Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high” In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach Grateful Dead Unveil Remastered and Expanded 50th Anniversary Editions of ‘Wake of the Flood’ Featuring Previously Unreleased Material Listen to Jerry Garcia’s "Eyes of the World" demo from the Grateful Dead vault here Molly Tuttle Wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album With ‘Crooked Tree’ The bluegrass star’s deluxe edition of ‘Crooked Tree’ drops with Grateful Dead-centric bonus cuts Latest Jerry Garcia Get a Close Look at Jerry Garcia's Iconic "Alligator" Strat in this Encyclopedic Grateful Dead Guitar Collection By Jimmy Leslie last updated 3 November 22 Grateful Guitars Foundation's arsenal includes Garcia’s 1955 “Alligator” Fender Stratocaster and 1943 “Jerry’s Herringbone” Martin D-28 Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” By Jimmy Leslie last updated 3 November 22 Video Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia Video Here's the Truth About Jerry Garcia’s Misidentified 1943 Martin D-28 By Jimmy Leslie last updated 1 November 22 Why the Grateful Dead frontman’s highly collectible and historic Dreadnought is not a pre-war D-18 Take a Mindbending Journey Into the Adventurous and Experimental Style of Psychedelic Guitar By Jeff Jacobson published 25 October 22 Tune up and turn on as we explore the far-out sonic landscapes created by legendary players such as George Harrison, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and more Definitive Allman Brothers Band Biography, ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ Set for July ’23 Anniversary Release By Guitar Player Staff published 18 October 22 Best-selling author Alan Paul’s new book is a deep dive into the time before and after 1973’s Brothers and Sisters “The Guitar Is an Endless Exploration”: Acoustic Legend Peter Rowan Looks Back on a Lifetime in Music By Jimmy Leslie last updated 16 September 22 The Americana treasure connects bluegrass luminaries from Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom join him on his new album, ‘Calling You From My Mountain’ Fender Unveils Custom Shop Replica of Jerry Garcia’s Heavily Modded Alligator Strat By Jonathan Horsley published 24 August 22 Master Builder Austin MacNutt took a forensic approach to recreating all the mods, wear, tear and mojo of one of the most iconic guitars in Grateful Dead history. Listen to the New Grateful Dead Track “Feel Like A Stranger (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81)” By Rod Brakes published 13 July 22 This teaser arrives ahead of a 17-CD limited-edition set titled ‘In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83.’ Here’s Why Jerry Garcia Was an Electric Guitar Innovator By Christopher Scapelliti published 7 April 22 The Grateful Dead legend was a pioneering pilgrim of custom guitars and rack amps and effects. Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player By Guitar Player Staff published 11 March 22 PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers! 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 ARTICLES1Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking 2Eddie Van Halen talks guitar solos, playing fast, and the music teacher who slapped his face when he made a mistake 3Pink Floyd's Echoes marked David Gilmour's emergence as a guitar hero – and its surreal tonal highlight was created by accident4“They had strippers and crabs everywhere... People would get pissed and start shooting at the stage. You had to duck and keep playing!” Stevie Ray Vaughan talks his Number One Strat, Dumbles, and his craziest gigs in classic GP interview5“The guitar allows me to switch my brain off from trying to understand the music... The mistakes make it interesting.” Crowded House's Neil Finn on his trial-and-error approach to playing and songwriting
Get a Close Look at Jerry Garcia's Iconic "Alligator" Strat in this Encyclopedic Grateful Dead Guitar Collection By Jimmy Leslie last updated 3 November 22 Grateful Guitars Foundation's arsenal includes Garcia’s 1955 “Alligator” Fender Stratocaster and 1943 “Jerry’s Herringbone” Martin D-28
Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” By Jimmy Leslie last updated 3 November 22 Video Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia
Here's the Truth About Jerry Garcia’s Misidentified 1943 Martin D-28 By Jimmy Leslie last updated 1 November 22 Why the Grateful Dead frontman’s highly collectible and historic Dreadnought is not a pre-war D-18
Take a Mindbending Journey Into the Adventurous and Experimental Style of Psychedelic Guitar By Jeff Jacobson published 25 October 22 Tune up and turn on as we explore the far-out sonic landscapes created by legendary players such as George Harrison, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and more
Definitive Allman Brothers Band Biography, ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ Set for July ’23 Anniversary Release By Guitar Player Staff published 18 October 22 Best-selling author Alan Paul’s new book is a deep dive into the time before and after 1973’s Brothers and Sisters
“The Guitar Is an Endless Exploration”: Acoustic Legend Peter Rowan Looks Back on a Lifetime in Music By Jimmy Leslie last updated 16 September 22 The Americana treasure connects bluegrass luminaries from Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom join him on his new album, ‘Calling You From My Mountain’
Fender Unveils Custom Shop Replica of Jerry Garcia’s Heavily Modded Alligator Strat By Jonathan Horsley published 24 August 22 Master Builder Austin MacNutt took a forensic approach to recreating all the mods, wear, tear and mojo of one of the most iconic guitars in Grateful Dead history.
Listen to the New Grateful Dead Track “Feel Like A Stranger (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81)” By Rod Brakes published 13 July 22 This teaser arrives ahead of a 17-CD limited-edition set titled ‘In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden ’81, ’82, ’83.’
Here’s Why Jerry Garcia Was an Electric Guitar Innovator By Christopher Scapelliti published 7 April 22 The Grateful Dead legend was a pioneering pilgrim of custom guitars and rack amps and effects.
Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player By Guitar Player Staff published 11 March 22 PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!
