Jackson Maxwell
Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
Latest articles by Jackson Maxwell
Rory Gallagher’s 1961 Fender Stratocaster sells at auction for $910,000
By Jackson Maxwell published
The historic Strat – the sale of which attracted the attention of senior members of the Irish government, who hoped to keep the instrument in Gallagher's native country – went under the hammer along with dozens of other guitars from the legendary player's collection
AI-aided Eddie Van Halen solos could be a possibility, according to Alex Van Halen
By Jackson Maxwell published
The late guitarist's older brother says that he reached out to OpenAI about potentially analyzing “the patterns of how Edward would have played something” to help round out unfinished material
Black Friday guitar deals 2024: all the latest info to get you ready for the biggest guitar sale of the year
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Your place to find all the information on Black Friday 2024, including my predictions, early deals, and shopping tips
Sweetwater Black Friday deals 2024: everything you need to know about the biggest sale of the year
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Your place to get the lowdown on the best Sweetwater Black Friday deals, with early deals, shopping tips, and frequently asked questions
Guitar Center Black Friday deals 2024: get the lowdown on all the early deals
By Chris Barnes last updated
The big day isn't here just yet, but this is the place to be if you want early deals, shopping tips, and all your burning Black Friday questions answered
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Jake E. Lee shot multiple times in Las Vegas
By Jackson Maxwell published
According to Lee's representative, the guitar virtuoso was out walking his dog in Las Vegas when he was shot multiple times. He is expected to make a full recovery
Brian May on his unlikely guitar kinsmanship with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons
By Jackson Maxwell published
Recruited for the recent Cropper tune Too Much Stress, May says the three masters fit together better than you might think
Musician's Friend Black Friday deals 2024: Everything you need to know about the upcoming Musician's Friend Black Friday sale
By Chris Barnes last updated
Your place for the latest Black Friday deals at Musician's Friend this Cyber Weekend
Black Friday Fender deals 2024: Everything you need to know ahead of Fender's biggest sale of the year
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Black Friday is nearly here, and we're expecting big discounts on some of the most iconic guitars ever made
Black Friday Positive Grid deals 2024: Will we see the first Spark 2 discounts since launch?
By Chris Barnes last updated
Black Friday Positive Grid deals 2024: Will we see the first Spark 2 discounts since launch?
Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – that excessive volume helped tear the band apart
By Jackson Maxwell published
During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's
“I got a call: ‘I’m putting a super band together’”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”
By Jackson Maxwell published
Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career
Steve Morse modded the heck out of his first serious guitar, and it became the blueprint for his signature Ernie Ball Music Man model
By Jackson Maxwell published
Unsatisfied with the limitations of his first proper guitar, Morse took matters into his own hands, a lá Eddie Van Halen
How Jonny Greenwood's renewed love of delay pedals defined the Smile's new album
By Jackson Maxwell published
The sound of the Radiohead offshoot’s latest record stemmed from a challenge the famously tech-savvy guitarist set for himself – and his renewed love of delay
“I just turned my back”: Martin Barre on the time Jimmy Page nearly cut him off mid-Aqualung solo
By Jackson Maxwell published
“I think it was take two,” the Jethro Tull guitarist recalled, “and if I hadn’t got it in two then it would have been a flute solo”
Guitar Player magazine to cease print publication
By Jackson Maxwell published
The world's oldest continuously published magazine devoted to guitarists, guitar gear, and instruction, Guitar Player was instrumental to the careers of Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, and Yngwie Malmsteen, to name just a few examples
Joe Bonamassa's 1958 “Amos” Flying V was owned by Norm Harris and featured in Spinal Tap – now it's been recreated by Gibson's Murphy Lab
By Jackson Maxwell published
A year and a half in the making, the Collector's Edition “Amos” is limited to just 50 examples, and replicates in molecular detail all of the storied original guitar's quirks
How Les Dudek ended up on the Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin’ Man
By Jackson Maxwell published
“Dickey was thinking about harmony guitars, like what he did with Duane,” the veteran guitarist recounted to GW
David Gilmour explains why he still uses a 30-year-old Zoom multi-FX for his home demos
By Jackson Maxwell published
He may have once had a guitar worth $4 million, and you'll still see physical heads and cabinets at his live shows, but when laying tracks down at home, the Pink Floyd legend's tastes are far from expensive
Why Grace Bowers prefers the Gibson SG to the Les Paul
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though her preference was originally based on aesthetics and weight, her reasons have – as she's grown more seasoned – expanded to feel and tone
James Hetfield reflects on the anxieties he experienced after stepping away from the guitar for too long
By Jackson Maxwell published
Speaking to GW in 1996, the always-candid Hetfield recounted how Metallica's post-Black Album break left him “vegging”, and out of practice
How Justin Hayward ended up with Lonnie Donegan’s 12-string – before Donegan took it back
By Jackson Maxwell published
Decades later, the guitar would once again end up in Hayward's hands, this time for good
“I don’t have room for them anymore”: Mike Campbell says he's quit buying guitars, despite his continuing “obsession”
By Jackson Maxwell published
“At this point,” the Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitar-slinger tells GW, “buying them is kind of pathetic”
“‘What are you doing?’” When Les Dudek guested with Mike Bloomfield (without him knowing)
By Jackson Maxwell published
Caught up in the music and the moment, the veteran guitarist – who played on Allman Brothers Band's Ramblin' Man and Jessica – ran onto the stage while Bloomfield was at the keys, none the wiser
David Gilmour says he can't tell the difference between his signature Fender and his original Black Strat
By Jackson Maxwell published
Unbothered by letting go of his most famous – not to mention valuable – six-string tool, Gilmour tells GW that his signature Fender Black Strat does the job of the original perfectly well
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