<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Brad-whitford ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/brad-whitford Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:15:00 +0000 en <![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[ “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[ “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[ “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[ “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[ “My work was being compared to Jeff Beck, and they’re crediting Joe Perry. I was so upset. But people who actually listen can tell the difference”: Brad Whitford on the highs and lows of Aerosmith’s 50-year history, and his unique chemistry with Joe Perry ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/aerosmith-brad-whitford-peace-out DLXVeVKskRrjswfDcrDXWm Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:41:50 +0000 Tue, 07 May 2024 15:44:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's always rubbed me the wrong way when people put Brad down and refer to me as the lead guitarist... Some of the best solos in our catalog are ones Brad did”: Joe Perry says it’s time to stop calling Brad Whitford a rhythm guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-perry-brad-whitford-aerosmith-solos-lead-guitarist eRV67A2MiWtavj8Mo48cv3 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:08:17 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 15:55:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At first you fight, and you’re a little bit angry and then you get sad... but that solo is blistering”: Brad Whitford recalls the time Aeromith’s producer called in session pro Steve Hunter to replace his and Joe Perry’s lead lines ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-brad-whitford-steve-hunter-dick-wagner-get-your-wings kNBDqKofywSh5HChugYePQ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:46:14 +0000 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 10:09:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Brad Whitford go through his enviable guitar collection – including a ‘58 Les Paul hand-delivered by Tom Murphy – in Gibson TV’s The Collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brad-whitford-gibson-tv-the-collection cDQpHBBAyufbfmEpGB2AuB Wed, 04 Jan 2023 20:08:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Aerosmith return for their first show since the pandemic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-live-return-2022 QKgWaZjQSKhXXaGPQgF4Pf Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:14:56 +0000 Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:31:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ The stage-played Ernie Ball Music Man EVH that Eddie Van Halen gave Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford is up for sale on Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-brad-whitford-ernie-ball-music-man-evh reUQyBpQ7E9mzAXJT5XDkB Wed, 13 Jul 2022 10:36:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Brad Whitford photobook, Listen To Whitford, announced ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brad-whitford-rufus-publications-listen-to-whitford aVKGRr363SRe9MGyDQkL6C Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:40:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brad Whitford has his doubts that Aerosmith will ever perform again: “Age is becoming a real factor” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/brad-whitford-aerosmith-tour-doubts t6xJku9tBUEk6dWtFGWMKa Mon, 07 Jun 2021 15:24:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford loves John Mayer's PRS Silver Sky: "I could literally play the whole show with it if I wanted to" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmiths-brad-whitford-loves-john-mayers-prs-silver-sky-i-could-literally-play-the-whole-show-with-it-if-i-wanted-to R3bNs3yaA2AzCAZqWePNrV Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:14:45 +0000 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 17:15:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Aerosmith's Joe Perry Announces New Solo Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmiths-joe-perry-announces-new-solo-tour-dates 3qvHyzeUTTyGQUvnuhWuEP Tue, 09 Oct 2018 20:26:43 +0000 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:40:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash Covers Jimi Hendrix at Surprise Show with Whitford/St. Holmes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/slash-covers-jimi-hendrix-surprise-show-whitfordst-holmes fNM3nSjrV7KfcWZKhEyKDd Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:20:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brad Whitford and Derek St. Holmes Discuss Their 'Reunion' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/brad-whitford-and-derek-st-holmes-discuss-their-reunion ta2UdWDccFTUJ79hcCkuJ7 Wed, 18 May 2016 18:04:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Jeff Beck Twists the Blues Into Something Entirely New — Lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-jeff-beck-twists-blues-something-entirely-new- p8Wvcvive8uVztjSFjUf77 Mon, 12 Oct 2015 17:48:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jimmy Page and Aerosmith in 1990 —Backstage Banter and "Train Kept A-Rollin'" —Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-jimmy-page-and-aerosmith-1990-backstage-banter-and-train-kept-rollin x7mLPKr5ugqc7MiYzL4hun Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:52:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson Custom Introduces Collector's Choice #26 1959 Les Paul "Whitford 'Burst" Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/gibson-custom-introduces-collectors-choice-26-1959-les-paul-whitford-burst VtUK4KzGMbrtThAbB94xCU Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:59:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Aerosmith Streaming New Song, "Lover Alot" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/aerosmith-streaming-new-song-lover-alot 8RrroKBcxJt7pKb3JuVXqK Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:11:06 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:03:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Joe Bonamassa Album Will Feature Aerosmith's Brad Whitford ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/new-joe-bonamassa-album-will-feature-aerosmiths-brad-whitford pjUwbVBH8vdXocaNFkFnQf Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:50:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Perry and Brad Whitford of Aerosmith Discuss 'Pump' in 1990 Guitar World Interview ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gw-archive/joe-perry-and-brad-whitford-aerosmith-discuss-pump-1990-guitar-world-interview wtUZNQv3hQhnewcHAYmq3a Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:32:07 +0000