Santana “The Ultimate Destination for Guitar Players is to Create Heaven and Wonderment”: 5 Spiritual Lessons for Guitarists by Carlos Santana We celebrate the Grammy-winning guitarist’s 75th birthday with this insightful interview extract from the GP archive. Watch Carlos Santana Bringing Mesa/Boogie Amps and Yamaha Guitars to the Masses Here’s why the Grammy-winning legend was a guitar gear innovator. GP Presents Oz Noy this Thursday, March 24, in Oakland – Win Tickets! Guitar Player welcomes the fusion master to the East Bay for a Thursday night throwdown with his trio featuring Dennis Chambers and Jimmy Haslip. Grid List Latest Santana GP Presents Oz Noy this Thursday, March 24, in Oakland – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 21 March 22 Guitar Player welcomes the fusion master to the East Bay for a Thursday night throwdown with his trio featuring Dennis Chambers and Jimmy Haslip. Kirk Hammett’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos By Guitar Player Staff published 31 December 21 Metallica’s shredmaster general recommends these lesser-known gems. PRS Unveils New Limited Edition SE Santana Abraxas 50th Anniversary Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 15 October 21 With custom artwork that pays tribute to the hugely influential album, this guitar is limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide. “I Wanted to Please My Wife and the Music”: How Carlos Santana Recorded ‘Give the Drummer Some’ By Joe Bosso published 24 September 21 The guitar legend talks Cindy Blackman Santana’s star-studded long-player. Watch Carlos Santana’s Infamous Acid-Fueled Woodstock Performance By Rod Brakes last updated 20 July 21 Video The breakthrough gig that nearly broke his sanity. Video More Cowbell! 10 Rock Guitar Classics That Bring the 'Bell By Guitar Player Staff published 30 April 21 Laugh all you want, but that distinctive 'tonk' can mean the difference between a good rock song and a great one. Carlos Santana's Magical 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom By Alan di Perna published 5 February 21 This holy grail of Santana guitars defined the supernatural sound on ‘Abraxas’ and beyond. How Santana Took Their Blues-Rock Jazz Fusion to Exotic New Realms with 'Abraxas' By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 21 Over 50 years later, Carlos Santana sits down with GP to reflect on one of his most enduring, influential works. Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan (Playing a Doubleneck Guitar) Jam with Carlos Santana By Damian Fanelli published 14 July 20 Santana exchanges solos with Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan and Cesar Rosas, all of whom are in top form. Carlos Santana’s Supernatural Guitar Collection By Alan di Perna published 13 September 19 GP takes a spiritual journey through some of the guitar master's favorite axes. 12 Get The Pick Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1“I’ve Been Privileged to Play on so Many Great and Important Records”: Session Veteran Waddy Wachtel Reveals His Top Six Career-Defining Tracks2“The Essence of the Song Is Not Just the Notes but the Space Between Those Notes”: Devendra Banhart Talks Songwriting and the Importance of Silence3Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’4Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting5Joe Bonamassa Regularly Apologizes to Eric Johnson for "Stealing" His Style
GP Presents Oz Noy this Thursday, March 24, in Oakland – Win Tickets! By Jimmy Leslie published 21 March 22 Guitar Player welcomes the fusion master to the East Bay for a Thursday night throwdown with his trio featuring Dennis Chambers and Jimmy Haslip.
Kirk Hammett’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos By Guitar Player Staff published 31 December 21 Metallica’s shredmaster general recommends these lesser-known gems.
PRS Unveils New Limited Edition SE Santana Abraxas 50th Anniversary Guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 15 October 21 With custom artwork that pays tribute to the hugely influential album, this guitar is limited to 1,000 pieces worldwide.
“I Wanted to Please My Wife and the Music”: How Carlos Santana Recorded ‘Give the Drummer Some’ By Joe Bosso published 24 September 21 The guitar legend talks Cindy Blackman Santana’s star-studded long-player.
Watch Carlos Santana’s Infamous Acid-Fueled Woodstock Performance By Rod Brakes last updated 20 July 21 Video The breakthrough gig that nearly broke his sanity.
More Cowbell! 10 Rock Guitar Classics That Bring the 'Bell By Guitar Player Staff published 30 April 21 Laugh all you want, but that distinctive 'tonk' can mean the difference between a good rock song and a great one.
Carlos Santana's Magical 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom By Alan di Perna published 5 February 21 This holy grail of Santana guitars defined the supernatural sound on ‘Abraxas’ and beyond.
How Santana Took Their Blues-Rock Jazz Fusion to Exotic New Realms with 'Abraxas' By Nikki O'Neil published 27 January 21 Over 50 years later, Carlos Santana sits down with GP to reflect on one of his most enduring, influential works.
Watch Stevie Ray Vaughan (Playing a Doubleneck Guitar) Jam with Carlos Santana By Damian Fanelli published 14 July 20 Santana exchanges solos with Stevie Ray, Jimmie Vaughan and Cesar Rosas, all of whom are in top form.
Carlos Santana’s Supernatural Guitar Collection By Alan di Perna published 13 September 19 GP takes a spiritual journey through some of the guitar master's favorite axes.
