<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Eric-gales ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/eric-gales Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:07:17 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When I was seven years old, my dad put a guitar in my arms – it became everything to me”: Miles Caton, Buddy Guy and Brittany Howard lead all-star Sinners performance at the Oscars – as composer Ludwig Göransson pays tribute to the guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/sinners-oscars-performance-2026 4TCMCDoYBK33tDeEZWmJbj Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:07:17 +0000 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe said, ‘Check this out.’ It just so happened to be a quarter-of-a-million-dollar guitar that got the job done”: How Eric Gales enlisted Buddy Guy, Kingfish, Joe Bonamassa (and his guitar collection) to pay tribute to his brother ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-a-tribute-to-ljk-interview 5FUtbkwURjz2HksSLmDaQk Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:48:51 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:50:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He made me want to push the blues-rock envelope. He had this hip-hop persona, playing fiery blues riffs with all the soul you’d get from B.B. King”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has learned from the masters on his road to becoming a modern-day blues great ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/christone-kingfish-ingram-hard-road-learning-from-eric-gales MiaXSSqzEB9ES5fNU33dmD Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:01:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s nothing they did for me that other amps hadn’t done before”: Eric Gales says he doesn’t understand all the fuss about Dumble amps ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-does-not-understand-all-the-fuss-about-dumble-amps oAXaJScsB4FnggN9Rtk8Z6 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:29:51 +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[ “I’m fortunate to have a broad collection of guitars. This sets itself apart from the others”: Eric Gales’ hotly anticipated signature Kiesel is here ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/kiesel-eric-gales-signature-series-eg61 FquvznumPsqf7zAmHimT7g Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:47:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He had Double Trouble on a couple of his records. He had a relationship with Stevie Ray Vaughan. He was a touring machine who did it the hard way”: Eric Gales on his all-star blues tribute to his brother, the man who started him on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-a-tribute-to-ljk 5spg3uiJGs5Vqh27snPAaR Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:21:01 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:45:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Looking forward to seeing what the future holds”: Eric Gales joins Stephen Carpenter, Devin Townsend and Sophie Lloyd in the Kiesel artist ranks – is a signature guitar in the works? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-signs-with-kiesel zrVeaPHohm9jP8xJwNwZR Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:32:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:35:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If the guitar has ever been your sanctuary, you already know you need to be there”: Nuno Bettencourt announces four-day guitar camp – and he's recruited some big-name players to help ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-six-string-sanctuary L8CKk3R5Sr8YhGakvfnS6b Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:10:14 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:38:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He just blows everybody away”: Samantha Fish on who she thinks are the best modern blues guitar players right now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/samantha-fish-names-the-best-modern-blues-guitar-players KRyEEivtwoHmcqgeYTzfyE Tue, 07 Oct 2025 20:33:15 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “By the time he finished, Memphis knew they were witnessing the birth of a legend”: That time a 14-year-old Eric Gales won a battle of the bands competition that got him signed – and kickstarted his career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-wins-battle-of-the-bands-at-14 bhh5EM6BMkjURNkYMuWcgP Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:32:47 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:03:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bey wanted a solo. She’s like, ‘We can have a 16-bar solo on this record.’ So that was a little bit of pressure”: Eric Gales nearly recorded a guitar solo for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-nearly-recorded-a-guitar-solo-for-beyonce-cowboy-carter uQnAcAwKmeJ7S9hnw8376j Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:55:51 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:15:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We don’t know how much time any of us has, so while you have the opportunity, you should give it a shot”: Eric Gales taps Buddy Guy to pay tribute to his older brother – a forgotten hero of blues guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-announces-tribute-lp-to-his-late-brother-little-jimmy-king LzRWtxar5kDnhVqQxRYVvc Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:18:56 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 13:53:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The skill is in choosing which notes to emphasize, or maybe skip entirely, while maintaining the alternate strokes”: Why rhythm is as important as the notes you play in a blues guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/why-rhythm-is-as-important-as-the-notes-you-play-in-a-blues-guitar-solo ZKiGvpjoLcfvUtGKX2ueBR Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:11:14 