News “The structural integrity is pretty amazing for cardboard. You can totally rock it.” Robby Krieger plays slide guitar on the world’s first cardboard Telecaster Made by Fender’s Custom Shop in collaboration with snowboard and packaging firms, the oddball six-string is a faithful take on an old blues classic “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 "It's a real pleasure to be here with my family and friends... 'cause this is a special year for me too." Lost for over two decades, this clip shows Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimmie Vaughan performing together in 1989 The Vaughan Brothers and Albert Collins teamed up for a high-energy performance of "Frosty" Latest news Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 It might be 2024’s best – and weirdest – deal, as Miami’s Walt Grace Vintage serves up quite the $175,000 package David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 Of course, it’s normally not very cool when your dad tries to muscle in on your set, but when your dad is David Gilmour, it’s a little different Ritchie Blackmore once protested hotel construction by cranking his amps at 3 a.m. – but didn't know that Eric Clapton was in the room next door By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 In a new interview, the founding Deep Purple guitarist also revealed the tonal tip he gleaned from Slowhand in their first, decidedly less awkward, meeting Scotty Moore details the legendary Elvis Presley That’s All Right session By Jackson Maxwell published 12 September 24 Speaking to GP in 2009, Elvis Presley's original six-string sideman said the near-mythical session began somewhat inauspiciously Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 Available in five- and 50-watt formats, the new collection bolsters vintage tube tones with modern connectivity and settings for at-home and on-stage Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests” By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 Three variants of the failed late-'80s guitar have been released as Gibson goes for a second bite of the Superstrat cherry, with some choice improvements Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 The magazine left him off its 100 Greatest Guitar Players Of All Time list the year before, and Prince waited for the perfect moment to prove their judgment wrong Best guitar cables 2024: Hard-working cables that will preserve your tone By Matt McCracken last updated 6 September 24 Keep your tone untouched with the best guitar cables from the likes of Planet Waves, Mogami, Fender and more Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's White Strat By Jackson Maxwell published 6 September 24 The Toto guitarist revealed that Beck's camp has offered a number of other guitar heroes – including Billy Gibbons and John Mayer – a chance to use the Strat onstage as part of an ongoing tribute to the late guitar hero Boss unveils the SDE-3 Dual Delay – a Roland SDE-3000-inspired stompbox that can deliver two delay layers simultaneously By Phil Weller published 5 September 24 The famous ‘80s rackmount delay has been given its most condensed recreation, but its Offset function threatens to steal the show 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 ARTICLES1“The structural integrity is pretty amazing for cardboard. You can totally rock it.” Robby Krieger plays slide guitar on the world’s first cardboard Telecaster 2“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 band3"As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free 4Nancy Wilson tells how blazing guitars, powerhouse riffs and Yes combined to make Heart's monster hit "Barracuda" 5"It's a real pleasure to be here with my family and friends... 'cause this is a special year for me too." Lost for over two decades, this clip shows Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins and Jimmie Vaughan performing together in 1989
Yngwie Malmsteen’s #4 Strat has been listed on Reverb – and it comes with a free Ferrari By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 It might be 2024’s best – and weirdest – deal, as Miami’s Walt Grace Vintage serves up quite the $175,000 package
David Gilmour and his daughter Romany surprise Brighton pub with Wish You Were Here duet By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 Of course, it’s normally not very cool when your dad tries to muscle in on your set, but when your dad is David Gilmour, it’s a little different
Ritchie Blackmore once protested hotel construction by cranking his amps at 3 a.m. – but didn't know that Eric Clapton was in the room next door By Phil Weller published 12 September 24 In a new interview, the founding Deep Purple guitarist also revealed the tonal tip he gleaned from Slowhand in their first, decidedly less awkward, meeting
Scotty Moore details the legendary Elvis Presley That’s All Right session By Jackson Maxwell published 12 September 24 Speaking to GP in 2009, Elvis Presley's original six-string sideman said the near-mythical session began somewhat inauspiciously
Ashdown’s new SX tube amp series offers mid-priced options for vintage amps with modern features By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 Available in five- and 50-watt formats, the new collection bolsters vintage tube tones with modern connectivity and settings for at-home and on-stage
Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests” By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 Three variants of the failed late-'80s guitar have been released as Gibson goes for a second bite of the Superstrat cherry, with some choice improvements
Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo was designed to settle a score with Rolling Stone By Phil Weller published 11 September 24 The magazine left him off its 100 Greatest Guitar Players Of All Time list the year before, and Prince waited for the perfect moment to prove their judgment wrong
Best guitar cables 2024: Hard-working cables that will preserve your tone By Matt McCracken last updated 6 September 24 Keep your tone untouched with the best guitar cables from the likes of Planet Waves, Mogami, Fender and more
Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's White Strat By Jackson Maxwell published 6 September 24 The Toto guitarist revealed that Beck's camp has offered a number of other guitar heroes – including Billy Gibbons and John Mayer – a chance to use the Strat onstage as part of an ongoing tribute to the late guitar hero
Boss unveils the SDE-3 Dual Delay – a Roland SDE-3000-inspired stompbox that can deliver two delay layers simultaneously By Phil Weller published 5 September 24 The famous ‘80s rackmount delay has been given its most condensed recreation, but its Offset function threatens to steal the show