Leslie West Pro-shot footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West jamming emerges online The pair were joined onstage by Mountain drummer Corky Laing for a rendition of Mountain's Never In My Life, with West later revealing that Van Halen knew the track better than he did The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo “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 Remembering the guitar legend on the anniversary of his passing with this insightful interview about how he made Mountain's 1970 breakthrough hit Latest Leslie West Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West By Mark McStea last updated 9 June 22 Video The friends jam out in this epic rendition of the Mountain classic “Mississippi Queen.” Video Here’s Why Leslie West is a Guitar Legend Like No Other By Mark McStea published 9 June 22 With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, the Mountain guitarist inspired players across the genres. Listen to Ricky Byrd’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos By Guitar Player Staff last updated 21 January 22 The Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist reveals some rock ‘n’ roll he truly loves. Dean Unveils New Leslie West Signature Tattered N Torn Thoroughbred TBZ Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 12 May 21 Limited to just 50 examples, the guitar was signed off on by West prior to his death last December. Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker Sells at Auction for $50,000 By Jackson Maxwell published 12 April 21 The custom instrument was also once owned, for a time, by Mountain's Leslie West. An Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker is on the Auction Block By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Also owned by Leslie West at one point, the '84 model is thought to have been EVH's backup guitar for the '1984' and '5150' tours. Leslie West, Guitarist and Singer of Mountain, Dead at 75 By Jackson Maxwell published 23 December 20 The hard-rock pioneer and “Mississippi Queen” co-author suffered a heart attack earlier this week. Leslie West Decodes His “Mississippi Queen” Tone By Barry Cleveland published 22 October 20 Leslie West gives GP the skinny on how he got his "Mississippi Queen" sound. 12Archives 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 ARTICLES1“The H63 had everything a player needed to get the job done, and for much less than the competition”: Offered by Silvertone and Harmony, the H63 Espanada was the poor man’s Gibson ES-175 2“I followed Jeff Watson into Night Ranger; it was pretty intense, I had no idea how to do that eight-fingered thing he does”: From Winger to Dokken, Whitesnake, Night Ranger, and his solo albums, Reb Beach looks back on his career, and his greatest solos3“I was sound-checking at the Corner Hotel in Australia when that came out. I thought about it as a possible James Bond theme”: Jack White on the origins of the iconic Seven Nation Army riff 4“A piece of music history and a slice of automotive greatness in an epic bundle”: Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari5“Oh my gosh, you're here. And you've brought your guitar”: David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet
Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West By Mark McStea last updated 9 June 22 Video The friends jam out in this epic rendition of the Mountain classic “Mississippi Queen.”
Here’s Why Leslie West is a Guitar Legend Like No Other By Mark McStea published 9 June 22 With fans that ranged from Pete Townshend to Eddie Van Halen and Yngwie Malmsteen, the Mountain guitarist inspired players across the genres.
Listen to Ricky Byrd’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos By Guitar Player Staff last updated 21 January 22 The Joan Jett and the Blackhearts guitarist reveals some rock ‘n’ roll he truly loves.
Dean Unveils New Leslie West Signature Tattered N Torn Thoroughbred TBZ Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 12 May 21 Limited to just 50 examples, the guitar was signed off on by West prior to his death last December.
Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker Sells at Auction for $50,000 By Jackson Maxwell published 12 April 21 The custom instrument was also once owned, for a time, by Mountain's Leslie West.
An Eddie Van Halen-Owned & -Played Ripley Frankenstrat/Kramer Striker is on the Auction Block By Jackson Maxwell published 8 April 21 Also owned by Leslie West at one point, the '84 model is thought to have been EVH's backup guitar for the '1984' and '5150' tours.
Leslie West, Guitarist and Singer of Mountain, Dead at 75 By Jackson Maxwell published 23 December 20 The hard-rock pioneer and “Mississippi Queen” co-author suffered a heart attack earlier this week.
Leslie West Decodes His “Mississippi Queen” Tone By Barry Cleveland published 22 October 20 Leslie West gives GP the skinny on how he got his "Mississippi Queen" sound.
