Joe Bosso
Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.
Latest articles by Joe Bosso

By Jackson Maxwell Published
This intimate rehearsal clip shows the fretwork of both guitar legends up-close

By Joe Bosso Published
Led by singer/guitarist Randy Jackson, Zebra kept the spirit of Zeppelin, Hendrix and Cream alive. These days, family man Jackson is busy shaping up the group’s first album in two decades

By Joe Bosso Published
The iconic Moody Blues guitarist revisits obscure Moodies tracks and discusses the gear and thought processes behind his gear, tone and criminally unsung riffs

By Joe Bosso Published
“I’m a legend that nobody knows,” says the journeyman guitarist, who played alongside Dickey Betts on Ramblin’ Man and Jessica, worked with Steve Miller, got scolded by Mike Bloomfield and was almost a founding member of Journey (but wait, there’s more…)

By Joe Bosso Published
The 18-year-old might be the greatest thing to come out of Nashville since Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint but she's keeping her feet on the ground, hands on her SG, as everyone else stands in awe of her prodigious talent

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

By Joe Bosso Published
The Canadian-born virtuoso discusses the rise and fall of the Pat Travers Band, witnessing the U.K. punk revolution and the riotous roots of Snortin’ Whiskey

By Jackson Maxwell Published
“Dickey was thinking about harmony guitars, like what he did with Duane,” the veteran guitarist recounted to GW

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

By Jackson Maxwell Published
Decades later, the guitar would once again end up in Hayward's hands, this time for good

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

By Matt Owen Published
Travers witnessed Van Halen at the peak of his powers, but was able to appreciate aspects of his trailblazing playing style that often went under-appreciated by Eddie's peers

By Joe Bosso Published
From Metallica covers to U.S. network television and a searing third album powered by the creative heat of fuzz and distortion, Daniela and Alejandra Villarreal Vélez are going places fast, and hungry for more

By Joe Bosso Published
The Hooters frontman/guitarist has had a career like no other, scoring hit after hit as a session player, nailing solos in one take. This is how it all went down...

By Joe Bosso Published
Now touring as a father-and-son duo, the Dan Auerbach-championed blues rocker just keeps on rolling…

By Joe Bosso Published
After the claustrophobic intensity of Meantime, Hamilton opened up the doors and chased down different sounds on album number three. No one was ready for Betty

By Joe Bosso Published
As Creed return, Tremonti shares his thoughts on Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and a host of other ’90s icons

By Joe Bosso Published
West-Oram's guitar tone is reference for a whole generation. Here we discusses its evolution from mono to stereo, and the songwriting approach behind his new solo album, Skeleton Key

By Joe Bosso Published
Thanks to a pair of sports franchises, a bizarre Super Bowl commercial and some shows that sold out in record time, Creed are back. Here, Stapp and Tremonti tell us how it all went down

By Joe Bosso Published
We gone and made a list of our favorite Garden State guitar heroes... Do write in for which state you'd like to read about next. One way or another, it won't have better pizza

By Joe Bosso Published
Ambient beauty abuts technical excellence in the South Carolina prog outfit, but founder Tristan Auman promises us that no matter how crazy the musical ideas the song comes first

By Joe Bosso Published
From Cuts Like a Knife to Summer of ’69, the Canadian guitar great discusses the gear and solos that have fueled Bryan Adams’ music for more than 40 years

By Joe Bosso Published
The Brazilian guitarist is every inch the modern guitar hero – and hopes that other players will follow in her footsteps

By Matt Owen Published
The track has helped spearhead Creed’s resurgence in recent years, and is used as a rallying anthem by two major sporting institutions

By Joe Bosso Published
The venerable session ace has lived a life less ordinary and has the discography to show for it. Earl Slick tells us what it was like to share the stage and studio with music legends
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