News Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career After waiting years to play with his hero, Slash's cranked Marshall amps nearly deafened him Richie Sambora recalls the disastrous show that turned him into a pro The crowd quickly turned on the young guitarist, but he and the band learned a tough lesson about survival Spend less and get more in Reverb's early Black Friday sales event - save up to 80% on second-hand gear Bag yourself a big saving on B-stock and used gear in this awesome sales event over at Reverb Latest news Jim Suhler talks about sneaking backstage to meet Stevie Ray Vaughan and the career-shaping advice he gave him By Phil Weller published 20 November 24 The George Thorogood guitarist has played with Joe Bonamassa and Billy Gibbons, but meeting SRV was a career highlight David Gilmour weighs in on the links between Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wizard of Oz' By Jonathan Graham published 20 November 24 Promoting his new album, the guitarist made a surprising revelation about the connection between the iconic album and classic movie Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream By Phil Weller published 19 November 24 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 By Matt McCracken published 19 November 24 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 By Martin McQuade published 19 November 24 The guitarist also had brushes with Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and the Beatles 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 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 ARTICLES1Slash recalls how a jam with Jeff Beck nearly ended his idol's career2"One cool guitar from one of the hippest builders." The Rivolta Quadrata is a stylishly original take on a famous retro rock axe3Spend less and get more in Reverb's early Black Friday sales event - save up to 80% on second-hand gear4Jim Suhler talks about sneaking backstage to meet Stevie Ray Vaughan and the career-shaping advice he gave him 5David Gilmour weighs in on the links between Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wizard of Oz'
Jim Suhler talks about sneaking backstage to meet Stevie Ray Vaughan and the career-shaping advice he gave him By Phil Weller published 20 November 24 The George Thorogood guitarist has played with Joe Bonamassa and Billy Gibbons, but meeting SRV was a career highlight
David Gilmour weighs in on the links between Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon' and 'The Wizard of Oz' By Jonathan Graham published 20 November 24 Promoting his new album, the guitarist made a surprising revelation about the connection between the iconic album and classic movie
Eric Clapton reveals the guitarist that inspired him to quit the Bluesbreakers and form Cream By Phil Weller published 19 November 24 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 By Matt McCracken published 19 November 24 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 By Martin McQuade published 19 November 24 The guitarist also had brushes with Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and the Beatles
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
