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Win tickets to see Eric Johnson in Northern California at Guitar Player Presents
By Jimmy Leslie published
The Texaphonic 2026 tour touches down at the Guild Theatre on the San Francisco Peninsula, Sunday, May 10

Rick Beato shares the secrets he's learned sitting next to David Gilmour, Neal Schon and other guitar greats
By Jimmy Leslie last updated
The YouTube sensation told us what he's learned about players by sitting just inches away from them

Eric Johnson on the night he and Stevie Ray Vaughan jammed Jimi Hendrix.
By Jonathan Graham published
The stars aligned as two of guitar's finest bluesmen shared the stage for a good old Texas showdown and traded licks on a Hendrix classic

Eric Johnson on the one thing that took Stevie Ray Vaughan’s playing to the next level
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist has reflected on their brief time touring together and recognized the detail that made him so unique

Why the mods Eric Johnson made to his ‘54 Strat were pivotal to his early success
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist made extensive revisions to the guitar's electronics and hardware that became central to his signature smooth tone

David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player

Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson shred “Crossroads” — plus details of their new G3 album
By GP Editors published
The three virtuosos perform the blues-rock classic from this year's sold-out tour

“If Seven Worlds had come out at the time it was ready, instead of being held back, he would have been as big as Jeff Beck”: Stevie Ray Vaughan details his friendship with Eric Johnson
By Jackson Maxwell published
As fellow Austin, Texas-based, up-and-coming guitarists in the 1970s and '80s, Vaughan and Johnson developed a close friendship, and had great admiration for one another
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