Players Justin Hayward on “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan The guitarist expounds on the virtues of guitar, saying, "It’s the perfect instrument to play and write with. You don’t need anything else" The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. Guitarist Wayne Kramer and his bandmates have passed on, but the celebration is just beginning Kramer was assisted by Vernon Reid, Tom Morello and Slash in making the group's final album John Rzeznik reveals how his odd alternate tuning resulted in a song that's reached 2 billion streams The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” has become one of the most played songs in the world Latest Players His song about a killer and a haunted lake launched an urban legend. Thirty years later, some fans still think "Possum Kingdom" is true By Joe Bosso published 22 November 24 The Toadies' hit gripped listeners, whose elaborate theories about the song involved tales of serial killers and the occult Scott Gorham recalls finding his footing with Thin Lizzy’s 1976 classic “Emerald” By Andrew Daly published 21 November 24 The guitarist explains how he adapted to the band’s Irish roots in a new Guitar Player interview “They were chasing success.” Michael Schenker brought UFO global fame. He had other plans By Andrew Daly published 20 November 24 As the guitarist releases his new album of UFO covers, he recalls the forces that led to his departure “Bobby came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ I said, ‘That’s the only thing you think I should do?’” George Benson tells how one small change turned the song “Breezin’” into an instrumental guitar sensation By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 19 November 24 The guitarist also shares how he got his Gibson Johnny Smith guitar for a steal Guitarist Bill Kelliher on why Mastodon was never the same after 'Crack the Skye' By Andrew Daly published 18 November 24 The guitarist also details the unusual guitars behind the group's 2009 breakout album “He went through the paperwork, and when he looked at the serial number, the color drained from his face. He just looked ashen.” Vernon Reid reveals how a simple error resulted in his greatest guitar find By Andrew Daly published 18 November 24 The Living Colour guitarist also reveals his favorite and least favorite guitars, and the one that got away "She made it look so effortless.” Watch Amy Winehouse stun audiences with her voice and a Stratocaster By Christopher Scapelliti published 16 November 24 Known for her singular voice, Winehouse was also a talented guitarist, as these videos show Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein challenges lazy thinking about Gibson’s most notorious era By Andrew Daly last updated 15 November 24 She and Corin Tucker put their Gibsons to use on 'Little Rope,' out now as a Deluxe edition with bonus cuts Coco Montoya explains how John Mayall turned him from a bartender into his Bluesbreaker guitarslinger By Gary Graff published 15 November 24 The guitarist, who spent 10 years in Mayall's company, learned his stylings from Albert Collins Rich Williams recalls how his choice of guitar picks ruined a day’s worth of playing on the biggest hit Kansas ever had By Gary Graff published 14 November 24 The problem was made worse by the fact that he'd quadruple-tracked his guitars 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“I sat on the side of the bed and just wrote the two verses. I was at the end of one big love affair and the beginning of another." Justin Hayward on the Moody Blues’ “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan 2“I showed Paul McCartney my hollowbody guitar that I’d bought when I was in the army. He got a hollowbody after to get that tone." Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man3“I hadn’t been thinking about how I was going to perform ‘Stairway to Heaven’ live. That’s where the Double-Neck came in.” A more affordable Jimmy Page Double-Neck returns with uncanny accuracy, thanks to 3-D scanning4"Everyone who listened to them went out and started a band of their own." The new MC5 album took more than 50 years to arrive. Guitarist Wayne Kramer and his bandmates have passed on, but the celebration is just beginning 5"They said, 'Come over and play a couple of tracks.' That's what I did. And when I went to go, they said, 'Where are you going?!'" Jeff Beck tells Alice Cooper how he almost joined Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones
His song about a killer and a haunted lake launched an urban legend. Thirty years later, some fans still think "Possum Kingdom" is true By Joe Bosso published 22 November 24 The Toadies' hit gripped listeners, whose elaborate theories about the song involved tales of serial killers and the occult
Scott Gorham recalls finding his footing with Thin Lizzy’s 1976 classic “Emerald” By Andrew Daly published 21 November 24 The guitarist explains how he adapted to the band’s Irish roots in a new Guitar Player interview
“They were chasing success.” Michael Schenker brought UFO global fame. He had other plans By Andrew Daly published 20 November 24 As the guitarist releases his new album of UFO covers, he recalls the forces that led to his departure
“Bobby came in and he went, ‘Da-da-da-da-da-da-da DUH-daaa!’ I said, ‘That’s the only thing you think I should do?’” George Benson tells how one small change turned the song “Breezin’” into an instrumental guitar sensation By Christopher Scapelliti last updated 19 November 24 The guitarist also shares how he got his Gibson Johnny Smith guitar for a steal
Guitarist Bill Kelliher on why Mastodon was never the same after 'Crack the Skye' By Andrew Daly published 18 November 24 The guitarist also details the unusual guitars behind the group's 2009 breakout album
“He went through the paperwork, and when he looked at the serial number, the color drained from his face. He just looked ashen.” Vernon Reid reveals how a simple error resulted in his greatest guitar find By Andrew Daly published 18 November 24 The Living Colour guitarist also reveals his favorite and least favorite guitars, and the one that got away
"She made it look so effortless.” Watch Amy Winehouse stun audiences with her voice and a Stratocaster By Christopher Scapelliti published 16 November 24 Known for her singular voice, Winehouse was also a talented guitarist, as these videos show
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein challenges lazy thinking about Gibson’s most notorious era By Andrew Daly last updated 15 November 24 She and Corin Tucker put their Gibsons to use on 'Little Rope,' out now as a Deluxe edition with bonus cuts
Coco Montoya explains how John Mayall turned him from a bartender into his Bluesbreaker guitarslinger By Gary Graff published 15 November 24 The guitarist, who spent 10 years in Mayall's company, learned his stylings from Albert Collins
Rich Williams recalls how his choice of guitar picks ruined a day’s worth of playing on the biggest hit Kansas ever had By Gary Graff published 14 November 24 The problem was made worse by the fact that he'd quadruple-tracked his guitars
