<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Aerosmith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/aerosmith Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “As soon as Isaw the Blade Runner, I said, ‘That’s mine. Igotta have that.’ It’s the ultimate pointy guitar”: Joe Perry tells all about that “too cool” electric you saw on MTV when Walk This Way came on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-x100-guild-blade-runner itJWTPhBnrDRUXahhwKNU6 Mon, 04 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Gibson said, ‘We really can’t reproduce that wah effect,’ so they went to Chandler and bought all of the ones they had in stock”: Joe Perry on how Jimmy Page inspired his custom ‘90s Black Burst Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-90s-custom-shop-black-burst-les-paul HFL5FiQZqUFMaTuJzwXx9o Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:48:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d seen pictures of Keith Richards playing it. I figured I’d try one out”: How Joe Perry found his ultimate slide guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-ampeg-dan-armstrong JusMnrDFVZ5QWxtFSsrqWY Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She had no idea this was going on. They came out with this guitar case and said, ‘Close your eyes.’ We opened it up, and she turned beet red”: Joe Perry on how the most romantic thing he has ever done involved a custom-painted guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-billie-gibson-lucille-bb-king 3c6rLyrnWq3nv7sDoMJDeN Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:05:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have an original Klon – three or four of them. I can’t go anywhere without it”: Joe Perry on the pedals he can’t live without and his top tip for boost and drive pedals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-pedalboard ZsBGkmPoJrn7ovQt69guph Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:12:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I put it in the freezer overnight and took a blowtorch to it”: Joe Perry put his “desert island guitar” through hell but it’s still his number one ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-his-burned-strat-aka-the-rat-strat 7KVAmME7oPaSGuNREvcdfY Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That way, I can bend notes the way I want, and it also saves my hands”: How Joe Perry is changing his guitar setup to battle the early signs of arthritis ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-guitar-changes-arthritis RHiJasxrP73W8qAvqNnsgk Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:57:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-bc-rich-bich-10-supreme ydHXf9KpxRd9u6B8WUL2WL Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:44:14 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:45:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-amps-through-the-decades aSd3sUEqXd94wqbDZSP9B6 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:20:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:14:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ He opened up Guitar Player and it was there in a photo of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-1959-gibson-les-paul-standard es2eMvit9Yf4dGFhjGAjZk Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:05:21 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:35:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All of the guys in Metallica, except for the guitar player, told me what a great guitar player I was”: Candlebox guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s – and receiving the ultimate praise from his heroes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/candlebox-guitarist-peter-klett-on-touring-with-aerosmith-and-metallica CpxkZArCzHvfVQLGud3bje Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:09:30 +0000 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:19:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I heard Train Kept a Rollin' I said, ‘Man, Joe Perry and Brad Whitford have gotten really good!’ After Steven left, Jack Douglas said, ‘Don’t say anything, but that’s not Brad and Joe’”: Angel’s Punky Meadows on why he didn’t join Kiss or Aerosmith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/punky-meadows-angel-once-upon-a-time aoiLHESbnwyt2R4fCiCUSL Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:11:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rick Rubin heard something. He had to convince those guys – they were kind of tentative. But Aerosmith was up for anything”: Joe Perry on how Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. united rock and rap – and the secret role the Beastie Boys played ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-run-dmc-walk-this-way ppTxe8dv72geEbfo6aYN3e Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:05:22 +0000 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:35:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Steven grabbed it and wanted to throw it out into the audience. I had to wrestle him for it”: That time Joe Perry had to rescue a broken guitar from Steven Tyler in the middle of an Aerosmith gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-saving-guitar-from-steven-tyler L3CubNrAmzpEuFDhZZ5L8R Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:57:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got up on stage and my guitar tech goes, ‘Slash wanted me to give you this.’ It was the ’59. It was dead silent in the room”: Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-joe-perry-1959-gibson-les-paul-ended-up-with-slash mPMMD8D55ifLAoxmbsiu9K Tue, 24 Feb 2026 15:49:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:03:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Tal came over and said, ‘Sting, it doesn’t quite go the way you’re playing it…’” When Tal Wilkenfeld taught Sting the correct way to play an Aerosmith classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-tal-wilkenfeld-taught-sting-to-play-an-aerosmith-classic zVgKN9EnRV6gLv2T3fRsRY Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:49:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The door cracks open and I hear, ‘Who the hell are you? Play that again!‘” Steven Tyler gatecrashed Jared James Nichols’ jam and invited him to hang out with Aerosmith – and he kept coming back ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-jared-james-nichols-hung-out-with-aerosmith Ra7r7yddrT7avuU74w436H Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:46:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rick said, ‘I think we need to put a bass on it’. One of the kids said, ‘My apartment ain’t too far, I got a bass there’”: How the Beastie Boys saved the day on Aerosmith and Run D.M.C.’s Walk This Way ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-the-beastie-boys-saved-aerosmith-run-dmc-walk-this-way hpKfcYLDSEjXVGa5ZQtsR Sat, 07 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Watching Steven Tyler and Joe Perry together, the compromise is the magic. But for me, it doesn’t work”: Why Yungblud will never join a band – despite collaborations with Aerosmith and the Smashing Pumpkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-yungblud-will-never-join-a-band J8fSPQrEBSzCTgtLXJTM3C Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:30:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We got on the stage and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing”: Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-aerosmith-were-upstaged-by-their-support-act u9xtxijFypnofaGkGtaF9a Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I heard his stuff I was like, ‘This guy’s got the pipes.’ I watched his live stuff and I thought, ‘He’s got it, man!’” Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s surprise Yungblud collab and paying tribute to late Bad Company legend Mick Ralphs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-aerosmith-yungblud-bad-company oxUf2MyKfJCgy6GeF6nSHB Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:13:00 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:57:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s the size of a big foot pedal. I get all kinds of great sounds out of it, no matter what I plug into it”: Joe Perry used a $219 pedal amp to record most of the guitars on Aerosmith’s new EP with Yungblud ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/amps/joe-perry-affordable-pedal-amp-used-on-yungblud-aerosmith-ep qHhU3Cnv5L8QQeK6opvYkG Tue, 02 Dec 2025 15:44:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hear a lot of music, and there’s a lot of great guitar players and bands out there – but Yungblud really had the stuff. So, we thought we’d throw our lot in”: Joe Perry on how Aerosmith ended up collaborating with Yungblud ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-on-how-aerosmith-ended-up-collaborating-with-yungblud EtaAfNAiTsHqcaqfqBCJsN Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:45:29 +0000 Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:02:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s hard to understand someone who is trying to do rock music in a new way because, of course, I’m referencing the past”: Yungblud responds to critics following divisive VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute with Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/yungblud-responds-to-mtv-vmas-criticism pdT4tiSDyHSUGJyKUSppsY Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:55:29 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:08:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I called Steven and told him, ‘You have to hear this guy. He’s the real deal’”: After causing a stir at the VMAs, Yungblud and Aerosmith are officially releasing an EP together ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/music-releases/aerosmith-yungblud-one-more-time-ep nhKNWSMforUTePgS8P99Ve Fri, 19 Sep 2025 14:23:14 +0000 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:57:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s written some of the heaviest, greatest rock riffs of all time. That’s served me tremendously”: How Harrison Whitford balances inspiration from Aerosmith guitarist dad Brad, boss Phoebe Bridgers and his devotion to alternate tunings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/harrison-whitford-attention-bird-utopia-best-of-kings GRrS2efVu5nmkYTT3ckuwW Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:58:50 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:03:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Johnny B. Goode with Marty McFly himself”: Aerosmith shares previously unseen footage of Steven Tyler jamming Chuck Berry with Michael J. Fox – who’s wielding an appropriate guitar for the job ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-share-clip-jamming-with-michael-j-fox G2ueHkMEGi8aaerYCPfm4K Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:09:07 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 16:01:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve been spending a lot of time with Steven and he just doesn’t want to tour and he can’t”: Joe Perry joined by STP and Black Crowes stars as his solo project returns to the stage – but Perry is not ruling out one more Aerosmith show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/joe-perry-project-aerosmith-prospects iBLrunnyLHivB9aHDHP2UU Fri, 15 Aug 2025 15:01:56 +0000 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:58:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We got on the stage and I just remember watching people walk away before we even started playing”: Brad Whitford and Joe Perry on the time Aerosmith were upstaged by their support act ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-on-playing-with-rory-gallagher EdCk5d8iebHtqNQJWWvYVh Tue, 12 Aug 2025 15:25:38 +0000 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:04:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steven Tyler makes triumphant return to the stage with Back to Beginning set alongside Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt – fueling Aerosmith reunion speculation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/back-to-the-beginning-steven-tyler-set mUMTsu849DYVzJN4Vb35jD Mon, 07 Jul 2025 10:48:29 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 14:50:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re talking about it. I know there’s gotta be at least another Aerosmith gig”: Joe Perry leaves the door open for an Aerosmith reunion – and he’s not the only band member who’s keen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-aerosmith-future-final-show fS3XHDTawMTrmMunHZEmRU Thu, 03 Jul 2025 10:12:25 +0000 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:00:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There's a great picture of Eddie, Pat Thrall, and myself backstage. Oh man, we look awesome. Three guitar players, just 24 years old”: Pat Travers recalls the best show he ever played – with Aerosmith, AC/DC, and Van Halen all on the same bill ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/pat-travers-recalls-the-best-show-he-ever-played-with-aerosmith-ac-dc-and-van-halen Ro8R2HDkpeRU9A9ihgLqAQ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:30:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:57:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We were getting comfortable being back together – that was part of the reason we went out on the road without a record deal. Another reason was that we couldn’t get a record deal...” Why Aerosmith’s ’80s misfire, Done With Mirrors, was the making of them ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/joe-perry-on-aerosmith-done-with-mirrors 6TTd3Vscn3YAtf7BgKNKfD Wed, 14 May 2025 16:05:57 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:12:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Perry announces his first big post-Aerosmith tour – and he’ll be playing with members of Aerosmith, Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-project-tour-august-2025 B2PwyWsWfLYmbAK4XmEPo7 Wed, 07 May 2025 16:08:51 +0000 Tue, 13 May 2025 14:18:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I always felt like that record could have been better if we had worked on it some more”: Looking for a blockbuster comeback album, Aerosmith turned to Van Halen producer Ted Templeman. For Joe Perry, it served as a learning experience ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/joe-perry-on-aerosmiths-done-with-mirrors mkAH8Yj6jfzD9vMMvxZHJJ Sun, 20 Apr 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:52:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Whenever I’d see him play live it was an off-the-rack Strat. He was never one to say, ‘I’ve got to play that’”: Joe Perry says he was planning to take Jeff Beck’s Strat on tour with Aerosmith –but its owner was the only special thing about it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/joe-perry-jeff-beck-strat-aerosmith-tour eXDLVr8NNg8oirqFAuiUjU Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:13:46 +0000 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 16:24:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big ‘if’ – the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction”: Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton gives update on frontman Steven Tyler’s health ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/aerosmith-bassist-tom-hamilton-gives-update-on-steven-tyler-health ZajMHajy26ECABz8P4b7yh Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:49:38 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:08:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I knew in my heart there was no way I would say no, but I had butterflies. It would be the first time I ever did something outside of Aerosmith”: That time Tom Hamilton ended up playing bass for Thin Lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-tom-hamilton-joined-thin-lizzy 6iQ74ZRqf5tdrJQpPeJPMS Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:19:13 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:25:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a great piece for your arsenal. I