Fender Telecaster “It’s the sound of the Stones: a five-string with a six-string on top. Guitars are amazing things – you can make an orchestra out of them…” Keith Richards on life without Charlie, The Beatles and the Stones, and new album Hackney Diamonds In an exclusive interview, Keith Richards talks about the magic of the new album Hackney Diamonds, and why losing a string created a whole new sound for the Rolling Stones “Your Best Song Is Always yet to Come”: Telecaster Master James Burton Names Five Career-Defining Tracks There’s only one electric instrument worth discussing, says the veteran guitarist behind Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Emmylou Harris “Nobody Cares About Your Amazing Technique but You”: These Brutally Honest Tips for Musicians From David Bowie and Iggy Pop Guitarist Kevin Armstrong Are Some of the Best We’ve Ever Heard The “best least-known guitarist,” solo artist, producer and songwriter shows us his rig and offers some hard-earned wisdom Latest Fender Telecaster Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 December 22 Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Vinnie DeMasi published 22 November 22 The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet “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 Fender Revisits Their Groundbreaking Solidbody Design With the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster By Rod Brakes last updated 14 October 22 This much-welcome reissue has all the essential Blackguard ingredients "Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ By Mark McStea published 30 September 22 Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity “Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest By Joe Bosso published 21 September 22 The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone “I Knew What I Wanted to Do With Guitars”: Bartees Strange on His Heady New Album, ‘Farm to Table’ By Jim Beaugez published 20 September 22 The rising indie-rock star cooks up a dynamic concoction Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta' By Michael Molenda last updated 12 September 22 Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars. Video “We Didn’t Sound Like Anybody Else”: Andy Summers Talks Five Career-Defining Songs By Joe Bosso last updated 9 September 22 As 'The Police – Greatest Hits' returns in a deluxe edition, the guitarist reflects on five classics from the band’s timeless catalog. Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats By Art Thompson published 30 June 22 Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan. 123456Archives 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 MOST READ1Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, Mavis Staples honored by Bruce Springsteen at second annual American Music Honors 2Peter Frampton reveals the stories behind five of his classic tracks3PRS SE CE24, SE Custom 24 Quilt and SE Swamp Ash Special review 4How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life5How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life
Save 40% on 40th Anniversary Telecasters in Fender’s Amazing '12 Days of Deals' Sale By Guitar Player Staff last updated 2 December 22 Get $240 off in this fine selection of Vintage Edition commemorative Squiers
Dave Keuning’s Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Vinnie DeMasi published 22 November 22 The Killers’ axeman discusses five memorable hits and deep cuts from his extensive rap sheet
“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
Fender Revisits Their Groundbreaking Solidbody Design With the American Vintage II 1951 Telecaster By Rod Brakes last updated 14 October 22 This much-welcome reissue has all the essential Blackguard ingredients
"Your Recorded Music Is Your Legacy": Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi Reveal the Guitar Secrets Behind ‘I Am the Moon’ By Mark McStea published 30 September 22 Their expansive quadruple album project explodes with joy, power and positivity
“Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest By Joe Bosso published 21 September 22 The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone
“I Knew What I Wanted to Do With Guitars”: Bartees Strange on His Heady New Album, ‘Farm to Table’ By Jim Beaugez published 20 September 22 The rising indie-rock star cooks up a dynamic concoction
Andy Summers Tells the Turbulent Tale of ‘Zenyatta Mondatta' By Michael Molenda last updated 12 September 22 Video How the Police battled a tight deadline and vanquished label interference to make the album that would turn them into international superstars.
“We Didn’t Sound Like Anybody Else”: Andy Summers Talks Five Career-Defining Songs By Joe Bosso last updated 9 September 22 As 'The Police – Greatest Hits' returns in a deluxe edition, the guitarist reflects on five classics from the band’s timeless catalog.
Here’s How to Replicate the Magic of the Blues Greats By Art Thompson published 30 June 22 Get in the tone zone of Eric Clapton, Albert Collins, Albert King, B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Stevie Ray Vaughan.