<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Gary-clark-jr ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/gary-clark-jr Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I can't walk away, so I've come back to do the thing I know how to do best, which is play”: Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/2026-eric-clapton-crossroads-festival-announced SuYnntMvQBPMB9uCMmtp4N Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a poster on my wall of B.B. King playing Lucille. I always wanted one of those guitars”: Gary Clark Jr. comes full circle with a new signature Gibson ES-355 that pays homage to his hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gibson-custom-gary-clark-jr.-es-335 9uXc7iX8QjsFni9NgQ4NfH Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:54:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Takes the most iconic Gibson body shapes and remixes them with modern, professional-grade features”: Epiphone looks to the future with its hot-rodded Futura guitars, as stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut, and long-awaited signatures arrive ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/epiphone-namm-2026 mLS4zYEvLytJ4n23sN7iFB Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:55:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We want to tell the handcrafted element of this; blood, sweat, and tears have gone into these guitars”: Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/gibson-namm-2026-lineup-reveal WPiXd4gyZrGLeTxxxXQqq4 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:30:39 +0000 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:47:31 +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[ “I’m pretty sure that statement was not meant to be a compliment”: Gary Clark Jr. on the time he bumped into Eric Clapton at a show – and what Slowhand said about his tone ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-clark-jr-eric-clapton-comment d7k83j93hKhkNT5WJAwfH4 Mon, 12 May 2025 14:43:35 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 09:57:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'd sit there with my guitar and that was my education. This show gave me purpose, it gave me hope”: Gary Clark Jr. dons a Strat to cover Stevie Ray Vaughan classics at Austin City Limits' 50th Anniversary televised special ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gary-clark-jr-covers-stevie-ray-vaughan-classics RAgHnMYZbZAAvH8qYysS9W Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:01:29 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:00:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This recognition holds immense significance for me”: Gary Clark Jr. joins Carlos Santana and Van Halen on Guitar Center Hollywood’s iconic RockWalk ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-guitar-center-rockwalk QMtKZ87DBiZBwaFLdJ4ipJ Tue, 07 May 2024 10:22:19 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 16:01:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A mechanical riff so crushingly heavy that it will give you the bends”: April 2024 Guitar World editors' picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-world-editors-picks-april-2024 iJo9873BT5W8WtsxHo5xVG Tue, 30 Apr 2024 19:58:38 +0000 Wed, 01 May 2024 17:04:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I could have headed towards blues or shred. I chose blues… Fast-forward to 2020, I decided to become a 12 year-old learning guitar again – I went the other way and got an Ibanez with a Floyd Rose!” Gary Clark Jr. is finally unleashing his inner shredder ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-clark-jr-jpeg-raw rMA9VBfWpEHDBoN3LGVYZ4 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 08:36:40 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:29:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got made fun of because I walked in proud with an Ibanez Blazer and a solid-state Crate amp”: Gary Clark Jr. says he was mocked at early club gigs for using entry-level shred guitar gear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-got-made-fun-of-at-early-gigs-for-shred-guitar-gear AmtM52zzaxXCXje5aALmdX Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:07:21 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:06:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-orgy-of-the-damned-blues-album ac2wZj2QH78RZNbzk7CDk8 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:28:14 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-world-editors-picks-february-2024 E8w7HmQZZaqYqHFsedpLfY Thu, 29 Feb 2024 18:59:33 +0000 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 11:11:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. is responsible for some of contemporary blues’ tastiest solos – here’s what you can learn from his approach ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/gary-clark-jr-soloing-style B9NDSAdZbSfiJimgVNiDwT Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:41:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton and Gary Clark Jr. played Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers at the recent Jeff Beck tribute – see how they handled the show’s most daunting task ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-clapton-gary-clark-jr-cause-we-ve-ended-as-lovers-jeff-beck-tribute U4ZPKUgXAGyEssSwdizxw9 Thu, 25 May 2023 11:53:31 +0000 Thu, 25 May 2023 15:37:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Kirk Hammett and more close out first Jeff Beck tribute concert with star-studded rendition of Going Down ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jeff-beck-tribute-show-going-down-cover HvftHZqcV3oUqwif5WiGhX Tue, 23 May 2023 10:42:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton announces star-studded Jeff Beck tribute concerts with Gary Clark Jr., Billy Gibbons, John McLaughlin, Susan Tedeschi and Doyle Bramhall II ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jeff-beck-tribute-concert StCGBCQ8Q6egvYig5RWVQg Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:23:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 times fans played guitar onstage with their heroes – and absolutely killed it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-times-fans-were-invited-to-play-guitar-onstage-and-killed-it LrXQReQr2ZbinZjADg3TfK Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:55:51 +0000 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:52:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Gary Clark Jr. enlist Samantha Fish for a show-stopping live rendition of When My Train Pulls In ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-samantha-fish-when-my-train-pulls-in uA8iGsy6cvqix6WS8f5ukU Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:55:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ St. Vincent, H.E.R., Phoebe Bridgers and Gary Clark Jr. to feature on Minions: The Rise of Gru soundtrack ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/minions-rise-of-gru-st-vincent-phoebe-bridgers-her-gary-clark-jr H8pADZyKjxEjSFfGtgjUNN Wed, 11 May 2022 14:13:22 +0000 Wed, 11 May 2022 14:15:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Gary Clark Jr.'s atmospheric, guitar-driven soundtrack to Budweiser's 2022 Super Bowl ad ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-budweiser-super-bowl-2022 Fvj3R9o2VXAexe2weZgQ7A Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:48:04 +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 <![CDATA[ 5 highlights from the weekend's star-studded B.B. King Museum celebration ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bb-king-museum-celebration bjzZuLrTjbFmYp3bcDx7fJ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:49:00 +0000 Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:52:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr.: “When I got my guitar, school went out the window. I was practicing all day long, all night long” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-deep-soul-lowdown YuyAbpSspuZpPxqBBkWNKF Thu, 20 May 2021 13:29:11 +0000 Thu, 20 May 2021 15:30:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ 4 guitar tricks you can learn from Gary Clark Jr. ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/4-guitar-tricks-you-can-learn-from-gary-clark-jr dn5U92pvVXkApSggWRdLYk Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:05:49 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. tries the space-age Abasi Concepts Space T on for size ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-tries-the-space-age-abasi-concepts-space-t-on-for-size sa7Ur2qfgGdiMTEi6WPPh8 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:13:54 +0000 Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:26:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch the first trailer for Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock ‘N’ Roll documentary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-the-first-trailer-for-chuck-berry-the-original-king-of-rock-n-roll-documentary e9rR4pKWpD5LDe42pdDzzi Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:29:30 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 16:31:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ From returning riff titans to Spaghetti Western blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-returning-riff-titans-to-spaghetti-western-blues-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks QxTnFBqe8mwexCZAumew8K Thu, 05 Nov 2020 17:21:21 +0000 Fri, 06 Nov 2020 01:41:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ From comedic political shred to funky Hendrixian jams: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/from-comedic-political-shred-to-funky-hendrixian-jams-here-are-this-weeks-essential-guitar-tracks gyDfFfmXNhzqFNpnW4tLTm Thu, 15 Oct 2020 16:55:33 +0000 Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr: "I got my education from Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix more than going to grade school" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gary-clark-jr-i-got-my-education-from-chuck-berry-and-jimi-hendrix-more-than-going-to-grade-school JwRJ5DCkBKDJRqUqzH5doG Tue, 14 Apr 2020 11:02:55 +0000 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:20:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. collects 3 Grammys including Best Contemporary Blues Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-collects-3-grammys-including-best-contemporary-blues-album bSxR5id3nGnhtXaGs2dcUc Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:17:40 +0000 Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:30:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ The technique secrets of the decade's best guitarists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-technique-secrets-of-the-decades-best-guitarists aKg8PExs3JLJ3XtFw8FYzh Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:00:52 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:37:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 20 best guitarists of the decade ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-20-best-guitarists-of-the-decade VCwkaVK8hibfSZcAroJNdL Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:00:36 +0000 Fri, 22 Jan 2021 21:49:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 30 best blues guitarists in the world today ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-30-best-blues-guitarists-in-the-world-today V8Ny8faLR2KxCod3a5oUYJ Thu, 21 Nov 2019 15:03:29 +0000 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:15:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Who doesn’t want their name on one of these beautiful things?”: Gary Clark Jr. discusses his new signature Cry Baby Wah ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/who-doesnt-want-their-name-on-one-of-these-beautiful-things-gary-clark-jr-discusses-his-new-signature-cry-baby-wah PWhBCaVrMZjH3VVpD2iDRJ Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:58:35 +0000 Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:17:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Summer NAMM 2019: Dunlop Introduces Four New Jimi Hendrix Mini Pedals, Dimebag Darrell and Gary Clark Jr. Wahs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/summer-namm-2019-dunlop-introduces-four-new-jimi-hendrix-mini-pedals-dimebag-darrell-and-gary-clark-jr-wahs yR8nLX7C6zxDNCMzYTBTsn Fri, 19 Jul 2019 21:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. Gets Real: The Powerful Story Behind His New Album, 'This Land' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clark-jr-gets-real-the-powerful-story-behind-his-new-album-this-land FGLsUDrWSjCs8BcJWX9he4 Wed, 22 May 2019 17:46:38 +0000 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 16:08:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton Announces 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-clapton-announces-2019-crossroads-guitar-festival TF2nrpxpz4vHkRfFdPCLTi Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:05:51 +0000 Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:14:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dave Grohl, Joe Walsh and Gary Clark Jr. Play “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dave-grohl-joe-walsh-and-gary-clark-jr-play-while-my-guitar-gently-weeps Cr2BPLymeXqYfkUVRjDgP5 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:49:37 +0000 Fri, 15 Feb 2019 16:49:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. Shares New Single, “This Land,” Details Upcoming Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gary-clark-jr-shares-new-single-this-land-details-upcoming-album xR7Zz3FSiZQMe8m7jCN6nB Tue, 15 Jan 2019 14:48:59 +0000 Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:59:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Secrets Behind Gary Clark Jr.'s Guitar Tone on "When My Train Pulls In" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/the-secrets-behind-gary-clark-jr-s-guitar-tone-on-when-my-train-pulls-in G6AykU3LUQ6gVEBaL9kT78 Tue, 22 May 2018 19:33:48 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. Announces North American Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clark-jr-announces-north-american-tour-dates BnLrFTj9zDyUp2XTeNv5rS Mon, 09 Apr 2018 15:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Keith Richards and Gary Clark Jr. Play The Rolling Stones' "Happy" in New York City ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-keith-richards-and-gary-clark-jr-play-the-rolling-stones-happy-in-new-york-city 8CZdtx8jgpCuWfhXFUVRpd Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:12:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Clapton Announces Two Shows at New York's Madison Square Garden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/eric-clapton-announces-two-shows-at-new-york-madison-square-garden Xb9rHiD8uwZoqRYAWfZJH Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:20:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger and Gary Clark Jr. Perform "Five Long Years" at the White House in 2012 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-jeff-beck-buddy-guy-mick-jagger-and-gary-clark-jr-perform-five-long-years-white-house-0 b2kMnakozkm9yKu3cbr4vM Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:50:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. Releases 'Justice League'-Themed "Come Together" Music Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clarkjr-come-together LP2DvxPQ6UXhFzSSHg4QAA Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:28:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Chuck Berry's New Song, "Wonderful Woman," Featuring Gary Clark Jr. ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/hear-chuck-berrys-new-song-wonderful-woman 2AWGFqB8hriM3K4n79Uy9E Thu, 27 Apr 2017 16:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reigning Blues Champ Gary Clark Jr. Talks New Album, 'Live North America 2016' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clark-jr-talks-new-album-live-north-america-2016 mfo7o7ehzbAEg5gEd4BHBQ Sun, 02 Apr 2017 19:01:47 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:02:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gary Clark Jr. Premieres “Our Love” Music Video from New Live Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/gary-clark-jr-premieres-our-love-music-video-new-live-album WkwmdWcd38isrGrPGV6cR5 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:09:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Review: Eric Clapton Lets His Guitar—and the Blues—Do the Talking at the Garden ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/review-eric-clapton-lets-his-guitar-and-blues-do-talking-garden Tanuz5koD8mb4XRBHxejBg Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:03:25 +0000