News “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul In this vintage chat with Gibson, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob Jake Kiszka pulls his car off the road to listen every time this song comes on the radio "Also, any early song by Fleetwood Mac," says the Greta Van Fleet guitarist, who reveals his biggest challenge, favorite guitarist and most useless gear purchase David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test The prog icon sold the famed guitar at auction for just under $4 million. But he's got something he considers just as good Latest news “He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit By Phil Weller published 4 October 24 Extreme's tribute to EVH now includes a cover of Van Halen's "Mean Street" Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it. By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "All the other guitars fell off the wall!" George Harrison recalled when he and Paul McCartney demoed his historic Futurama at the music shop Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it in 1960: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it." By Mark McStea published 3 October 24 Today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. We asked Setzer what made the '50s guitar icon such an innovator. Here's what he told us Martin's new O’ahu HG-28 is a game-changing hybrid that pays tribute to the steel-string's Hawaiian heritage By Phil Weller published 2 October 24 Described as a smaller 14-fret Dreadnought with the depth of a 000, it’s fitted with premium appointments to make it more than just a tribute to the past Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993 By Jonathan Graham published 2 October 24 Launching his debut solo album back in the early 1990s, Brian May enlisted Slash for some added firepower during his 'Tonight Show' appearance Steve Vai was too shy to tell his friends he was learning guitar. Here's how they found out By Phil Weller published 2 October 24 The virtuoso chose a typically flamboyant way to break the news to everyone Scott Gorham tells how Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” was saved from oblivion By Andrew Daly published 1 October 24 The classic-rock icon also shared with us the Irish origins of the group’s twin-guitar harmony attack See Pete Townshend and David Gilmour team up to perform tracks by the Who, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and more in 1985 By Jonathan Graham published 30 September 24 The legendary guitarists had previously contributed to each other's solo releases, culminating in two nights at London's Brixton Academy — and a setlist of rock and roll classics Kris Kristofferson, who died on Saturday, tells how Johnny Cash gave him a break when he was a janitor By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 September 24 Kristofferson, who died Saturday, recalled Cash’s generosity as an example of how he “always stood up for the underdog” 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Davey Johnstone explains his greatest guitar moments from Elton John’s ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’2“Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul3Jake Kiszka pulls his car off the road to listen every time this song comes on the radio 4David Gilmour says he couldn't pick out his legendary Black Strat in a blindfold test5“I said, 'Well, Lee, I've been using a lot of Black Sabbath–style moves in Sonic Youth.'" Thurston Moore reveals an unlikely influence on his unique guitar style
“He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit By Phil Weller published 4 October 24 Extreme's tribute to EVH now includes a cover of Van Halen's "Mean Street"
Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls
The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it. By Phil Weller published 3 October 24 "All the other guitars fell off the wall!" George Harrison recalled when he and Paul McCartney demoed his historic Futurama at the music shop
Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it in 1960: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it." By Mark McStea published 3 October 24 Today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. We asked Setzer what made the '50s guitar icon such an innovator. Here's what he told us
Martin's new O’ahu HG-28 is a game-changing hybrid that pays tribute to the steel-string's Hawaiian heritage By Phil Weller published 2 October 24 Described as a smaller 14-fret Dreadnought with the depth of a 000, it’s fitted with premium appointments to make it more than just a tribute to the past
Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993 By Jonathan Graham published 2 October 24 Launching his debut solo album back in the early 1990s, Brian May enlisted Slash for some added firepower during his 'Tonight Show' appearance
Steve Vai was too shy to tell his friends he was learning guitar. Here's how they found out By Phil Weller published 2 October 24 The virtuoso chose a typically flamboyant way to break the news to everyone
Scott Gorham tells how Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town” was saved from oblivion By Andrew Daly published 1 October 24 The classic-rock icon also shared with us the Irish origins of the group’s twin-guitar harmony attack
See Pete Townshend and David Gilmour team up to perform tracks by the Who, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and more in 1985 By Jonathan Graham published 30 September 24 The legendary guitarists had previously contributed to each other's solo releases, culminating in two nights at London's Brixton Academy — and a setlist of rock and roll classics
Kris Kristofferson, who died on Saturday, tells how Johnny Cash gave him a break when he was a janitor By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 September 24 Kristofferson, who died Saturday, recalled Cash’s generosity as an example of how he “always stood up for the underdog”
