<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Carlos-santana ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/carlos-santana Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “We were terrified we were going to get caught. A lot of people would have lost their jobs”: That time one of alt-rock’s goofiest bands snuck into a storage space at 2am, and recorded a solo through Carlos Santana’s full guitar rig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/when-dean-ween-secretly-recorded-a-solo-through-carlos-santana-rig-at-2am PnqvKGAnbxDCcCSW6jjbrV Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:28:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I kept it as quiet as I could”: Eric Gales tried to keep his guitar playing a secret – but Carlos Santana spoiled the surprise ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/why-eric-gales-kept-his-guitar-playing-a-secret ZEMsgcLsoCDemmLgDeJTcD Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:05:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said the first guitar was an accident of God. By the fifth one he said, ‘OK, you’re a guitar maker’”: Carlos Santana was one of Paul Reed Smith’s earliest champions – but he thought his first guitars were too good to be true ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-paul-reed-smith-won-over-carlos-santana ABGX8APAmY8mLDCoRnsyf9 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:23:17 +0000 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:24:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jimmy Page used one of our guitars. It was some of the best tremolo work I’d ever heard”: Paul Reed Smith on how he built his brand, secret PRS players – and why the internet is wrong about tonewood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/paul-reed-smith-on-40-years-of-prs-guitars WcavDTjqvxLshQxSbtzZkn Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A good guitar solo should sound like an orgasm. I can hear it in Eddie Van Halen’s playing, and Jimi Hendrix. I live for the juicy notes”: Carlos Santana on playing like a soul singer and his visitations from B.B. King, Miles Davis and Stevie Ray Vaughan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-sentient b2sB4gnnRDYkeXQMcduhvK Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:51:37 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:53:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t care who you are, I’d recommend this to any guitar player”: Carlos Santana’s practice routine that will make you a better musician ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-says-this-practice-routine-will-make-you-a-better-musician hJA547hZYFCvsuyBowrnL8 Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:01:00 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ ​​”Stevie told me to call his brother Jimmie and ask him to lend me his amp and then play it with a Strat so he could feel it through me”: Carlos Santana on his “visitation” from Stevie Ray Vaughan, who implored him to borrow his Dumble amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-on-his-visitation-from-stevie-ray-vaughan ULZBbTsyhPBhpiKAHg6C7F Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:40:49 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Initially, his strongest influence was the blues. Then his Mexican heritage surfaced and combined with the influences of Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Tito Puente and Gábor Szabó”: Decoding the magic of Carlos Santana’s supernatural soloing style ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/carlos-santana-blues-guitar-lesson nfEJixYKmd6PwYYSmvSKVk Tue, 29 Jul 2025 15:44:51 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:05:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He could take a rock tune like Fleetwood Mac's Black Magic Woman and transform it by adding a hint of salsa clave rhythm”: Remembering Peter Green and Carlos Santana’s supernatural jam at the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Awards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-peter-green-black-magic-woman-1998-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-awards R8xssYJQeZjBzCw6Ax6kPC Sat, 21 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:40:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana hospitalized following pre-show medical emergency ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/carlos-santana-hospitalized-following-pre-show-medical-emergency VcZcLe6KTaCfykUhxGQ8hk Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:49:24 +0000 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:49:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We knock on the door and he says, ‘Oh, you're the kid I heard about. Come in.’ The best part was he said, ‘Do you want to play tonight?’” How a 9-year-old Julian Lage ended up playing with Carlos Santana in front of 20,000 people ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/julian-lage-nine-year-old-jam-carlos-santana-1997 RTghrvbibpt6CRNm6FrMDH Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:45:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy has completed his time with Gibson as Master Designer and Pioneer of Mesa/Boogie”: Gibson confirms the departure of legendary amp designer and Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-mesa-boogie-randall-smith-exit buapT9av9gs5k6PLgCx4wT Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:50:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Peter Green shaped his playing, John Lee Hooker enlisted his talents and Woodstock made him a guitar legend – nobody builds a blues solo like Carlos Santana ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/carlos-santana-soloing-style 2YzqtXfHA6yy4jmVpeNBQS Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:51:35 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Can genuinely hold its own in any genre, with direct tones that stand up to market-leading amp modelers”: Mesa/Boogie Mark VII 1x12 Combo review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/mesa-boogie-mark-vii-1x12-combo EEZweTraAozptfjS8YfFuU Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:20:12 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Open the doors to versatility, creativity, and otherworldly sounds”: Red Witch aims to harness Frank Zappa and Carlos Santana tones with its new sample hold filter pedal – but it’s limited to just 59 units ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/red-witch-euphemia spW73Hkaxzs5dMbm92GBMH Tue, 07 May 2024 14:45:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s an anti-establishment statement – I’m trying to make it okay for jazz guitarists to go out with their metal guitars”: Meet Cecil Alexander, the prog-loving jazz guitarist who’s challenging elitism by shredding bebop on a Jackson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/cecil-alexander-jazz-on-jackson NWNcftGp2k3NTBAkFHcs5H Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:58:51 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The amps that defined modern guitar tone”: IK Multimedia releases 70 official Mesa/Boogie tone models for its TONEX modeler – including an exact recreation of Carlos Santana’s original Mark I ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ik-multimedia-mesa-boogie-amp-collection n3gT9JTizdnAUDKXC2s2vn Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:56:36 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ With an anthemic, ultra-melodic approach, Neal Schon helped define the sound of ‘80s rock – upgrade your chops with a deep-dive into the Journey virtuoso’s legendary rhythm and lead styles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-the-rhythm-and-lead-guitar-style-of-journeys-neal-schon Eo63JsudXRG4ymCNnhxA49 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 16:18:09 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wolfgang Van Halen’s favorite guitarist tears it up while death metal has never sounded more alive: this week’s essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-wolfgang-van-halen-favorite-guitarist-death-metal-alive 3gcRaDJSPEVRXV7dHyVpYH Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:24:20 +0000 Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:25:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Santana, right? I love your choice of notes”: Carlos Santana recalls the time he met Jimi Hendrix ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-jimi-hendrix-meeting GZPGJeEPm7gAuB6BBStrmX Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:33:46 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:31:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The doctor's in the house”: Watch Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton tip their caps to Peter Green with searing Black Magic Woman at the 2023 Crossroads Festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-eric-clapton-crossroads-2023 DaP6KfxmxMoL6oatw4rWMV Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:07:31 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Magic is when you command the elements to capture people’s hearts”: the first trailer for new Santana documentary Carlos has arrived ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-journey-documentary mLSFcHZumZMhn3WMLxevFD Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:03:03 +0000 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:01:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t want someone coming away from my show thinking, ‘He doesn’t sound any good’”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-touring-retirement GT3mLnQQAYJ8MprBFzzxi Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:41:10 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ A prototype PRS Silver Sky once owned and tested by Carlos Santana has gone up for sale on Reverb ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/prs-magic-silver-sky-carlos-santana EN2ytRhur98UhQVjm7NGQC Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:54:56 +0000 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:34:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul Reed Smith has his say on the tonewood debate: “I've heard that tonewoods don't make any difference. It's just not true” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-reed-smith-tonewood-debate c6UC4Nwy7CbbaCJ3ddxpjA Thu, 24 Nov 2022 16:48:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Alex Lifeson and Robby Krieger join forces for 8-minute jam of Santana's Evil Ways ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/alex-lifeson-robby-krieger-santana-evil-ways gPpKyBzzwcLgm3535ekyhZ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:48:36 +0000 Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:21:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ The greatest guitar albums of the ‘60s: From Beatlemania to Electric Ladyland, a rock ’n’ roll revolution takes shape ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/greatest-guitar-albums-of-the-60s b3rVM3GnAXCLWU4rcVNLeM Thu, 18 Aug 2022 19:16:24 +0000 Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:30:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana collapses onstage from heat exhaustion and dehydration ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-collapses-onstage 8enn5zbVdCXKxgfeou2L2n Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:13:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn Prince’s soloing secrets ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-princes-soloing-secrets cKWN8EHKLJVTTU3Bu2V86U Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:11:23 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-stevie-ray-vaughan-texas-flood-dumble-amp XhdENUmT99R85GHV4R3oYV Thu, 17 Mar 2022 12:43:38 +0000 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:17:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Gales and Carlos Santana share the stage at the 1994 Woodstock Festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-carlos-santana-woodstock-94 Kgxygx4u8LHCvQqpYRGNJL Wed, 23 Feb 2022 16:43:02 +0000 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 17:14:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy’s role as a blues mentor and standard-bearer highlighted in new trailer for The Torch documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-documentary-the-torch 9W9D84CmviRnFoZwPimWnC Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:08:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-gales-crown n4faHyykN4eFgQbTqwwuC8 Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:50:47 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/brian-baker-fake-names-bad-religion GPiifN8fUBgTfyZAWs2phg Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:08:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Howard Alexander Dumble, legendary designer of Dumble Amps, has died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/howard-alexander-dumble-rip LLJp7seU8KMfkm52ABV2vT Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:23:04 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana: “I’ve always really loved B.B. King and Peter Green, and I wanted to combine that with Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/carlos-santana-blessings-and-miracles-gw DJuDsTg9LQ3fx6mkbZURHE Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:45:47 +0000 Sat, 25 Dec 2021 09:36:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana cancels Las Vegas residency following health scare and "unscheduled heart procedure" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-unscheduled-heart-procedure Kkw23d6iNmsZGCbRgVBvHV Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:35:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana: “When I play guitar, I’m a kid with a first-class ticket to Disneyland, and I can go on any ride I want” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/carlos-santana-blessings-and-miracles-guitarist 8BE8oTVejaJ53U9cRd54oF Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:03:28 +0000 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:08:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana is working with Eric Clapton and Derek Trucks on a spaghetti western-inspired instrumental album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-eric-clapton-derek-trucks-project 9xFEwt4S3BbV2rscBhygr9 Thu, 11 Nov 2021 11:32:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana reveals his new album is his first ever to not feature a Mesa/Boogie amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-mesa-boogie kHyNbaqu2PNfMWXPTtk9Mf Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:27:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ The secrets behind Ernie Isley’s guitar tone on The Isley Brothers’ That Lady ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ernie-isley-that-lady-guitar-tone KLyT3kmxXjKAdRyAUJXDN5 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:00:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana: “When I found the guitar, it was like seeing flying saucers and Moby Dick and discovering the spiritual orgasm all at once” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/carlos-santana-blessings-and-miracles XCzGUsnohc5Ear2vQBVL2m Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:54:59 +0000 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:59:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana and Chris Stapleton team up for groove-infused, lick-laden new single, Joy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-chris-stapleton-joy Kkj2kMrxmGZTLeBDB77JXc Tue, 12 Oct 2021 15:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana recruits Steve Winwood for soulful new single, Whiter Shade of Pale ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-steve-winwood-whiter-shade-of-pale ruYn57BAeFy9FcfHDPLDLW Tue, 21 Sep 2021 16:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ From serene, guitar-glazed beats to prog-metal epics: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-serene-guitar-glazed-beats-to-prog-metal-epics-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks 7Q9XHfVixFQgPxyUwjgCUF Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:23:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana reunites with Rob Thomas for their first collaborative single in 22 years, Move ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-rob-thomas-move pJYwhPJ2XxhdRpMhX57Ye8 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:32:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana’s long-time bassist Benny Rietveld reflects on a career at the front line of expression ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/benny-rietveld-reflects-on-his-career UHUthmkQUjUdppSZVMuDJg Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:25:38 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Carlos Santana reveals Kirk Hammett will guest on his new album, Blessings and Miracles ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/carlos-santana-reveals-kirk-hammett-will-guest-on-his-new-album-blessings-and-miracles TMm3aTuQGrcqgD8yUed53P Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:10:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Paul Reed Smith once attempted to build Carlos Santana a guitar with 25 onboard effects ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/paul-reed-smith-once-attempted-to-build-carlos-santana-a-guitar-with-25-onboard-effects PLoKFFb47RBCmCbGNGkneA Wed, 23 Dec 2020 11:33:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get guitar lessons from Tom Morello, Carlos Santana and St. Vincent in this awesome 2 for 1 deal over at MasterClass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/get-guitar-lessons-from-tom-morello-carlos-santana-and-st-vincent-in-this-awesome-2-for-1-deal-over-at-masterclass TauRbrcP7SuwMEgdYbMdNa Sun, 29 Nov 2020 16:01:44 +0000 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 15:28:30 +0000