Guitarists
Latest about Guitarists

Steve Morse says “a couple of guys in Deep Purple” were glad to see him go
By Phil Weller published
Morse left Deep Purple in 2022 having spent more time in the band than any other guitarist

Ace Frehley said one of his greatest Kiss guitar solos was written by someone else
By Phil Weller published
The track, from the band’s ‘Destroyer’ album, is among the best known in their catalog

Paul McCartney on seeing Jimi Hendrix perform to an empty club — and those rumors about their supergroup with Miles Davis
By Phil Weller published
It could have been the perfect union following the Beatles' break up

Greg Lake on what happened when Robert Fripp asked him to play bass on King Crimson's debut album
By Phil Weller published
It took just one eye-opening rehearsal for Lake to learn the difference between playing guitar and bass

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith took Kirk Hammett's “Greeny” Les Paul for an afternoon. Here’s what he said
By Phil Weller published
A chance meeting with Kirk Hammett led to him becoming the latest big name to fall in love with the guitar

Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards on the country-rock pioneer who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26
By Alan di Perna published
Despite his tumultuous lifestyle, Gram Parsons delivered transcendent music with the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers and his own Fallen Angels

Jason Isbell on developing his unique acoustic approach for ‘Foxes in the Snow’
By Jimmy Leslie published
As he drops his latest album and new Martin signature models, the Americana troubadour riffs on the magic of small-bodied guitars

What Eric Clapton learned from George Harrison that made Derek & the Dominos’ ‘Layla’ possible
By Elizabeth Swann published
Time spent working on Harrison's ‘All Things Must Pass’ album showed Clapton and bandmate Bobby Whitlock all they needed to know
All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!


