dTx5gmsDVGxRSA Tue, 09 May 2023 16:39:42 +0000 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:48:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I Didn’t Just Want to Be a Strummer”: How Jeff Beck Became a Guitar Hero ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jeff-beck-early-years gAuaBGHCUCnTxtkeNm4C4a Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:27:59 +0000 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 11:30:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Rolling Stones' Iconic Television Performance of Willie Dixon’s “Little Red Rooster” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rolling-stones-little-red-rooster NY2LUnAntDevBJJEdNja24 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:16:47 +0000 Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:40:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve Been Privileged to Play on so Many Great and Important Records”: Session Veteran Waddy Wachtel Reveals His Top Six Career-Defining Tracks ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/ive-been-privileged-to-play-on-so-many-great-and-important-records-session-veteran-waddy-wachtel-reveals-his-top-six-career-defining-tracks QP6xdkfjikUEE97nQRU4Zk Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:19:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Famously Played by the Rolling Stones’ Brian Jones in the ‘60s, Vox’s Teardrop Guitars Remain as Distinctive as Ever ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/famously-played-by-the-rolling-stones-brian-jones-in-the-60s-voxs-teardrop-guitars-remain-as-distinctive-as-ever mQGtMyQH3X3FVz5hG8fAAc Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:23:47 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Blues Is Life”: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Talks the Future of Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/blues-is-life-christone-kingfish-ingram-talks-the-future-of-blues ozW5onLvfcVeki8hpjuvzN Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:36:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:56:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Best Guitar Moments of 1972 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/the-best-guitar-moments-of-1972 5TQE9E3iu9Ri79wgXwpKX9 Thu, 24 Nov 2022 15:05:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Don’t Miss the Rolling Stones’ New “2000 Light Years From Home” Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dont-miss-the-rolling-stones-new-2000-light-years-from-home-music-video SPEf74fAwpWgQw4CmmHdn4 Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:28:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Whole Musical World Went on a Trip”: Listen to Keith Richards Recollect His Memories From the Summer of Love and ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-whole-musical-world-went-on-a-trip-listen-to-keith-richards-recollect-his-memories-from-the-summer-of-love-and-their-satanic-majesties-request 5ShpU4YUy6j9dw8wErHr55 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 17:39:43 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take a Mindbending Journey Into the Adventurous and Experimental Style of Psychedelic Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/take-a-mindbending-journey-into-the-adventurous-and-experimental-style-of-psychedelic-guitar g6EgfCCqh2pwekQZZyDfm6 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:57:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s What Happened When Members of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream Got on Stage Together ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-what-happened-when-members-of-the-beatles-the-rolling-stones-the-jimi-hendrix-experience-and-cream-got-on-stage-together DGRF53gs5GAKdQVFUwkDLi Wed, 12 Oct 2022 17:52:03 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Evolution of Hill Country Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-evolution-of-hill-country-blues NLbzqPy8Mrr2wxinNj25g3 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:30:21 +0000 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:49:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Stephen Dale Petit’s ‘2020 Visions’ – One of the Most Exciting Guitar Records We’ve Heard This Year ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/listen-to-stephen-dale-petits-2020-visions-one-of-the-most-exciting-guitar-records-weve-heard-this-year D3nkHPg5Hyw8GxqoGNQw7V Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Rolling Stones’ Newly Restored “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” Music Videos ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-the-rolling-stones-newly-restored-jumpin-jack-flash-music-videos TcpEsJWsYUhzEVq4iUm5uX Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:57:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It Was Simply a Fine Instrument”: Keith Richards Talks Boutique Guitars in this Vintage Interview ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/it-was-simply-a-fine-instrument-keith-richards-talks-boutique-guitars-in-this-vintage-interview NFBf846vqJFu6tAdYyJxGK Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:14:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/rory-gallaghers-school-of-blues zHbJbiA2VX6H84bxVH2tyB Tue, 14 Jun 2022 15:44:25 +0000 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Anteroom of Paradise, Or Is It Hell?” Watch this Incredible Mini Doc on London’s Mysterious Rock ‘n’ Roll Island ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-anteroom-of-paradise-or-is-it-hell-watch-this-incredible-mini-doc-on-londons-mysterious-rock-n-roll-island CANK5gYBp2cozxQCDy2EAC Thu, 19 May 2022 15:35:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ ABKCO Records Unveils Monumental ‘The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966’ Limited-Edition Set ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/abkco-records-unveils-monumental-the-rolling-stones-singles-1963-1966-limited-edition-set sGoXVq7WwsoFVKiihowrtZ Wed, 18 May 2022 14:56:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the Rolling Stones Performing "Hoochie Coochie Man" with Blues Legend Muddy Waters ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/watch-the-rollings-stones-performing-hoochie-coochie-man-with-blues-legend-muddy-waters RwSSYVh7dDi5b6zGoKXq2F Fri, 06 May 2022 18:45:38 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes You Can't Really Tell Who's Playing”: Keith Richards On His and Ronnie Wood's Rare Musical Chemistry ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/sometimes-you-cant-really-tell-whos-playing-keith-richards-on-his-and-ronnie-woods-rare-musical-chemistry aGFNJPwtGG7v6DLbGsx5A8 Wed, 04 May 2022 12:58:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Bonnie Raitt’s Emotive “Livin’ For the Ones” Lyric Video from Her Forthcoming Album ‘Just Like That…’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-bonnie-raitts-emotive-livin-for-the-ones-lyric-video-from-her-forthcoming-album-just-like-that HVcCEhe6CaH34DLiLZure9 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 14:50:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maestro Discoverer Delay Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/maestro-discoverer-delay-review 4zaBD6ZuW4PnRw9JDdATpa Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:57:46 +0000 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 14:08:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maestro Comet Chorus Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/maestro-comet-chorus-review UYbqxtLsgNYHbLfwwhhcqS Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:52:50 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:41:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Maestro Ranger Overdrive Review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/maestro-ranger-overdrive-review d4BhVkJckk97yJBCwS25Kn Wed, 06 Apr 2022 17:47:50 +0000 Tue, 17 May 2022 09:58:31 +0000