Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed is a Knoxville, Tennessee-based writer, editor, musician, record collector, prog junkie, and former college professor. In addition to Guitar World, he's a contributor at SPIN (current title: senior editor), Rolling Stone, TIDAL, Relix, Ultimate Classic Rock, Revolver, and many other outlets. He's also the author of 2018’s Fleetwood Mac FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the Iconic Rock Survivors.

Articles by: Ryan Reed

Adrian Belew flexes his muscles onstage with his signature red Strat

From King Crimson to A-list hired gun with Talking Heads, Frank Zappa and David Bowie, Adrian Belew created his own language on the guitar – here are his 10 greatest guitar moments

By Ryan Reed published

With King Crimson, Talking Heads, as a solo artist, it didn't matter: Adrian Belew manipulated the guitar like no-one else, bending sound into new shapes

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez

“I’ve never considered myself a guitarist, and I’ve never liked the guitar”: Omar Rodríguez-López is one of electric guitar’s most reluctant heroes – here are his 10 greatest Mars Volta guitar moments

By Ryan Reed published

The last thing Omar Rodríguez-López wants is to be called a guitar hero, but sorry Omar, it’s true – and here are 10 reasons why...

Adrian Belew performs onstage

“I’ve always had a knack for emulating sounds or creating new ones”: Adrian Belew on the weird, wonderful and utterly unique tones behind his new solo album, Elevator

By Ryan Reed published

The former Frank Zappa and King Crimson guitarist keeps putting his decades-old knack for sonic invention to good use

Anthony Garone

Author Anthony Garone on his epic journey to master Robert Fripp's most challenging King Crimson track, Fracture

By Ryan Reed published

It took 22 years but Garone has wrapped his head around the the “moto perpetuo” techniques and documented the arduous journey in a new memoir-cum-instructional book

Robert Fripp

Robert Fripp’s 20 greatest guitar moments

By Ryan Reed last updated

No style was off limits for Fripp, who gave shape and form to progressive music with King Crimson and beyond