Players Ralph McTell scored a hit with his classic “Streets of London.” It only took him 10 years — and three recordings The guitarist says his song is better known in the U.S for a successful cover version Zakk Wylde explains his weirdly effective method for creative guitar playing Of the guitarist’s five guitar tips, the central theme is to do what comes naturally "Alternate tunings — it was like the sky opened up.” Rival Son’s Scott Holiday on how to get out of ruts The guitarist also has valuable advice for anyone who takes their career as a musician seriously Latest Players As Trans-Siberian Orchestra revs up again, Al Pitrelli reflects on how it all began By Gary Graff published 11 November 24 The guitarist also shared the stories behind his five favorite TSO tracks David Lindley took slide guitar beyond the blues. Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt share tales of his brilliance By Jimmy Leslie published 10 November 24 Fluent on guitar and any number of stringed instruments, David Lindley shaped the sound of California's classic-rock era “I had this really nice old Strat I used for a lot of stuff. I loved Jimi Hendrix so much and I really liked the tonality of that guitar.” Chris Stein on Blondie’s hit “Dreaming” and its secret ingredient By Joe Matera published 8 November 24 Notes Stein, “I think I'm the first person to actually have an EBow credited on a record” “People always say I’m the Beatle who changed the most.” How playing sitar helped George Harrison become a guitar legend By Christopher Scapelliti published 8 November 24 While all the elements of Harrison’s guitar style were falling into place, the Beatles were falling apart. Here’s what happened "Purists say players like me are killing the guitar. But if evolution is bad, then guitar is dead." Why Marcin might be the best thing to happen to acoustic guitar since Segovia By Jimmy Leslie last updated 8 November 24 His guitar-tapping mastery has made him a rising star — and brought new attention to the acoustic guitar's expressive potential Robby Krieger reveals how breaking the rules resulted in the Doors' breakthrough hit, "Light My Fire" By Joe Bosso published 7 November 24 The guitarist says his chart-topping song came about because Jim Morrison said "We need more originals" It took guitarist Randy Bachman seven years to write "Takin' Care of Business." It finally came together at one nearly disastrous show By Gary Graff last updated 3 November 24 The guitarist reveals that the Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit was actually inspired by the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" and written for the Guess Who Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws talks vintage Gibsons, Ric Ocasek’s gift and scoring their second hit after 28 years By Joe Bosso published 30 October 24 He says the group's long-running success came from learning to fill a small room rather than half of a big room Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck By Jackson Maxwell published 30 October 24 Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds How a Rickenbacker and an empty toilet paper roll made one of the greatest guitar songs of the 1990s By Joe Matera published 29 October 24 Ed Roland says he was thrilled when Dolly Parton — of all people — covered "Shine" and won a Grammy for it 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“For a woman in the 1940s to say ‘I have talent, I’m gonna chase it' — that was the start of her incredible legacy.” Mary Ford made her name as Les Paul’s singing guitar partner. At long last she’s getting her own signature Gibson Les Paul 2Max out your amp modeling with a massive 75% Black Friday discount on this IK Multimedia Tonex and Amplitube 5 software bundle3"I wrote out a list of things I wasn’t going to do: No Floyd Rose. No three notes per string. It was like, 'Let me see how much I can get away with this.’ ” Zakk Wylde explains his weirdly effective method for creative guitar playing4“It started as a personal quest to make the smallest, lightest and loudest possible amp.” Fuchs' ODH hybrid tube/solid-state amp is a gig-worthy tone machine at an approachable price 5"A powerful digital amp, cab and effects processor that fits in a Ziploc sandwich bag." Neural DSP's Nano Cortex puts amp modeling and IR capture in a pocket-sized box
As Trans-Siberian Orchestra revs up again, Al Pitrelli reflects on how it all began By Gary Graff published 11 November 24 The guitarist also shared the stories behind his five favorite TSO tracks
David Lindley took slide guitar beyond the blues. Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt share tales of his brilliance By Jimmy Leslie published 10 November 24 Fluent on guitar and any number of stringed instruments, David Lindley shaped the sound of California's classic-rock era
“I had this really nice old Strat I used for a lot of stuff. I loved Jimi Hendrix so much and I really liked the tonality of that guitar.” Chris Stein on Blondie’s hit “Dreaming” and its secret ingredient By Joe Matera published 8 November 24 Notes Stein, “I think I'm the first person to actually have an EBow credited on a record”
“People always say I’m the Beatle who changed the most.” How playing sitar helped George Harrison become a guitar legend By Christopher Scapelliti published 8 November 24 While all the elements of Harrison’s guitar style were falling into place, the Beatles were falling apart. Here’s what happened
"Purists say players like me are killing the guitar. But if evolution is bad, then guitar is dead." Why Marcin might be the best thing to happen to acoustic guitar since Segovia By Jimmy Leslie last updated 8 November 24 His guitar-tapping mastery has made him a rising star — and brought new attention to the acoustic guitar's expressive potential
Robby Krieger reveals how breaking the rules resulted in the Doors' breakthrough hit, "Light My Fire" By Joe Bosso published 7 November 24 The guitarist says his chart-topping song came about because Jim Morrison said "We need more originals"
It took guitarist Randy Bachman seven years to write "Takin' Care of Business." It finally came together at one nearly disastrous show By Gary Graff last updated 3 November 24 The guitarist reveals that the Bachman-Turner Overdrive hit was actually inspired by the Beatles' "Paperback Writer" and written for the Guess Who
Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws talks vintage Gibsons, Ric Ocasek’s gift and scoring their second hit after 28 years By Joe Bosso published 30 October 24 He says the group's long-running success came from learning to fill a small room rather than half of a big room
Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck By Jackson Maxwell published 30 October 24 Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds
How a Rickenbacker and an empty toilet paper roll made one of the greatest guitar songs of the 1990s By Joe Matera published 29 October 24 Ed Roland says he was thrilled when Dolly Parton — of all people — covered "Shine" and won a Grammy for it