did some recording with mine and it worked great”: Joe Perry names his new favorite amp company ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-amp-of-2024 Saf8TUHoYKZDT7Jr5yRQTh Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:04:39 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:15:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Janie’s Got a Gun solo had a ratty sound. I had a Chet Atkins signature guitar plugged into a 15-watt Marshall practice amp... the producer said, ‘It sounds terrible’”: Joe Perry on 50 years of Aerosmith, and what it takes to nail his “working tone” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-perry-aerosmith-retrospective rcoY3Wk3peGZJ9ARy5DtUP Fri, 08 Nov 2024 16:24:13 +0000 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:39:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve probably had an equal number of guitars stolen as what I’ve sold”: Joe Perry names the desert-island pickup that nobody talks about, explains why there are no bad tones, and makes an appeal for the cheap guitar he foolishly sold and wants back ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/aerosmith-joe-perry-guitars-bought-and-sold rwgsiqLcHApdruicxq9Qdh Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:32:54 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wrote that riff on the Fender six-string bass. I saw Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac pick one up. I thought, ‘I’m gonna get one’”: Joe Perry on how he ditched his Les Pauls and Strats to write an Aerosmith classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-perry-ditched-les-pauls-and-strats-to-write-back-in-the-saddle yd43UsRmcw5q3SBhoNTmwf Mon, 14 Oct 2024 12:36:32 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:56:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I doubt there’s going to be another Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page or Eddie Van Halen”: Joe Perry on why the age of the guitar hero might be over – even though the instrument still has a bright future ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-perry-guitar-heroes-modern-guitar-scene R6qsDVGpa9zNjP8waADwwA Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:38:03 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:28:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was in the studio, and the phone rang. It was Lou Reed. I’d never met him. He called me, saying, ‘I saw a picture of you with this guitar…’” Joe Perry on Aerosmith’s roaring ’70s, writing Dream On – and being a B.C. Rich early adopter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/joe-perry-looks-back-on-aerosmith-in-the-1970s yFP3UBdkbj2bpz52qn852D Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:12:19 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:20:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We put out Rock in a Hard Place and went out on the road, which was the definition of the word ‘fiasco.’ Too many shows ended early due to the excessive use of chemicals”: Tom Hamilton on Aerosmith’s past challenges – and why they still have a future ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tom-hamilton-aerosmith-retrospective B4AbGwWrooFWC4sysg5y7H Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:13:32 +0000 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:14:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I saw a kid holding that guitar out for me to sign it. But the train was already moving… I’m thinking, ‘Man, I gotta get the kid’s number to see if I could buy it back’”: Joe Perry on the one guitar he regrets selling ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-perry-biggest-guitar-sale-regret CpYUtXpV8oR2HryVrRwCE3 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:02:49 +0000 Thu, 17 Oct 2024 15:34:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I find it hard to believe we'll never play again. I refuse to consider it over”: Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-tom-hamilton-future wKaJjfU43jEqaZpJ7nyYRS Wed, 11 Sep 2024 14:34:05 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:07:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ From boogie hooks to alternate tunings and experimental 10-string riffs, Joe Perry’s mastery of the fretboard is often taken for granted – here are 14 ways to incorporate his signature style into your own playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/aerosmith-joe-perry j7eyWKS4xivpv2ReDcSjkJ Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:31:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:59:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision”: Aerosmith retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury – and say a full recovery is “not possible” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-retire-from-touring A9JWkcKBwXNoCCDMxGPNeA Sat, 03 Aug 2024 09:09:38 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 13:00:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Billy Gibbons pulls out this big-ass yellow 17-string bass and he’s like, ‘Okay, we’ll play it for a song, right?’” ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of playing that viral 17-string bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/elwood-francis-aerosmith-vai-zz-top-guns-roses ZKUfxTWQLSbT6q3gw5XBEh Wed, 24 Jul 2024 11:43:17 +0000 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:58:59 +0000