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 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 Scott Gorham tells how an offhand moment led to his favorite Thin Lizzy song, released 50 years ago By Phil Weller published 8 November 24 Gorham and Phil Lynott's partnership would grow into one of the most influential in rock music, and it started during a break in rehearsals Peter Green recalled talking his way into Eric Clapton’s Bluesbreakers shoes. That's when his struggles began By Phil Weller published 7 November 24 The guitarist never liked comparisons to the man he replaced 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 career2Richie Sambora recalls the disastrous show that turned him into a pro3"One cool guitar from one of the hippest builders." The Rivolta Quadrata is a stylishly original take on a famous retro rock axe4Spend less and get more in Reverb's early Black Friday sales event - save up to 80% on second-hand gear5Jim Suhler talks about sneaking backstage to meet Stevie Ray Vaughan and the career-shaping advice he gave him
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
Scott Gorham tells how an offhand moment led to his favorite Thin Lizzy song, released 50 years ago By Phil Weller published 8 November 24 Gorham and Phil Lynott's partnership would grow into one of the most influential in rock music, and it started during a break in rehearsals
Peter Green recalled talking his way into Eric Clapton’s Bluesbreakers shoes. That's when his struggles began By Phil Weller published 7 November 24 The guitarist never liked comparisons to the man he replaced
