Players Stevie Ray Vaughan explains his left-handed vibrato and why Albert King was filing his nails during his solo 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 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 The co-writer of many 'Layla' tracks, he sheds light on the symbiotic relationship between the two guitarists Latest Players 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 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 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 ARTICLES1Fender goes dark for Black Friday with limited edition new Eclipse Strat and Precision Bass 2If you’re looking for cheap pedal deals you need to head over to Amazon - here are 5 awesome stompboxes below the $40 mark3“We were jamming on the last song, and he's pulling out this damn emery board!” Stevie Ray Vaughan explains the thinking behind his left-handed tremolo and why Albert King was filing his nails during Stevie’s guitar solo4I wish I could have started on this guitar. Luckily, you can. Save $150 — nearly 45% — on the Sterling by Music Man Cutlass CT30HSS during Sweetwater’s Black Friday Sale 5Modern offsets at yesterday's prices. Take up to $170 off Fender Meteora electric guitars and basses at Sweetwater's Black Friday deals
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
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
