Players 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 Mark Tremonti reveals how Creed wrote their hit “Higher” — spontaneously, in front of an audience 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 Here's what he told us about the five songs that define his career Latest Players 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 Cold water therapy inspired Sam Evian’s new album – which has so many guest guitarists, he wound up playing bass By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 August 24 The vintage instruments and recording gear in his upstate New York studio let the singer-songwriter follow his muse where it leads. On Plunge, it swims in a wash of warm, overdriven guitars, with guests including Adrianne Lenker and El Kempner He was one of jazz guitar’s greatest tutors, but on Wildest Guitar, Mickey Baker’s playing is unhinged in the best possible way By Jim Campilongo published 29 August 24 When it came to guitar instrumentals, no-one served them hotter than Mickey Baker 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 LATEST ARTICLES1The guitar that launched the Beatles is going to the auction block. Here's what George Harrison said about it.2Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it."3Martin's new O’ahu HG-28 is a game-changing hybrid that pays tribute to the steel-string's Hawaiian heritage4Tom Petty shared his greatest advice on rhythm guitar playing in a long-lost 1997 interview5Watch Brian May and the Guns N' Roses guitarist jam Queen's “Tie Your Mother Down” on Jay Leno in 1993
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
Cold water therapy inspired Sam Evian’s new album – which has so many guest guitarists, he wound up playing bass By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 August 24 The vintage instruments and recording gear in his upstate New York studio let the singer-songwriter follow his muse where it leads. On Plunge, it swims in a wash of warm, overdriven guitars, with guests including Adrianne Lenker and El Kempner
He was one of jazz guitar’s greatest tutors, but on Wildest Guitar, Mickey Baker’s playing is unhinged in the best possible way By Jim Campilongo published 29 August 24 When it came to guitar instrumentals, no-one served them hotter than Mickey Baker
