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![Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd onstage at the Sports Arena in April 1975 in Los Angeles, California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BpdJuwZei8JrtptTkKF7P8-320-80.jpg)
David Gilmour talks soloing in Guitar Player's guide to the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time
By Guitar Player Staff published
Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more — as voted by the readers of Guitar Player
![Guitarist Eric Johanson with an electric guitar](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e7WEs3wkE95tikACfNh7xA-320-80.jpg)
“I had a gold Klon but I lost it in Hurricane Katrina...” Blues supremo Eric Johanson on being both a Metallica and Jack White fanboy and why he’s into tone as much as music
By Jim Beaugez published
With the help of "a really gritty velcro fuzz", blues guitarist Eric Johanson gets into the raw experience of the moment on his latest album, The Deep and the Dirty
![1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Sunny'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iYAwfK2K39RNm4WAHV8bhZ-320-80.jpg)
Gibson Offers “Mint” 1960 Les Paul Standard Dubbed ‘Sunny’ By Kirk Hammett
By Rod Brakes published
“It’s like the sun cutting through clouds on an overcast day,” says the Metallica guitarist
![Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wfbxUcHtM4cWpHGgiS4Hee-320-80.jpg)
Gibson Launches the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V
By Rod Brakes published
This limited-edition model is the Custom Shop's latest recreation of the Metallica guitarist’s famous Gibson axe
![Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble, Boss CE-2W Chorus and Boss DC-2W Dimension C](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mB5trmz2Rssu6MC92wvFWJ-320-80.jpg)
Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock
By Dave Hunter published
A brief history of artists’ affection for Boss and Roland’s industry-leading chorus effects
![Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs onstage at FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, September 2, 2018](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v6uEEQbRAKoeQKZ8ZtGwJE-320-80.jpg)
“We’ve Been On a Very Long Encore”: Rudolf Schenker and Matthias Jabs Testify to the Power of Electric Guitar
By Mark McStea published
The king of riffs is back in town! After a seven-year absence, Scorpions return to form with ‘Rock Believer.’
![Kirk Hammett, 2019](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hPbsZbEeeED3eNq84G26c9-320-80.jpg)
Kirk Hammett’s Favorite Under-the-Radar Guitar Solos
By Guitar Player Staff published
Metallica’s shredmaster general recommends these lesser-known gems.
![Peal Jam 'Ten'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dfz7BSmVigPPaRqQKA3h4b-320-80.jpg)
Pearl Jam Celebrates 30th Anniversary of ‘Ten’ and 25th Anniversary of ‘No Code’ Today
By Rod Brakes published
Video Relive the magic of these classic albums with new mixes and a free streaming event this weekend.
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