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Eddie Van Halen on guitar solos, the music teacher who slapped his face, and his all-time worst song
By Jas Obrecht published
EVH touched on the essence of his approach to soloing in this classic Guitar Player interview
Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
By Gary Graff published
How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career
Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
By Jackson Maxwell published
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
John Mayall recalls Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor in Guitar Player's December 1970 issue
By Fred Stuckey published
The blues legend, who died on July 22, was one of the guitar world's major losses in 2024
Chris Impellitteri reveals his 1988 invitation to become Ozzy's guitarist
By Phil Weller published
When Jake E. Lee left the band, Impellitteri was at the height of his powers as a virtuoso speed-metal guitarist
Watch David Gilmour perform on a dulcimer as he hints at more to come in 2025
By Phil Weller published
The prog legend delivered his Christmas message alongside a special live version of a new standout track
Joe Bonamassa plays Rory Gallagher's "other" Strat. But his excitement isn't about the guitar
By Phil Weller published
The blues guitarist was given a chance to play a pair of the Irish rocker's prized Fenders ahead of their auction
Why 2024 was the year pop music fell in love with guitar solos again
By Phil Weller published
The artistic decisions of the world’s top pop stars may turn the tide for guitar in music's future
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