News
Latest News

Eric Clapton on the one guitarist who blew him away onstage
By Phil Weller published
The pair had become great friends, but when Slowhand stepped up for a guest spot, he got thrown for a loop

Guitar Center's Guitar-A-Thon is back, and it includes a colossal $600 off a Gibson Les Paul, $180 off a Fender Strat, and a slew of new exclusive models
By Daryl Robertson published
Grab yourself some huge savings on all your favorite guitar brands with Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, and loads more

Joe Perry on 'Toys in the Attic' and the riffs that saved Aerosmith from oblivion
By Phil Weller published
After two under-performing albums that had seen their well of songs run dry, Aerosmith found inspiration from unlikely places and turned their fortunes around

Yvette Young gives her top tips for regret-free guitar shopping and recalls her worst impulse buy
By Phil Weller published
The Ibanez signature artist also expains why in-person shopping helps save her from embarrassment

How a 20-year-old hot-shot guitarist convinced Eric Clapton to switch to Fender Strats
By Phil Weller published
Having made his name with the Gibson brand in the mid to late 1960s, Clapton made the dramatic switch in the ‘70s and hasn’t looked back since

Martin Barre neglected one aspect of guitar until another famous player helped him see the light
By Phil Weller published
The former Jethro Tull guitarist says, "There’s always some aspect that will grab me, and right now it’s my right-handed technique"

How The Kinks inspired Al Di Meola to write a fusion classic
By Phil Weller published
And it turns out he inadvertently tracked it with Leslie West’s preferred guitar tone

Mike Campbell on his "Red Dog" Telecaster, the focus of two new Fender tribute models
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Fender's two new Red Dogs include a Stories Collection edition and a Custom Shop limited-edition model

A gigantic $360 off Positive Grid's celebrated BIAS amp sim software may have just put the nail in the coffin of my beloved valve combo
By Daryl Robertson published
Positive Grid's Guitar Month Sale sees discounts applied to everything from the acclaimed Bias software to a Steve Vai signature Spark Mini and more
Get The Pick Newsletter
All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!