Latest articles by Jas Obrecht
Before Queen, May was learning to make the guitar “talk” when Hendrix showed him just how far the instrument’s expressive possibilities could go
Cooder helped reshape the Rolling Stones’ guitar sound. But first, he had his own transformative encounters with Bukka White, Gary Davis and an unknown hillbilly flatpicker.
The longtime Dan and Doobie Brothers ace recalls one-take solos, the $20 guitar behind a disco hit, and Parton’s request for “sparkles.”
The Grateful Dead guitarist told Guitar Player how he walked off with an Ibanez made for Benson — and why it became one of his favorite guitars
Long before social media made technical perfection a currency, Young argued that feeling — not flawless technique — was the true measure of a great guitarist
On the album’s 40th anniversary, we revisit Vai’s classic Guitar Player interview when he stepped into rock guitar’s most intimidating role
The late guitarist said Hynde’s unconventional sense of time defined the band’s sound — and forced him to “bluff” his way through songs
The band’s breakup saw her abandon playing for a year, until Van Halen helped revive her career
The result was a song entirely unlike anything the Rolling Stones would have recorded
The Eagles guitarist told us what rocked his boat from these classics across the decades of rock and roll
Petty was so excited to find the hook, he called the band back in the studio to remake the song — at four in the morning
40 years ago, The Edge spoke to Guitar Player about the development of his technique: "I don't play proper guitar!"
Gillis was flown overnight to audition for Ozzy, only to find he was the sole contender for the job. He scored the gig after playing one song
In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s
When Bowie's assistance led Mott the Hoople to fame, Ralphs found success in the glitter-rock world was a dead end
The guitarist shared deep details on his Les Paul, Fender Deluxe and Whizzer controller in a classic interview from our archive
The blues giant also called Stevie Ray Vaughan "one of the greatest" and raved about B.B. King and Muddy Waters in this engaging chat from our August 1992 issue
Kathy Etchingham, Jimi's former girlfriend, treated Guitar Player to a look at the albums he loved while they lived together in London
The guitarist shared with us his favorite solos, but said “I never look at them as a solo thing. It’s our band. We all play together”
The heavy metal guitarist spoke to us about guitar style, solos and why hearing “Michael Schenker is God” made him angry
EVH touched on the essence of his approach to soloing in this classic Guitar Player interview
May famously built the original with his father while in his teens. The duo even originally built the guitar's pickups themselves, though on that particular front they faced some headwinds
As fellow Austin, Texas-based, up-and-coming guitarists in the 1970s and '80s, Vaughan and Johnson developed a close friendship, and had great admiration for one another
"When I pick up a stock 335, you probably wouldn't even recognize my playing," the late guitar legend told GP in this classic interview
"Lightnin' did everything the way you'd think a real blues player would do…" The story of Lightnin' Hopkins: Sage, scoundrel and natural-born storyteller
