News Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors Presented by The Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center for American Music, the star-studded event featured show-stopping performances from giants of soul, folk, rock, and R&B How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life Latest news The Presidents’ Day deals have landed over a week early at Musician’s Friend, with huge up to 40% discounts on guitar gear By Matt McCracken published 9 February 24 Get your hands on a new guitar, amp, or effects pedal at a healthy discount in this early Presidents’ Day sale "We started jamming and he stopped playing and looked at me and, serious as can be, he said, ‘Slow the f*** down!’ He meant it": Leslie West's invaluable advice for Jared James Nichols By Joe Bosso published 9 February 24 Blues rocker Jared James Nichols learnt from the very best. Passing on those invaluable tips, here's his five ways to bring out your own best GP Presents Gov’t Mule on Saturday, February 17 in Oakland, CA – win tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 8 February 24 Roots rock guitar captain Warren Haynes and his stalwart crew are bringing their ongoing 30th anniversary celebration to the Fox Theater "You're freakier than the effects": Watch rare studio footage of Jeff Beck cutting solos for Bang a Drum from Jon Bon Jovi's solo debut album Blaze of Glory in 1990 By Jonathan Graham published 6 February 24 Jeff Beck stepped into the studio with Bon Jovi in 1990 — a collaboration that scored them a Billboard number-one single – and someone left the camera rolling for the solo section of Bang a Drum… "He gave you everything he had and then some. It's a dark day for rock ‘n’ roll." Tributes paid to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, dead at 75 By Guitar Player Staff published 3 February 24 Slash, Tom Morello, Vernon Reid and more pay tribute to proto-punk guitarist Wayne Kramer, who died yesterday NAMM flashback: Watch Eddie Van Halen shred classic Van Halen riffs as he unveils and demos his Peavey EVH Wolfgang signature guitar in 1996 By Jonathan Graham published 26 January 24 In a rare NAMM Show appearance, Eddie Van Halen rocked the Peavey booth in 1996 when the guitar legend stopped by to promote his brand new signature model: The EVH Wolfgang Line 6 is rolling back the clock, discounting the Helix Floor and LT to its original launch price - save a mega $200! By Matt McCracken published 26 January 24 If you purchased a unit recently all is not lost - many retailers are refunding the difference "I was criticized for sounding too much like Creedence... Every time I’d get into a groove, a little gremlin would pop up and say, 'You can’t sound like that or I’m going to sue you'": John Fogerty on double-stop solos, and bizarre legal battles By Jackson Maxwell published 16 January 24 Fogerty's headline-grabbing court fight with his ex-manager caused his songwriting inspiration to "wither and die," he tells GP in this archival interview "I showed Eddie Van Halen some of what I had to learn in order to pull off Frank’s music... Eddie said, 'Who would've thought that you'd be giving me a guitar lesson!': How Dweezil Zappa took EVH inside his father's playing, and left him in awe By Jackson Maxwell published 16 January 24 In this vintage GP interview, Dweezil also reflected on the idiosyncratic nature of his father's soloing, and how the elder Zappa worked around his technical limitations GP Presents Julian Lage, January 18 - January 21 in San Francisco – win tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 12 January 24 Lage epitomizes modern jazz guitar, and he’s going to be the Resident Artistic Director at SF Jazz over the third weekend of January, holding court at the Miner Auditorium 123456789Archives 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 MOST READ1Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds, and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck 2Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors 3Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks4PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 5How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life
The Presidents’ Day deals have landed over a week early at Musician’s Friend, with huge up to 40% discounts on guitar gear By Matt McCracken published 9 February 24 Get your hands on a new guitar, amp, or effects pedal at a healthy discount in this early Presidents’ Day sale
"We started jamming and he stopped playing and looked at me and, serious as can be, he said, ‘Slow the f*** down!’ He meant it": Leslie West's invaluable advice for Jared James Nichols By Joe Bosso published 9 February 24 Blues rocker Jared James Nichols learnt from the very best. Passing on those invaluable tips, here's his five ways to bring out your own best
GP Presents Gov’t Mule on Saturday, February 17 in Oakland, CA – win tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 8 February 24 Roots rock guitar captain Warren Haynes and his stalwart crew are bringing their ongoing 30th anniversary celebration to the Fox Theater
"You're freakier than the effects": Watch rare studio footage of Jeff Beck cutting solos for Bang a Drum from Jon Bon Jovi's solo debut album Blaze of Glory in 1990 By Jonathan Graham published 6 February 24 Jeff Beck stepped into the studio with Bon Jovi in 1990 — a collaboration that scored them a Billboard number-one single – and someone left the camera rolling for the solo section of Bang a Drum…
"He gave you everything he had and then some. It's a dark day for rock ‘n’ roll." Tributes paid to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, dead at 75 By Guitar Player Staff published 3 February 24 Slash, Tom Morello, Vernon Reid and more pay tribute to proto-punk guitarist Wayne Kramer, who died yesterday
NAMM flashback: Watch Eddie Van Halen shred classic Van Halen riffs as he unveils and demos his Peavey EVH Wolfgang signature guitar in 1996 By Jonathan Graham published 26 January 24 In a rare NAMM Show appearance, Eddie Van Halen rocked the Peavey booth in 1996 when the guitar legend stopped by to promote his brand new signature model: The EVH Wolfgang
Line 6 is rolling back the clock, discounting the Helix Floor and LT to its original launch price - save a mega $200! By Matt McCracken published 26 January 24 If you purchased a unit recently all is not lost - many retailers are refunding the difference
"I was criticized for sounding too much like Creedence... Every time I’d get into a groove, a little gremlin would pop up and say, 'You can’t sound like that or I’m going to sue you'": John Fogerty on double-stop solos, and bizarre legal battles By Jackson Maxwell published 16 January 24 Fogerty's headline-grabbing court fight with his ex-manager caused his songwriting inspiration to "wither and die," he tells GP in this archival interview
"I showed Eddie Van Halen some of what I had to learn in order to pull off Frank’s music... Eddie said, 'Who would've thought that you'd be giving me a guitar lesson!': How Dweezil Zappa took EVH inside his father's playing, and left him in awe By Jackson Maxwell published 16 January 24 In this vintage GP interview, Dweezil also reflected on the idiosyncratic nature of his father's soloing, and how the elder Zappa worked around his technical limitations
GP Presents Julian Lage, January 18 - January 21 in San Francisco – win tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 12 January 24 Lage epitomizes modern jazz guitar, and he’s going to be the Resident Artistic Director at SF Jazz over the third weekend of January, holding court at the Miner Auditorium