Latest articles by Christopher Scapelliti
Up to $170 off Fender Meteora guitars and basses at Sweetwater's Black Friday deals
Available in a range of finishes and boasting Fireball pickups with modern electronics, these are versatile workhorses with stylish looks
Save up to half off on Electro-Harmonix guitar pedals at Musicians Friend on Black Friday
The big deals are the Pulsar Stereo Tremolo and Satisfaction Plus, but Big Muffs and more are on sale too
Neural DSP Quad Cortex Bundle Deal, only at Sweetwater this Black Friday
The popular amp emulator gets even better with a free gigbag and Eminence speaker emulations
Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s guitar tandem was the essence of the blues tradition
The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists
Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man
John Mayall brought some famous guitarists to the fore. He also turned the Beatles on to one of their defining guitar models
An unusual guitar is at the center of a mystery about the Beatles' White Album
The rare fretless guitar appears to have been used on "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" and "Helter Skelter"
“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
The guitarist also shares how he got his Gibson Johnny Smith guitar for a steal
Mary Ford made her name as Les Paul’s singing guitar partner. At long last she’s getting her own signature Gibson Les Paul
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
Rich Williams recalls how his choice of guitar picks ruined a day’s worth of playing on the biggest hit Kansas ever had
The problem was made worse by the fact that he'd quadruple-tracked his guitars
Roughly the size of a nine-volt battery, the Cicada may be the world’s smallest effect pedal in production
“People always say I’m the Beatle who changed the most.” How playing sitar helped George Harrison become a guitar legend
While all the elements of Harrison’s guitar style were falling into place, the Beatles were falling apart. Here’s what happened
Robby Krieger reveals how breaking the rules resulted in the Doors' breakthrough hit, "Light My Fire"
The guitarist says his chart-topping song came about because Jim Morrison said "We need more originals"
Quincy Jones, who died Sunday, never forgot his infamous phone call with Eddie Van Halen or the hit track they created
The celebrated producer was also behind George Benson's Grammy-winning album 'Give Me the Night'
Exclusive: Hear Phil Manzanera's demo that became a Pink Floyd cut
Manzanera released the song as an exclusive to Guitar Player as he drops his new 50 Years of Music boxset
Guitarist Eric Bell announces a new Thin Lizzy album with original vocals from Phil Lynott
The album features re-imagined acoustic versions of songs from the band’s first three albums, including “Whisky in the Jar”
Kirk Hammett show and discuss 17 of his rarest guitars in a new in-depth video from Gibson TV
The guitarist presents his Les Paul Standards, Korina Explorers and Flying Vs, and much more in the Gibson TV documentary
“I’ll just do a little bit of it and show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he played for John Lennon that earned him a spot in the band
McCartney says Lennon was impressed by his guitar playing and the fact that Paul knew all the words
Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important guitar technique
The Pink Floyd producer offered his insights while sharing details about recording Gilmour's most famous solo
“Sometimes you are going to be so frustrated you'll hate the guitar." Jimi Hendrix shares his struggles in a 1968 Guitar Player interview
Hendrix also discussed problems with his Stratocaster and band mates and offered advice for young musicians
Former Beatle John Lennon's weirdest guitar is one of the last he played
Check out the bizarre guitar John Lennon used on his last solo album.
“I had just written a classic — and I was terrified I might never do it again.” John Fogerty on CCR’s "Proud Mary"
Fogerty also names the classic rock-and-roll guitarists who influenced his roots-rock style
Brian Setzer played Eddie Cochran's guitar just as he left it in 1960: "He was way ahead of his time with how he strung it."
Today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. We asked Setzer what made the '50s guitar icon such an innovator. Here's what he told us
“Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul
In this vintage chat, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob
