Players Marshall Crenshaw almost let his hit single pass him by. His label had other ideas Marshall Crenshaw tells the story behind “Someday, Someway,” “Something’s Gonna Happen” and other treasures from his career Ritchie Blackmore on the time Ian Anderson pranked him at a Jethro Tull concert The Blackmore's Night guitarist was no stranger to controversy when it came to talking about his fellow six-stringers How the Offspring made the number-one indie-rock record of all time with two guitars and one amp Noodles Wasserman reveals the story behind the group's 1994 hit "Come Out and Play" Latest Players Samantha Fish talks Guns N' Roses, B.B. King and the 10 albums that changed her life By Joe Bosso published 1 December 24 The blues guitarist reveals the albums that shaped her as a musician Stevie Ray Vaughan explains his left-handed vibrato and why Albert King was filing his nails during his solo By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 November 24 Stevie revealed the stories behind both oddities in a now-historic 1984 interview with Guitar Player Martin Barre tells how a bogus guitar became his main axe in Jethro Tull’s early days By Mark McStea published 28 November 24 The guitarist also tells us how he stays excited about playing more than 60 years down the road Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s guitar tandem was the essence of the blues tradition By Christopher Scapelliti published 26 November 24 The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists No longer performing, Brad Delson powers Linkin Park’s guitar riffs in the studio. The result? The #1 rock album in the world By Gary Graff published 25 November 24 The group's revised lineup has proved its mettle and will launch an extensive 2025 road trek starting January 31 “I took a bass string, put it on the guitar...” Joe Perry reveals his unusual techniques behind writing classic Aerosmith riffs By Andrew Daly published 24 November 24 The guitarist shares stories on the making of "Walk This Way," "Back in the Saddle." "Same Old Song and Dance" and more Justin Hayward on “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan By Gary Graff published 24 November 24 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 By Gary Graff published 23 November 24 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 By Mark McStea published 22 November 24 The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” has become one of the most played songs in the world 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 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 ARTICLES1Joe Bonamassa and Joe Perry name the best guitar gear of the year. Their choices surprised us2How teen blues guitar sensation Grace Bowers is winning over critics one gig at a time 3The Jesus Lizard’s Duane Denison tried to sell Steve Howe a rare jazz guitar when he was a teenager 4Scott Gorham on his trouble-plagued Thin Lizzy audition and the mod he's made to every Les Paul ever since5Eddie Van Halen didn't like John Frusciante's choice of wah pedal. His advice was priceless
Samantha Fish talks Guns N' Roses, B.B. King and the 10 albums that changed her life By Joe Bosso published 1 December 24 The blues guitarist reveals the albums that shaped her as a musician
Stevie Ray Vaughan explains his left-handed vibrato and why Albert King was filing his nails during his solo By Christopher Scapelliti published 30 November 24 Stevie revealed the stories behind both oddities in a now-historic 1984 interview with Guitar Player
Martin Barre tells how a bogus guitar became his main axe in Jethro Tull’s early days By Mark McStea published 28 November 24 The guitarist also tells us how he stays excited about playing more than 60 years down the road
Eric Clapton and Duane Allman’s guitar tandem was the essence of the blues tradition By Christopher Scapelliti published 26 November 24 The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists
No longer performing, Brad Delson powers Linkin Park’s guitar riffs in the studio. The result? The #1 rock album in the world By Gary Graff published 25 November 24 The group's revised lineup has proved its mettle and will launch an extensive 2025 road trek starting January 31
“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar...” Joe Perry reveals his unusual techniques behind writing classic Aerosmith riffs By Andrew Daly published 24 November 24 The guitarist shares stories on the making of "Walk This Way," "Back in the Saddle." "Same Old Song and Dance" and more
Justin Hayward on “Nights in White Satin” and the 12-string he got from Lonnie Donegan By Gary Graff published 24 November 24 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 By Gary Graff published 23 November 24 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 By Mark McStea published 22 November 24 The Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” has become one of the most played songs in the world
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
