News How I Prevail and All Time Low teamed up to create their monster hit “Hate This Song” All Time Low guitarist Alex Gaskarth reveals the Police and U2 roots of a riff you can't get out of your head How vintage gear is fuelling Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt in the studio and on the road From a ‘90s Telecaster to Hank William’s 1940s Martin D-18, it’s been an interesting year of gear for the Swedish guitarist Exclusive: Hear Phil Manzanera's demo that became a Pink Floyd cut Manzanera released the song as an exclusive to Guitar Player as he drops his new 50 Years of Music boxset Latest news Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” By James Volpe Rotondi published 26 October 24 The heavily modified Marshall was in use from 1969 forward Ozzy bassist Bob Daisley on his first memories of Randy Rhoads and how he knew he was special By Phil Weller published 24 October 24 With one rehearsal, the guitarist shattered fears that he was too young and inexperienced to be Ozzy's guitar star Design your dream guitar and save up to $400 on upgrades with the limited-time Fender Mod Shop sale By Matt McCracken published 24 October 24 Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps – and why he’s now got more than ever By Phil Weller published 24 October 24 After making some big changes to his live rig in 2014, the guitarist now owns eight Dumbles and isn’t looking back Myles Kennedy says an onstage disaster forced him to buy a PRS guitar he couldn't afford By Phil Weller published 23 October 24 The guitarist felt obliged to write a check for the borrowed guitar, having previously been priced out of owning a PRS “When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar By Phil Weller published 23 October 24 Shepherd also says Jimi Hendrix's gear reveals how he was ahead of his time PreSonus launches Studio One Pro 7 – the latest generation of its DAW featuring AI tools, improved workflow and more accessible pricing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 New features include AI-powered stem separation, Global Transpose and tempo detection features, as well as integration with the Splice sound library Hear the final track the Van Halen brothers worked on before Eddie’s passing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 "Unfinished" is anything but, and showcases a softer side of Eddie’s playing alongside his fretboard-burning feats Jimmy Page made sure there's a little bit of himself on every one of his new Gibson signature SJ-200 models By James Volpe Rotondi published 22 October 24 The two limited-edition models are based on the Gibson acoustic he played on classic tunes from 'Led Zeppelin I.' Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” — plus details of their new G3 album By GP Editors published 22 October 24 The three virtuosos perform the blues-rock classic from this year's sold-out tour 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 ARTICLES1“I said to them, ‘Just play these three chords and follow me!’ And then — boom — it hit me: This is a classic!” It took guitarist Randy Bachman seven years to write "Takin' Care of Business." It finally came together at one nearly disastrous show2"I wouldn’t normally be caught dead with one because I think they’re ugly. But that’s the only guitar I used." Mikael Åkerfeldt talks about his surprising choice of guitar for Opeth's latest album 3"My manager said did I fancy trying to write a song with David Gilmour? I was delighted to have a track on a Pink Floyd album." Exclusive: Hear Phil Manzanera's demo that became a Pink Floyd cut4“We recorded fresh guitar parts to allow us to create new Thin Lizzy acoustic versions of some of our favorite songs.” Guitarist Brian Bell announces a new Thin Lizzy album with original unheard vocals from Phil Lynott5“After a half hour sales pitch, he said, 'Forget the Gretsch! That's a toy. You'll appreciate the Gibson 335 much more later in life.' ” Ritchie Blackmore tells how amp-maker Jim Marshall sold him the guitar he used to launch Deep Purple
Jimmy Page reveals “the best amp that I’d ever had in my collection” By James Volpe Rotondi published 26 October 24 The heavily modified Marshall was in use from 1969 forward
Ozzy bassist Bob Daisley on his first memories of Randy Rhoads and how he knew he was special By Phil Weller published 24 October 24 With one rehearsal, the guitarist shattered fears that he was too young and inexperienced to be Ozzy's guitar star
Design your dream guitar and save up to $400 on upgrades with the limited-time Fender Mod Shop sale By Matt McCracken published 24 October 24 Save big on your perfect guitar with free upgrades at the Fender Mod shop
Joe Bonamassa explains why he sold all his Dumble amps – and why he’s now got more than ever By Phil Weller published 24 October 24 After making some big changes to his live rig in 2014, the guitarist now owns eight Dumbles and isn’t looking back
Myles Kennedy says an onstage disaster forced him to buy a PRS guitar he couldn't afford By Phil Weller published 23 October 24 The guitarist felt obliged to write a check for the borrowed guitar, having previously been priced out of owning a PRS
“When you start with a crappy guitar, it begins the cycle of gear addiction.” Kenny Wayne Shepherd explains why every player should start out with a cheap guitar By Phil Weller published 23 October 24 Shepherd also says Jimi Hendrix's gear reveals how he was ahead of his time
PreSonus launches Studio One Pro 7 – the latest generation of its DAW featuring AI tools, improved workflow and more accessible pricing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 New features include AI-powered stem separation, Global Transpose and tempo detection features, as well as integration with the Splice sound library
Hear the final track the Van Halen brothers worked on before Eddie’s passing By Phil Weller published 22 October 24 "Unfinished" is anything but, and showcases a softer side of Eddie’s playing alongside his fretboard-burning feats
Jimmy Page made sure there's a little bit of himself on every one of his new Gibson signature SJ-200 models By James Volpe Rotondi published 22 October 24 The two limited-edition models are based on the Gibson acoustic he played on classic tunes from 'Led Zeppelin I.'
Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” — plus details of their new G3 album By GP Editors published 22 October 24 The three virtuosos perform the blues-rock classic from this year's sold-out tour