Jerry Garcia
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![Jerry Garcia performs with the Grateful Dead at the Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois on February 11, 1978](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hJffaA25axsuXWzEV5ppSC-320-80.jpg)
Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high”
By Jon Sievert published
In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach
![Grateful Dead 'Wake of the Flood' album artwork](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9JiAp5Qimju2UPydGSXrn3-320-80.jpg)
Grateful Dead Unveil Remastered and Expanded 50th Anniversary Editions of ‘Wake of the Flood’ Featuring Previously Unreleased Material
By Rod Brakes published
Listen to Jerry Garcia’s "Eyes of the World" demo from the Grateful Dead vault here
![Musitronics Mu-Tron III](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JRPS5PB2MwY4NVPX8KXwFm-320-80.jpg)
Favored by Frank Zappa and Jerry Garcia, the Musitronics Mu-Tron III Combined Wild Sonics and Creative Usability
By Dave Hunter published
Unveiled in 1972, this pioneering envelope filter was a near-instant hit
![Molly Tuttle](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyWyeiffFRweJSZqkEbokN-320-80.jpg)
Molly Tuttle Wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album With ‘Crooked Tree’
By Jimmy Leslie published
The bluegrass star’s deluxe edition of ‘Crooked Tree’ drops with Grateful Dead-centric bonus cuts
![Grateful Dead guitars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ePwcaJ7QU7XjLuQKW9ygZH-320-80.jpg)
Get a Close Look at Jerry Garcia's Iconic "Alligator" Strat in this Encyclopedic Grateful Dead Guitar Collection
By Jimmy Leslie last updated
Grateful Guitars Foundation's arsenal includes Garcia’s 1955 “Alligator” Fender Stratocaster and 1943 “Jerry’s Herringbone” Martin D-28
![Jerry Garcia, 1988](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m2SWfyZ8QLrexrypvMzrvF-320-80.jpg)
Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil”
By Jimmy Leslie last updated
Video Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia
!["Jerry’s Herringbone" 1943 Martin D-28, Serial Number 84862](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ikAWC6jUBfiUTfg4ksESW-320-80.jpg)
Here's the Truth About Jerry Garcia’s Misidentified 1943 Martin D-28
By Jimmy Leslie last updated
Why the Grateful Dead frontman’s highly collectible and historic Dreadnought is not a pre-war D-18
![Eric Clapton Gibson SG 'The Fool'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r67JoaWmjw68C7rBGWhibT-320-80.jpg)
Take a Mindbending Journey Into the Adventurous and Experimental Style of Psychedelic Guitar
By Jeff Jacobson published
Tune up and turn on as we explore the far-out sonic landscapes created by legendary players such as George Harrison, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix and more
![Brothers and Sisters: The Allman Brothers Band and the Inside Story of the Album That Defined the 70s by Alan Paul](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcfedDtW9JtnWKeVLgpvYa-320-80.jpg)
Definitive Allman Brothers Band Biography, ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ Set for July ’23 Anniversary Release
By Guitar Player Staff published
Best-selling author Alan Paul’s new book is a deep dive into the time before and after 1973’s Brothers and Sisters
![Peter Rowan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/75spxQ7kAnJfAACuC5SaBg-320-80.jpg)
“The Guitar Is an Endless Exploration”: Acoustic Legend Peter Rowan Looks Back on a Lifetime in Music
By Jimmy Leslie last updated
The Americana treasure connects bluegrass luminaries from Bill Monroe, Jerry Garcia and Tony Rice to Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle, both of whom join him on his new album, ‘Calling You From My Mountain’
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