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Grace Bowers returns to YouTube with a powerful statement of defiance
The guitarist is embarking on a new chapter, making “music for the girls in the front row”
Samantha Fish on the best advice about guitar solos she ever heard
The guitarist says she used to fill her solos with every trick in the book. Then she tuned into the song’s melody — and it changed everything
“I have to confess to a certain sort of jealousy.” David Gilmour reveals the guitarist whose career he envies most
Despite crafting some of rock's most celebrated solos, the Pink Floyd legend admits he'd happily swap places with Eric Clapton — and explains why.
Joe Walsh's backstage jam with Jimi Hendrix
A young Joe Walsh shared a stage and a dressing room with Hendrix in the early ‘70s, and it proved to be an education
Prime Day guitar deals 2026: handpicked early deals and buying advice
Cut through the noise ahead of Amazon's big sale to get to the early price drops on guitars, amps, pedals, and more, guided by Guitar Player's gear experts
Win tickets to see Charo in concert in Northern California
The flamenco guitar goddess performs at the Orinda Theatre in Orinda, California on Saturday, June 20
Marcus King tried to help Brent Hinds after he left Mastodon. It all fell apart on tour
The guitarist says he offered one of his heroes a lifeline after Mastodon, but a string of chaotic incidents brought their partnership to an abrupt end
“For a minute he thought, ‘They just both died tonight.’” Gregg Allman nearly died the same night Duane was killed, a new documentary reveals
A harrowing account in Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul details how a heroin overdose nearly claimed both Allman brothers on the same night in 1971.
John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career
Written amid a volatile political backdrop, the song remains just as relevant today as it was decades ago
“It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster
Fender’s late-’60s wallpaper finishes were widely considered a commercial flop, causing owners to paint over them in droves. Decades later, a routine finish-stripping session by a master luthier shocked the gear world—and completely redefined the value of a "bad paint job."
