Players “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 In an interview about his new solo album, 'Flow Criical Lucidity,' Moore also reveals the modern appeal of old tech, weird six-string tunings and unusual guitar slides. “Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his tips on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly Tom Petty shared his greatest advice on rhythm guitar playing in a long-lost 1997 interview The guitarist, who died on October 2, 2017, also gave his insights on Telecasters and Rickenbackers and the art of songwriting Latest Players Mark Tremonti reveals how Creed wrote their hit “Higher” — spontaneously, in front of an audience By Andrew Daly published 1 October 24 The guitarist also tells how suicide, soundchecks and airplanes played roles in his favorite Creed tracks George Lynch recalls the pressure to create memorable solos in the guitar-hero years of the Dokken era By Mark McStea published 28 September 24 Here's what he told us about the five songs that define his career Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take” By Gary Graff published 27 September 24 Although the song is credited to Sting, the former Police guitarist believes his riff should have earned him a writing credit Behind Doug Gillard's six-string wizardry for alt-rock faves Guided by Voices and Nada Surf. By Tom Beaujour published 26 September 24 His band mates call his guitar talents "indispensable." But all Gillard wants is to make good music. Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing By Joe Bosso published 18 September 24 How did Stroud become a right-hand man for Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and many others? It took lots of talent – and these five rules... From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos By Mark McStea published 16 September 24 Four decades down the road, the Winger guitarist explains to GP that the band deserved far more than the ‘hair metal’ label “Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance By Matt Blackett published 10 September 24 Reflecting on his chemistry with Paco De Lucia in a 2009 GP interview, Di Meola revealed that the spontaneous creative fire of the Mediterranean Sundance session stunned all of its participants – including the guitarists themselves Peter Frampton on lessons learned from George Harrison and Steve Marriott By Barry Cleveland published 9 September 24 Armed with a “million-dollar Marshall,” Frampton took cues from Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt for his stellar 2010 effort, Thank You Mr. Churchill. That same year, he spoke with GP about the album's genesis, and gear revelations On Tripliciti, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, and Trevor Gordon Hall put their fluid fingerstyle chemistry on stunning display By Jimmy Leslie published 5 September 24 This formidable trio's self-titled debut is the ensemble guitar album of the year – and a watershed acoustic moment “I get hired to be me, instead of those awkward moments where they say, ‘Can you sound like XYZ?’” Molly Miller on balancing jazz and Jason Mraz By Jeff Jacobson published 2 September 24 Miller revels in her jazz chops on new album The Battle of Hotspur. But as this doctor of musical arts explains, it’s just one facet of her myriad guitar talents 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, '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 style2“He keeps texting me: ‘Come downstairs, I’m in the front.’ Nuno Bettencourt recalls Eddie Van Halen's surprise visit3Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray says this is how you nail any Beatles song4Joe Bonamassa’s latest Epiphone model revives a long-forgotten colorway and taps into the “sparkle” of P90s 5The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.
Mark Tremonti reveals how Creed wrote their hit “Higher” — spontaneously, in front of an audience By Andrew Daly published 1 October 24 The guitarist also tells how suicide, soundchecks and airplanes played roles in his favorite Creed tracks
George Lynch recalls the pressure to create memorable solos in the guitar-hero years of the Dokken era By Mark McStea published 28 September 24 Here's what he told us about the five songs that define his career
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take” By Gary Graff published 27 September 24 Although the song is credited to Sting, the former Police guitarist believes his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Behind Doug Gillard's six-string wizardry for alt-rock faves Guided by Voices and Nada Surf. By Tom Beaujour published 26 September 24 His band mates call his guitar talents "indispensable." But all Gillard wants is to make good music.
Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing By Joe Bosso published 18 September 24 How did Stroud become a right-hand man for Sheryl Crow, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and many others? It took lots of talent – and these five rules...
From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos By Mark McStea published 16 September 24 Four decades down the road, the Winger guitarist explains to GP that the band deserved far more than the ‘hair metal’ label
“Paco needed to relax, so he smoked a joint and the second take was the one”: Al Di Meola on the magic of Mediterranean Sundance By Matt Blackett published 10 September 24 Reflecting on his chemistry with Paco De Lucia in a 2009 GP interview, Di Meola revealed that the spontaneous creative fire of the Mediterranean Sundance session stunned all of its participants – including the guitarists themselves
Peter Frampton on lessons learned from George Harrison and Steve Marriott By Barry Cleveland published 9 September 24 Armed with a “million-dollar Marshall,” Frampton took cues from Hank Marvin and Django Reinhardt for his stellar 2010 effort, Thank You Mr. Churchill. That same year, he spoke with GP about the album's genesis, and gear revelations
On Tripliciti, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, and Trevor Gordon Hall put their fluid fingerstyle chemistry on stunning display By Jimmy Leslie published 5 September 24 This formidable trio's self-titled debut is the ensemble guitar album of the year – and a watershed acoustic moment
“I get hired to be me, instead of those awkward moments where they say, ‘Can you sound like XYZ?’” Molly Miller on balancing jazz and Jason Mraz By Jeff Jacobson published 2 September 24 Miller revels in her jazz chops on new album The Battle of Hotspur. But as this doctor of musical arts explains, it’s just one facet of her myriad guitar talents
