Latest Players
Happy 70th birthday to Michael Schenker. Read his full interview from Guitar Player's May 1984 issue
The heavy metal guitarist spoke to us about guitar style, solos and why hearing “Michael Schenker is God” made him angry
It's ugly and beat to hell, but Adrian Belew's Stratocaster is behind landmark albums
The guitarist told us the history of his Strat, which he bought off the wall after his previous axe disappeared
Sophie Lloyd tells how she’s learned to deal with rejection — and why guitar makers need to think more about women's bodies
The guitarist credits her guitar mentor for advising her she would "have to be the best guitarist" in the male-dominated world of rock guitar
It took 50 years, but this guitarist's tune has become an inescapable hit. You've probably heard it at least once today
David Paton's "Magic" was a number-five hit in 1975. Ozempic turned it into a 21st century pop-culture phenomenon
Allan Holdsworth changed guitar forever. His engineer sheds light on his process with a behind-the-scenes look at two groundbreaking albums
Recording engineer/mixer Robert Feist shares stories from Holdsworth's sessions for 'Road Games' and 'Metal Fatigue.'
“The best Van Halen album — period.” Lzzy Hale tells us the 10 records that changed her life
“It’s one of the magical things about music,” she says. “If it gets inside you, it’s yours, and nothing can take that away”
Watch rare footage of Jimi Hendrix's final performance in 1970
Less than two weeks before his death, Jimi Hendrix took to the stage for his final — and somewhat chaotic — scheduled performance with the Experience, featuring Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell
What Charlie Christian did with his reasonably sized toolbox was incredible. Here's what I learned
Jazz guitarist Jim Campilongo reflects on Christian's groundbreaking guitar work on the 1987 compilation 'Charlie Christian – The Genius of the Electric Guitar'