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:50:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was 15 when we met – I was recording demos for my first record, and he was working with his brother, Jimmie Vaughan”: Eric Gales on the riffs that changed his life – and meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan as a teenager ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/eric-gales-riffs-that-changed-my-life oVavwTrGs5F97zKku2BGmR Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:15:02 +0000 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 13:32:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s nothing that over-washes the natural sound of the guitar and amp – it’s more or less to embellish it”: Eric Gales shares his stompbox philosophy and reveals how Eric Johnson inspired his pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-gales-reveals-whats-on-his-pedalboard-2024 PncQ5oDtoQYN2gFTsD8iDo Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:45:54 +0000 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You all might know this tune, I think”: Eric Gales calls upon Slash and unleashes his inner Hendrix for Purple Haze jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-eric-gales-jimi-hendrix-purple-haze-jam chT439nJbsk7CKoYocieZA Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:08:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The combination of them all can be turned to on a dime, according to the feel and vibe that I'm going for”: Seymour Duncan’s Eric Gales signature pickups promise balance across all five positions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/seymour-duncan-eric-gales-signature-pickups e6UtBpYJqDtAGMVxucgfGL Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:46:42 +0000 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:46:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A celebration of unity and togetherness in these uncertain and divisive times”: Slash announces the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. traveling blues festival – set to feature Warren Haynes, Keb’ Mo’, Larkin Poe, Eric Gales and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-serpent-blues-festival-2024 3N3T5yxcDkfHYA4anVfZFm Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:04:38 +0000 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:47:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don't believe that I have a signature guitar. I feel like I’m dreaming”: Fender taps influential producer and R&B guitarist Raphael Saadiq for a bold new signature Telecaster – and it’s received Eric Gales’ seal of approval ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-limited-edition-raphael-saadiq-telecaster czD5RRmNFGuaDcLRCVEZDF Tue, 12 Mar 2024 16:39:58 +0000 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:12:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of kids think drop-tuning is this new thing that just came out and it’s like, ‘No way, Jimi Hendrix was doing that stuff a long time ago!’” Eric Gales on the lasting influence and innovations of the ultimate electric guitar icon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-gales-on-jimi-hendrix wYkJMUHCQsmEKqC7hEKLWH Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:27:07 +0000 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:29:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ He’s considered one of the top blues guitarists in the world, but nobody plays pentatonics like Eric Gales – learn his tastiest licks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/eric-gales-pentatonic-blues-rock-licks 9vz4FDYKmuVZkLVxEUtRse Mon, 16 Oct 2023 10:50:11 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ I’m Going Down: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram calmly recovers from tonal calamity as he joins Eric Gales and Samantha Fish onstage at Crossroads 2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/crossroads-2023-eric-gales-christone-kingfish-ingram-samantha-fish TZVfUjYBvJiEVhCAPZHbda Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:20:15 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:42:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Bonamassa has collaborated with some of today’s finest blues players – learn their soloing secrets with this epic lesson ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-bonamassa-collaborators-soloing-secrets huzCAZD7k5MJLo7xnLZXRi Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:11:44 +0000 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:13:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales on his jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan: “Right at the end I asked him to sign an autograph for me – and he said, ‘Only if you sign one for me first!’” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-gales-stevie-ray-vaughan-jam pxBgSTwXebHod29xVXdSCL Mon, 05 Jun 2023 14:58:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gales-ingram-bonamassa-king-red-house LwEUBMucouuC2snUeu44k4 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 20:05:32 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:55:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Gales cameo with Cory Wong and unleash one of the best 5-minute live blues solos of his career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-cory-wong-meditation-solo KM3KE6V7AZCFaAZWZXd6kQ Wed, 22 Feb 2023 13:08:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Eric Gales and Mateus Asato trade licks in one of the best jams of 2023 so far ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-steve-lukather-eric-gales-mateus-asato-g4-jam 42ZEWHiC53S7eb3L4WsiX5 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 11:27:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani, Eric Gales and Steve Morse jamming on Going Down showcases some of the best solos of the year so far ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-steve-morse-eric-gales-jam ssVJ4RAPNxirXsnqPSeeYJ Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:17:03 +0000 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:17:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales issues public invitation for John Mayer to perform with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-john-mayer-invite E6LLssk56PxWYUTny4UHLA Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:57:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Magneto U-One Eric Gales RD3 review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/magneto-u-one-eric-gales-rd3-review KQNtEuQWhsismZasC3gYhC Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:05:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Gales, Bonnie Raitt and Wet Leg nominated for 2023 Grammys ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/grammys-2023-nominations 5ySHWkKGqJHJ4PbDNjnMuM Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:02:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Buddy Guy announces farewell tour, featuring Eric Gales, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Ally Venable and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/buddy-guy-damn-right-farewell-tour 3RbM8iQthHR6WnjbNkHEm Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:19:14 +0000 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 11:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joe Satriani recruits Peter Frampton, Steve Lukather, Mateus Asato, Cory Wong, Nili Brosh and more for G4 V6.0 Experience 2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/joe-satriani-g4-experience-2023-lineup hYoH4KMiA32qiN8RZf9ptB Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:39:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Eric Gales’ signature licks can hot-wire your blues playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/eric-gales-signature-licks GwZgi2v7DbC7m3pbKgVvX4 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 10:38:57 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales on why he is not trying to be the next Jimi Hendrix – and why you shouldn’t be either ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/eric-gales-blues-rock-hendrix-crown KneZofihMzStyj4i3grXVn Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:24:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales gives a guided tour of his live and studio rig, and shows how he gets his "Darth Vader" tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-rig-tour-2022-darth-vader ADSuoTrn9ZR8aQ3FdQGUmE Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:09:40 +0000 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:17:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Supersonic Blues Machine recruit Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Josh Smith, Ana Popovic, Charlie Starr and more for new album, Voodoo Nation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/supersonic-blues-machine-voodoo-nation 5qFLNVoeueMoo3wEttcVUR Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales recalls Stevie Ray Vaughan asking him for an autograph when he was just 15 years old ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-stevie-ray-vaughan-autograph 34sBK6toXLoaxVkNb5BWjN Thu, 07 Apr 2022 15:48:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ 30 left-handed guitarists who flipped the instrument on its head ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/left-handed-guitarists XurU7rbKPuHsiGZygZD4qJ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:05:37 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales and Devon Allman to host two-night Albert King tribute concert with Gibson Gives ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-devon-allman-albert-king-tribute-show ooRsRZ4ZQhBrJestUvMtha Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:08:45 +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[ 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[ Watch Eric Gales and Joe Bonamassa treat an intimate Memphis crowd to a 13-minute, dueling solo-fueled I Want My Crown ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-joe-bonamassa-crown-jam FXzm6b2gHS4aiLj7GRzk3S Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:01:00 +0000 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:08:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales marks the release of his highly-anticipated album, Crown, with powerful new Stand Up music video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-stand-up-video 9CxqsAqDGHZFQcz4S627g Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:51:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales, one of the greatest electric guitar players on the planet, reveals he actually prefers playing acoustic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-acoustic rna5in8YxtYkHvsE7sLvYV Thu, 27 Jan 2022 17:40:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales reveals what it cost to get Joe Bonamassa to produce his new album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-joe-bonamassa-production-cost sdsPyLchWVTg6nRXrF7AUR Thu, 30 Dec 2021 11:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Gales lights a fire under the blues shuffle form on explosive new single, You Don't Know The Blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-gales-you-dont-know-the-blues pQwGXUoiDydAEYYntpypGn Thu, 09 Dec 2021 15:56:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Magneto Guitars unveils new-and-improved iteration of Eric Gales’ Strat-style signature, the RD-3 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/magneto-guitars-eric-gales-rd3 DwjLXrTxLGAMn3UoWLmCgZ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:13:26 +0000 Fri, 29 Oct 2021 16:18:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Eric Gales turn in one of 2021's most astonishing live guitar solos onstage with Gary Clark Jr. ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-eric-gales-when-my-train fvZs5P3UjVdqbnrQsrJxoh Thu, 28 Oct 2021 20:38:03 +0000 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:52:20 +0000