Latest about Guitarists
P.J. Harvey on why she stopped playing guitar onstage — and the real reason she chose her first pair of tour guitarists
Her first proper solo album in 1995 marked a turning point in the iconic performer’s approach to performance
Samantha Fish on the guitar trick behind her most distinctive sound
The modern blues great discovered the trick while trying to kick a bad habit
Sammy Hagar compares Alex Van Halen to Roger Waters in new swipe at former bandmate
The singer says he understands why David Gilmour refuses to reunite with the Pink Floyd bassist.
Win tickets to see the SatchVai Band and Animals As Leaders perform in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai’s Surfing With the Hydra tour stops at the Fox Oakland on April 4
Stevie Ray Vaughan bombed on opening night of a major tour
Huey Lewis fought his own management to put SRV on the bill. Then the crowd refused to listen.
Steve Stevens showed up to rehearse with Eddie Van Halen — and instantly knew he’d made a mistake
The Billy Idol guitarist recalls his first jam at Eddie Van Halen’s home — and the gear friendship that followed from it
Jeff Beck on frustration, Fender Esquires and the limits of destruction
The Yardbirds guitarist said his battered 1954 Fender could survive almost anything — even his own attempts to smash it.
Melissa Etheridge walked into a guitar shop — and nobody knew who she was
What she learned on her visit helped her become her band’s lead guitarist after years of playing acoustics
