Climbing! Here’s Why Leslie West is a Guitar Legend Like No Other With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, the Mountain guitarist inspired players across the genres. Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West The friends jam out in this epic rendition of the Mountain classic “Mississippi Queen.” 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“The essential Les Paul, reimagined and updated for today’s players”: Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades 2“We mixed innovation with the history of Fender to do something that we think Leo Fender would've been very proud of”: Fender unveils the Jack White Signature Collection – featuring an innovative combo amp, heavily modded Telecaster, and an Acoustasonic 3“‘I kept thinking, ‘It worked beautifully for Rory Gallagher with a similar setup.’ But for me it was just frustrating”: Why Brian May never took to the Strat or Les Paul4“The H63 had everything a player needed to get the job done, and for much less than the competition”: Offered by Silvertone and Harmony, the H63 Espanada was the poor man’s Gibson ES-175 5“I followed Jeff Watson into Night Ranger; it was pretty intense, I had no idea how to do that eight-fingered thing he does”: From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos
