Rick Derringer 50 Years Ago, Rock and Roll Experienced One of Its Greatest Years: Here’s Why With debut albums from Queen and Aerosmith, epic masterpieces by Mike Oldfield and Elton John, plus Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ and Led Zeppelin’s ‘Houses of the Holy,’ 1973 was a multi-genre, stylistically freewheeling musical jamboree “If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault “My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975 “When the Vocal Stops, You Want to Make Sure That the Audience Isn’t Bored”: Neil Giraldo Details His Philosophy for Crafting Great Guitar Solos and Reflects on Career Highlights From Rick Derringer to Pat Benatar and Beyond The multiple Grammy winning-guitarist savors his Rock Hall induction and raves for the musical ‘Invincible’ Latest Rick Derringer “He Conjures Up a Surreal Sonic Landscape”: Reeves Gabrels on Todd Rundgren and More By Guitar Player Staff published 6 January 22 The Cure and David Bowie guitar maverick reveals his inspirations. 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 ARTICLES1Watch Steve Lukather cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing, with Jeff Beck's White Strat 2Channel John 5's brilliance with a lesson in his chicken pickin’ prowess, rapid-fire banjo rolls, and behind-the-nut bending3Boss unveils the SDE-3 Dual Delay – a Roland SDE-3000-inspired stompbox that can deliver two delay layers simultaneously4On Tripliciti, Andy McKee, Calum Graham, and Trevor Gordon Hall put their fluid fingerstyle chemistry on stunning display5Alex Van Halen teases a snippet of Unfinished – the last song he worked on with his brother, Eddie
“He Conjures Up a Surreal Sonic Landscape”: Reeves Gabrels on Todd Rundgren and More By Guitar Player Staff published 6 January 22 The Cure and David Bowie guitar maverick reveals his inspirations.