Players "I Still Really Like Playing the Guitar. After All of These Years, It’s Still My Favorite Thing": Marshall Crenshaw Takes a Spin Through His Decades-Long Career He’s one of pop music’s most versatile guitarists. Just don’t call him “underrated” “If I Can Get That Live-Performance Spark Across in the Studio, I’m Very Happy”: Richard Thompson Talks Songwriting, Self-Production and His Fast-Paced Approach to Recording Following the release of his latest solo album, ’13 Rivers,’ the guitarist spoke to ‘GP’ about his creative process and how to put together the perfect Frankenstrat “I Just Knew I Was Born to Play That Guitar”: Barbara Lynn Recalls Her Pioneering Days as a Guitarist A Black, left-handed, female guitarist who played lead and wrote most of her own material, Lynn was an anomaly from the start Grid List Latest Players Here’s Why Santana’s ‘Abraxas’ Is a Lesson in Finding Your Own Voice on Guitar By Jim Campilongo published 26 January 23 The band’s ‘Billboard’ number one album remains the most focused and concise album from Carlos’s group “If You Know Your Chords, You Can Pick up Anything Onstage”: Carol Kaye Talks Jazz Guitar By Sue Foley published 26 January 23 Known for her pop hit basslines, her early days as a jazz guitarist have been almost forgotten “He Will Eventually Be Remembered as One of the Great Composers of Our Time”: Adrian Belew, Don Preston, Mike Keneally and Jon Anderson Remember Frank Zappa By Grant Moon published 26 January 23 The musical method behind the perceived madness of a “genius” guitarist Listen to the Breathtaking Virtuosity of Thumbs Carlisle’s “Springfield Guitar Social” By Jim Campilongo published 26 January 23 The face of Fender’s golden era replicates Grady Martin, Les Paul, Jimmy Bryant, George Barnes, Chet Atkins and Hank Garland ‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ (and Every Guitarist Can Benefit From Listening to This Record!) By Jim Campilongo published 25 January 23 Here’s why this 1959 jazz primer is a must-hear for guitar players “He Picked Me up off the Floor and Said, ‘Honey, You Play Good Guitar!’”: Alice Stuart Talks Playing With Albert King and Frank Zappa By Sue Foley published 24 January 23 There were few female guitar role models in the mid-’60s when this trailblazer’s career took off Here’s Why the Ramones’ ‘It’s Alive’ Is One of the Greatest Rock and Roll Records of All Time By Jim Campilongo published 24 January 23 Johnny Ramone’s machine-like, all-downstrokes, no-minor-chords approach to guitar combines a ferocious wall of sound with brief barre-chord interludes Watch Django Reinhardt Tear it Up with the Hot Club in 1938 Film Short By Christopher Scapelliti published 23 January 23 The vintage promo film features some great shots of Reinhardt's fretting hand performing some blazing runs. The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 2 By Martin McQuade published 20 January 23 Seventy-five years later, we’re still reeling from this groundbreaking single Listen to Hank Garland’s ‘Jazz Winds From a New Direction’ – the Album That Made George Benson Want to Play Jazz By Jim Campilongo published 20 January 23 Recorded in just one day, this LP chronicles the Gibson signature artist becoming a bona fide world-class jazz guitarist 123456789Archives The Pick Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to The Pick. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1“If I Can Get That Live-Performance Spark Across in the Studio, I’m Very Happy”: Richard Thompson Talks Songwriting, Self-Production and His Fast-Paced Approach to Recording2Amplified Nation Overdrive Reverb Review3Reverend Crosscut Review4Fender Unveils New Gold Foil Series Jazzmaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass5Radial Engineering Reamp Station and Reamp HP Reviews
Here’s Why Santana’s ‘Abraxas’ Is a Lesson in Finding Your Own Voice on Guitar By Jim Campilongo published 26 January 23 The band’s ‘Billboard’ number one album remains the most focused and concise album from Carlos’s group
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Listen to the Breathtaking Virtuosity of Thumbs Carlisle’s “Springfield Guitar Social” By Jim Campilongo published 26 January 23 The face of Fender’s golden era replicates Grady Martin, Les Paul, Jimmy Bryant, George Barnes, Chet Atkins and Hank Garland
‘Everybody Digs Bill Evans’ (and Every Guitarist Can Benefit From Listening to This Record!) By Jim Campilongo published 25 January 23 Here’s why this 1959 jazz primer is a must-hear for guitar players
“He Picked Me up off the Floor and Said, ‘Honey, You Play Good Guitar!’”: Alice Stuart Talks Playing With Albert King and Frank Zappa By Sue Foley published 24 January 23 There were few female guitar role models in the mid-’60s when this trailblazer’s career took off
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Watch Django Reinhardt Tear it Up with the Hot Club in 1938 Film Short By Christopher Scapelliti published 23 January 23 The vintage promo film features some great shots of Reinhardt's fretting hand performing some blazing runs.
The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 2 By Martin McQuade published 20 January 23 Seventy-five years later, we’re still reeling from this groundbreaking single
Listen to Hank Garland’s ‘Jazz Winds From a New Direction’ – the Album That Made George Benson Want to Play Jazz By Jim Campilongo published 20 January 23 Recorded in just one day, this LP chronicles the Gibson signature artist becoming a bona fide world-class jazz guitarist
