Leslie West Pro-shot footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West jamming emerges online The pair were joined onstage by Mountain drummer Corky Laing for a rendition of Mountain's Never In My Life, with West later revealing that Van Halen knew the track better than he did The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo “Any Idiot Can Play It… I Just Happen to Play It Better Than Anybody”: Leslie West Explains Why "Mississippi Queen" Is a Stone-Cold Classic Remembering the guitar legend on the anniversary of his passing with this insightful interview about how he made Mountain's 1970 breakthrough hit Latest Leslie West Leslie West Decodes His “Mississippi Queen” Tone By Barry Cleveland published 22 October 20 Leslie West gives GP the skinny on how he got his "Mississippi Queen" sound. 12Archives 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’ve got something special to do tonight”: Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's white Strat 2John 5’s distinguished playing and stage presence have made him one of today’s most identifiable guitarists – channel his brilliance with a lesson in his chicken pickin’ prowess, rapid-fire banjo rolls, and behind-the-nut bending3“Unlock an array of colorful textures with two simultaneous delays”: Boss unveils the SDE-3 Dual Delay – a Roland SDE-3000-inspired stompbox that can deliver two delay layers simultaneously 4“The overall result is unlike anything I have ever heard from a guitar trio”: On Tripliciti, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, and Trevor Gordon Hall put their fluid fingerstyle chemistry on stunning display5“We shared the experience of becoming famous, and spent more hours in the studio than anything else in this life”: Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie
Leslie West Decodes His “Mississippi Queen” Tone By Barry Cleveland published 22 October 20 Leslie West gives GP the skinny on how he got his "Mississippi Queen" sound.