News Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream Buddy Guy's 1965 show at the Marquee Club made Slowhand realize he needed to escape John Mayall's shackles I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years – discover why I switched to Til guitar lessons and get $20 off your first lesson from a pro tutor Improve your playing with this deal from the online guitar lesson platform Til, exclusive for Guitar Player readers Vic Flick, guitarist behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died. Read our historic interview with him The late guitarist also told us about meeting the Beatles, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page Latest news Snag one of our favorite 3/4-sized acoustic guitars for only $99 this Black Friday with Taylor's superb Get One, Gift One promotion By Ross Holder published 19 November 24 You can also score the road-ready Academy series for $299 or a GS Mini for just $199 when you purchase a qualifying 300 or 400 Series guitar The Black Friday deals are reaching fever pitch, with Sweetwater offering up to 80% off big-name guitar brands - including $900 off a PRS! By Daryl Robertson published 18 November 24 Sweetwater has slashed the prices of popular guitars from the likes of Fender, PRS, Gibson, D'Angelico and more Mary Ford made her name as Les Paul’s singing guitar partner. At long last she’s getting her own signature Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 15 November 24 The latest addition to Gibson's Les Paul line, it's the first public release of an ultra-rare signature model from the Golden Era Thurston Moore was gifted a vintage axe when Sonic Youth's gear was stolen. He had no idea how rare it was By Gary Graff published 14 November 24 Patti Smith gave Moore the guitar after suffering a similar theft of gear and personal items years before With up to 50% off stage-ready staples, Guitar Center proves its massive Black Friday sale is the place to shop for gigging musicians By Daryl Robertson published 14 November 24 Guitar Center's gigantic Black Friday sale is officially here, offering huge savings on Fender, Epiphone, Jackson, PRS and more Roughly the size of a nine-volt battery, the Cicada may be the world’s smallest effect pedal in production By Christopher Scapelliti published 14 November 24 Max out your amp modeling with a massive 75% Black Friday discount on this IK Multimedia Tonex and Amplitube 5 software bundle By James Grimshaw published 12 November 24 Get IK Multimedia’s top-flight amp modelers for less with this amazing early Black Friday deal Warren Haynes reveals how one of the best-loved songs in the Allman Brothers’ catalog was almost lost. By Joe Bosso published 11 November 24 The guitarist says "this one poured right out of us in the studio. We were on a real roll.” From a beginner-friendly SG to a classic ES-335 equipped with American hardware, this year’s Black Friday Epiphone deals just started hotting up thanks to Guitar Center By Ross Holder published 10 November 24 Save big on select Epiphone models – including limited editions – with up to $150 off at Guitar Center “I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers." Jeff Beck said he turned down John Mayall By Phil Weller published 8 November 24 The coveted role was offered to him on a plate, but Beck was looking for a different kind of musical identity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 ARTICLES1I’ve been playing guitar for 20 years – discover why I switched to Til guitar lessons and get $20 off your first lesson from a pro tutor2From his "Beat It" funk-rock riff to his "Rosanna" solo trick — learn the top 10 techniques behind Steve Lukather's virtuoso style 3Vic Flick, guitarist behind the iconic James Bond theme, has died. Read our historic interview with him4Snag one of our favorite 3/4-sized acoustic guitars for only $99 this Black Friday with Taylor's superb Get One, Gift One promotion5“Bobby came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ I said, ‘That’s the only thing you think I should do?’” George Benson tells how one small change turned the song “Breezin’” into an instrumental guitar sensation
Snag one of our favorite 3/4-sized acoustic guitars for only $99 this Black Friday with Taylor's superb Get One, Gift One promotion By Ross Holder published 19 November 24 You can also score the road-ready Academy series for $299 or a GS Mini for just $199 when you purchase a qualifying 300 or 400 Series guitar
The Black Friday deals are reaching fever pitch, with Sweetwater offering up to 80% off big-name guitar brands - including $900 off a PRS! By Daryl Robertson published 18 November 24 Sweetwater has slashed the prices of popular guitars from the likes of Fender, PRS, Gibson, D'Angelico and more
Mary Ford made her name as Les Paul’s singing guitar partner. At long last she’s getting her own signature Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 15 November 24 The latest addition to Gibson's Les Paul line, it's the first public release of an ultra-rare signature model from the Golden Era
Thurston Moore was gifted a vintage axe when Sonic Youth's gear was stolen. He had no idea how rare it was By Gary Graff published 14 November 24 Patti Smith gave Moore the guitar after suffering a similar theft of gear and personal items years before
With up to 50% off stage-ready staples, Guitar Center proves its massive Black Friday sale is the place to shop for gigging musicians By Daryl Robertson published 14 November 24 Guitar Center's gigantic Black Friday sale is officially here, offering huge savings on Fender, Epiphone, Jackson, PRS and more
Roughly the size of a nine-volt battery, the Cicada may be the world’s smallest effect pedal in production By Christopher Scapelliti published 14 November 24
Max out your amp modeling with a massive 75% Black Friday discount on this IK Multimedia Tonex and Amplitube 5 software bundle By James Grimshaw published 12 November 24 Get IK Multimedia’s top-flight amp modelers for less with this amazing early Black Friday deal
Warren Haynes reveals how one of the best-loved songs in the Allman Brothers’ catalog was almost lost. By Joe Bosso published 11 November 24 The guitarist says "this one poured right out of us in the studio. We were on a real roll.”
From a beginner-friendly SG to a classic ES-335 equipped with American hardware, this year’s Black Friday Epiphone deals just started hotting up thanks to Guitar Center By Ross Holder published 10 November 24 Save big on select Epiphone models – including limited editions – with up to $150 off at Guitar Center
“I might have done better in the Bluesbreakers." Jeff Beck said he turned down John Mayall By Phil Weller published 8 November 24 The coveted role was offered to him on a plate, but Beck was looking for a different kind of musical identity
