Adrian Belew "As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free The guitarist also explains how he made a new instrument out of a child’s toy and used it on his latest album Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour Adrian Belew discusses his love of the Parker Fly, and how he convinced Ken Parker to create his wild signature model The King Crimson man loved the original model, but pushed for its creators to return to its original idea as a synth guitar, resulting in a guitar he’s convinced he plays better with Latest Adrian Belew Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution GP Presents Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light, with X, December 30 in San Francisco – Win Tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 6 December 23 GP Presents has joined forces with Goldenvoice for a Talking Heads rave up to round out the year at the Warfield Theatre Adrian Belew recounts his audition with Frank Zappa: "We sat on his purple couch. I placed my Pignose amplifier face down on it so I could get a little bit of sustain... At the end of it, he reached out his hand and said, ‘You got the job’" By Jimmy Leslie published 8 November 23 Belew got the gig in the end, but his audition was anything but smooth sailing... “He Just Wanted Me to Go Wild on the Guitar”: Adrian Belew Reveals How David Bowie Helped Him Become a More Creative Player By Mark McStea published 12 April 23 The guitarist recalls his “wild and unusual” approach to recording the final instalment of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy, 'Lodger' Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock By Dave Hunter published 7 February 23 A brief history of artists’ affection for Boss and Roland’s industry-leading chorus effects “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 “I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie By Mark McStea published 26 October 22 The guitarists discuss their epic ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show “It’s Still a Record That Stands up Today, Very, Very Well:” Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison Talk ‘Remain in Light’ By Joe Bosso published 25 October 22 The pair celebrate the Talking Heads’ 1980 milestone with a special live performance Watch Todd Rundgren’s Buck Wild "No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator" Guitar Solo By Rod Brakes published 22 June 22 Video The Renaissance man of rock paints a surreal sonic landscape in this furious performance. Video Watch King Crimson Light Up Late Night TV with "Elephant Talk" in 1981 By Jackson Maxwell published 16 May 22 From monster Chapman Stick riffs to whammy bar wackiness, this video has it all. 1 2 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 ARTICLES1Get 100% better tone for 25% less. Boss SD-1 Super OverDrives are dirt cheap at Musician's Friend on Cyber Monday2Our reviewer called this travel guitar "so good you won't believe it isn't a regular solidbody." Take 20% off during Amazon's Cyber Monday sale3Universal Audio made my home studio workflow a breeze. Make yours better and save $200 on the Apollo Twin X DUO Gen 2 during Sweetwater's Cyber Monday sale4My first amp was an embarrassment. My son's first was the Positive Grid Spark Go and it lived up to its name: it ignited something 5And the winner of this year’s Maddest Cyber Monday Deal Award goes to Sweetwater for this 6 grand saving on the Kirk Hammett Flying V…
Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution
GP Presents Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light, with X, December 30 in San Francisco – Win Tickets By Jimmy Leslie published 6 December 23 GP Presents has joined forces with Goldenvoice for a Talking Heads rave up to round out the year at the Warfield Theatre
Adrian Belew recounts his audition with Frank Zappa: "We sat on his purple couch. I placed my Pignose amplifier face down on it so I could get a little bit of sustain... At the end of it, he reached out his hand and said, ‘You got the job’" By Jimmy Leslie published 8 November 23 Belew got the gig in the end, but his audition was anything but smooth sailing...
“He Just Wanted Me to Go Wild on the Guitar”: Adrian Belew Reveals How David Bowie Helped Him Become a More Creative Player By Mark McStea published 12 April 23 The guitarist recalls his “wild and unusual” approach to recording the final instalment of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy, 'Lodger'
Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock By Dave Hunter published 7 February 23 A brief history of artists’ affection for Boss and Roland’s industry-leading chorus effects
“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
“I Remember Hearing ‘Heroes’ for the First Time… 18 Months Later, I Was Playing It Live With David”: Adrian Belew, Todd Rundgren and Scrote Salute David Bowie By Mark McStea published 26 October 22 The guitarists discuss their epic ‘Celebrating David Bowie’ show
“It’s Still a Record That Stands up Today, Very, Very Well:” Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison Talk ‘Remain in Light’ By Joe Bosso published 25 October 22 The pair celebrate the Talking Heads’ 1980 milestone with a special live performance
Watch Todd Rundgren’s Buck Wild "No. 1 Lowest Common Denominator" Guitar Solo By Rod Brakes published 22 June 22 Video The Renaissance man of rock paints a surreal sonic landscape in this furious performance.
Watch King Crimson Light Up Late Night TV with "Elephant Talk" in 1981 By Jackson Maxwell published 16 May 22 From monster Chapman Stick riffs to whammy bar wackiness, this video has it all.
