Christopher Scapelliti
Christopher Scapelliti is editor-in-chief of Guitar Player magazine, the world’s longest-running guitar magazine, founded in 1967. In his extensive career, he has authored in-depth interviews with such guitarists as Pete Townshend, Slash, Billy Corgan, Jack White, Elvis Costello and Todd Rundgren, and audio professionals including Beatles engineers Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott. He is the co-author of Guitar Aficionado: The Collections: The Most Famous, Rare, and Valuable Guitars in the World, a founding editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine, and a former editor with Guitar World, Guitar for the Practicing Musician and Maximum Guitar. Apart from guitars, he maintains a collection of more than 30 vintage analog synthesizers.
Latest articles by Christopher Scapelliti

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Nine tips for guitarists who want to improve their songwriting.

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Apparently it's not enough for guitarists to excel only on their instruments these days.

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Everyone has a riff, or three, that they think deserves more praise from the guitar community.

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A demonstration of why tape delay works better in front of the amp, as opposed to digital delay.

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Seven chords that can help beginners sound like they know what they're doing.

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Learn how to implement Jimi Hendrix–style triads into your guitar playing.

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Add excitement and something different to your guitar playing arsenal with single-string soloing.

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The history of modern music is full of artists who have vented their rage on their gear.

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There’s a fine line between being influenced and outright stealing.

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