interview "Advice? Sometimes you are going to be so frustrated you want to give up – you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’ll be rewarded.” Jimi Hendrix talks technique, songwriting, making records and more in this 1968 Guitar Player interview Electric Ladyland was released 25 October 1968. Guitar Player interviewed Jimi Hendrix shortly before the album's release... “I’d Never Heard Anything That Brilliant, and Ed Said, ‘No, It’s Nothing’”: Producer Ted Templeman Reveals How He Helped Turn Eddie Van Halen’s “Warm Up” Into One of the Greatest Solos of All Time, “Eruption” “He said, ‘It’s just something I warm up with before each show.' And I said, ‘Donn, roll tape!’” recalls the hitmaker “I Think We Might Look Back on 2023 as the Last Year When Humans Really Dominated the Music Scene”: Brian May Shares His Hopes and Fears About the Impact of AI Having been involved with artificial intelligence in his scientific pursuits, the astrophysicist and Queen guitarist has some unique insights that may shock you Latest interview "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 Lee Ritenour on Completing the Most Cathartic of Comebacks with His Breathtaking New Album, ’Dreamcatcher’ By Mark McStea last updated 13 September 22 First came the house fire. Then heart surgery. Now Ritenour bounces back with his first ever solo guitar record. Tom Lieber on Building Guitars Less Ordinary and the Enduring Appeal of His Most Famous Creation, the Garcia By Art Thompson last updated 13 September 22 Having helped create Jerry Garcia’s most-played guitar, Lieber comes full circle with his deluxe originals. “I Hate the Way I Play Guitar. I Hate the Way I Sing”: Joe Bonamassa Opens Up in His Most Brutally Honest Interview Ever By Joe Bosso published 16 June 22 Find out why "the man in the suit" thinks he is understood and misunderstood in equal measure. Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues By Rod Brakes, Stefan Grossman published 14 June 22 This archive gem could be the best free guitar lesson you’ve ever had. Eric Johnson on His Acoustic Evolution, the Essence of Songwriting and Recreating His Legendary Virginia Strat By Jimmy Leslie last updated 13 May 22 On EJ Vol. II, Johnson doubles down on his acoustic playing while taking the electric guitar into bold, new territory. Can he have it both ways? How Molly Tuttle Found Her Mojo with Pre-War Guitars, a Set of Cover Songs and a DIY Studio Setup By Jimmy Leslie last updated 15 February 22 The acoustic phenom on turning lockdown loneliness into a rewarding home-recording experience. Archive Treasures: John Frusciante, November 1997 By James Rotondi published 21 October 21 Before his miraculous return to the Red Hot Chili Peppers the guitarist spoke to GP about life, art, and death. “Truth Is, I Hate the Way I Play Guitar”: Joe Bonamassa Speaks Candidly in Our Exclusive Interview By Rod Brakes, Joe Bosso published 14 October 21 Read these incredible snippets from our latest issue's eye-opening cover feature. "I'm a Guitar Freak. I Spend my Money on Snakes, Cars and Guitars": How I Recorded Use Your Illusion by Slash By Guitar Player Staff published 20 September 21 Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' albums came out in September 1991. Slash told Guitar Player how he got his sound in this insightful interview from the archive. 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 READ1“I was plugged into a souped-up Magnatone amp. It ran at 100 watts, and stayed clean and wouldn’t break up no matter how hard you hit the note”: How Duane Eddy wrote his twanging, game-changing instrumental smash, Rebel Rouser2“The first rock and roll guitar god”: Instrumental guitar legend Duane Eddy has died at 863“I carried Ed’s guitar picks like a little old lady carrying her purse”: Eddie Van Halen loved throwing guitar picks into the crowd – but the simple act often had unintended consequences 4“Jeff was just something other, you know?”: Mark Knopfler says he had begun planning to record an album with Jeff Beck shortly before Beck's death 5“Kudos to Jack White and Donner for creating this great-sounding and affordable piece of hardware”: Donner Triple Threat review
"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
Lee Ritenour on Completing the Most Cathartic of Comebacks with His Breathtaking New Album, ’Dreamcatcher’ By Mark McStea last updated 13 September 22 First came the house fire. Then heart surgery. Now Ritenour bounces back with his first ever solo guitar record.
Tom Lieber on Building Guitars Less Ordinary and the Enduring Appeal of His Most Famous Creation, the Garcia By Art Thompson last updated 13 September 22 Having helped create Jerry Garcia’s most-played guitar, Lieber comes full circle with his deluxe originals.
“I Hate the Way I Play Guitar. I Hate the Way I Sing”: Joe Bonamassa Opens Up in His Most Brutally Honest Interview Ever By Joe Bosso published 16 June 22 Find out why "the man in the suit" thinks he is understood and misunderstood in equal measure.
Rory Gallagher’s School of Blues By Rod Brakes, Stefan Grossman published 14 June 22 This archive gem could be the best free guitar lesson you’ve ever had.
Eric Johnson on His Acoustic Evolution, the Essence of Songwriting and Recreating His Legendary Virginia Strat By Jimmy Leslie last updated 13 May 22 On EJ Vol. II, Johnson doubles down on his acoustic playing while taking the electric guitar into bold, new territory. Can he have it both ways?
How Molly Tuttle Found Her Mojo with Pre-War Guitars, a Set of Cover Songs and a DIY Studio Setup By Jimmy Leslie last updated 15 February 22 The acoustic phenom on turning lockdown loneliness into a rewarding home-recording experience.
Archive Treasures: John Frusciante, November 1997 By James Rotondi published 21 October 21 Before his miraculous return to the Red Hot Chili Peppers the guitarist spoke to GP about life, art, and death.
“Truth Is, I Hate the Way I Play Guitar”: Joe Bonamassa Speaks Candidly in Our Exclusive Interview By Rod Brakes, Joe Bosso published 14 October 21 Read these incredible snippets from our latest issue's eye-opening cover feature.
"I'm a Guitar Freak. I Spend my Money on Snakes, Cars and Guitars": How I Recorded Use Your Illusion by Slash By Guitar Player Staff published 20 September 21 Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' albums came out in September 1991. Slash told Guitar Player how he got his sound in this insightful interview from the archive.