Jimi Hendrix

Steve Stevens of the Billy Idol band performs during the second annual Rock for Recovery benefit concert at The Fonda Theatre on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles. — Steve Stevens: The 10 Albums That Made Me a Guitarist The guitarist behind Billy Idol's groundbreaking albums reveals the albums that shaped him as a musician

Steve Lukather plays Jeff Beck's white Strat onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 1, 2024 — Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's White Strat The Toto guitarist revealed that Beck's camp has offered a number of other guitar heroes – including Billy Gibbons and John Mayer – a chance to use the Strat onstage as part of an ongoing tribute to the late guitar hero

Latest Jimi Hendrix

The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff published 27 December 22

The players who don't hog the limelight but do lay down the best chords and riffs in guitar history

Frank Zappa's Favorite Guitars and Amps

By Darrin Fox published 22 December 22

“Frank rarely used anything stock": Dweezil Zappa reveals the custom gear behind some of his late father's greatest recordings in this essential read from the 'GP' vault

Leslie West of the band Mountain performs at Woodstock, Bethel, USA, August 1969.

“Any Idiot Can Play It… I Just Happen to Play It Better Than Anybody”: Leslie West Explains Why "Mississippi Queen" Is a Stone-Cold Classic

By Joe Bosso published 22 December 22

Remembering the guitar legend on the anniversary of his passing with this insightful interview about how he made Mountain's 1970 breakthrough hit

Steve Vai (left) and Randy Hansen perform at Seattle's Moore Theatre on November 27, 2022

Watch Steve Vai Cover "Midnight" with Jimi Hendrix Tribute Artist Randy Hansen

By Jackson Maxwell published 19 December 22

The special performance took place in Hendrix's hometown, Seattle, on what would have been the guitar legend's 80th birthday.

PRS HDRX 20 Review

By Art Thompson last updated 2 December 22

A ton of fun and a great choice for anyone who loves classic Marshall tone

Watch Jimi Hendrix Erupt During a Fiery Performance of “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)” on the Edge of a Volcano

By Rod Brakes published 23 November 22

Video We return to this red-hot rendition from Maui in celebration of Hendrix’s 80th birthday

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Here’s How Guitarists Revolutionized Music in the Mid-‘60s

By Guitar Player Staff published 11 November 22

From 1965 onwards, rock ‘n’ roll was never the same

“That’s the Guy I Just Played With in New York! His Name’s Not Jimi Hendrix”: Randy California Talks Playing With the Artist FKA Jimmy James in This Classic Interview

By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 November 22

Video Spirit's legendary guitarist recounts Hendrix’s epochal Cafe Wha? gigs

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Listen to Jimi Hendrix’s Awe-Inspiring “Purple Haze” Performance From New Live Album

By Art Thompson published 27 October 22

Video This amazing rendition of the psychedelic rock masterpiece appears ahead of forthcoming ‘Los Angeles Forum: April 26, 1969’ LP

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Here’s Why Bob Dylan Was Essential to the Birth of Psychedelic Rock

By Christopher Scapelliti published 25 October 22

From the Beatles and the Byrds to Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane, the folk legend laid the groundwork for all

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