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Robert Fripp on his 1960s contemporaries — and the guitarist whose playing he thought was “good fun”
By Phil Weller published
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025

Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page disagreed about who composed the world’s “first heavy metal riff”
By Phil Weller published
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025

George Thorogood on his Live Aid performances with Bo Diddley and Albert Collins, and the two actors who made his day
By Gary Graff published
Read one of Guitar Player's top stories of 2025

Tommy Thayer teases future Kiss activity and says the band “has a lot in the works”
By Phil Weller published
The lead guitarist for the band’s final two decades doesn’t believe it’s game over just yet

Steve Vai on Frank Zappa's prophetic words about his career
By Phil Weller published
Vai had was a young, awestruck kid when he joined Zappa's band. Frank saw something else

A new Van Halen album features Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen playing classic tracks without a vocalist
By Elizabeth Swann published
The album features recordings made by filmmaker Andrew Bennett during his time documenting Van Halen from 2006 to 2007

The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history
By Joe Matera published
Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them wrong

Olivia Rodrigo on St. Vincent’s signature model and the power of women in rock
By Phil Weller published
The design is aesthetically and ergonomically satisfying. Or as Rodrigo says, “It’s such a f**king cool-looking guitar”
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