<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Grateful-dead ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/grateful-dead Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:43:35 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “His legacy will live on through the instruments he created”: Doug Irwin, legendary maker of Jerry Garcia’s record-shattering Tiger and Wolf guitars, dies aged 76 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/doug-irwin-legendary-maker-of-jerry-garcias-record-shattering-tiger-and-wolf-guitars-dies-aged-76 5hSkrBnYGkgMYqitWz6LXC Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:43:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is not another guitarist in the world who plays like him. As raw as John Lee Hooker and sophisticated as Andrés Segovia from one phrase to another”: The life and times of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-life-and-times-of-grateful-dead-icon-bob-weir FUE72hnLeg4CxM2xCR23Y5 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:18:38 +0000 Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “These items represent fifty years of memories and experiences with the Grateful Dead”: Following the record-breaking sale of Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger,” more Grateful Dead and Garcia guitar gear is coming up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/jerry-garcia-guitar-gear-up-for-auction cVCvpuiWiPgbsqRSfZcCFR Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s kind of hard to play, honestly”: Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi on what it was like to play Jerry Garcia’s $11.5 million Tiger guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/derek-trucks-susan-tedeschi-playing-jerry-garcia-tiger-guitar 3xpVMkhK5CwxfagyNn5ZhZ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:58:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We knew that if Tiger went somewhere else, it was most likely going to be left behind glass”: Derek Trucks plays Jerry Garcia’s ‘Tiger’ guitar on stage just hours after it sold for $12 million ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/derek-trucks-plays-jerry-garcia-tiger-hours-after-12m-sale QQfu8NCrbQdc4VE9UHey6c Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was a lot of mythology around there being ‘secret drugs compartments’”: How 2,000 hours of work and some of the world's most exotic tonewoods birthed Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jerry-garcia-tiger-jim-irsay-collection-auction PgPqNjcgctAjj5KbctfBVa Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bobby was completely allergic to compliments… I loved that about him. Mostly, he just loved playing”: The life and legacy of Grateful Dead icon Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bob-weir-obituary-guitarist-magazine 4wFEJZRiBJuHugnwmZYsbV Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I spent a lot of shows in the beginning wondering if he was upset”: John Mayer opens up on his early Dead & Company insecurities – and learning to share the stage with his hero, Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-early-dead-and-company-gigs frNcxoKmrkR7GstKYTUcwY Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:24:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bob took a chance on me. He staked his entire reputation”: John Mayer pays emotional tribute to Bob Weir at public memorial ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-bob-weir-tribute jbKLzFGLNZuowhSuk92R9H Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:47:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We play three to four hours a night or more. I study in real time, 100 gigs a year. That's a great deal of practice”: Bob Weir's 6 principles of rhythm guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/bob-weir-rhythm-guitar-principles iGAL3Lxfyb3cVdf3UUb5Nj Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:08:38 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:49:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d say, ‘Man, that guitar riff sounded killer.’ He’d respond, ‘Well, I’m sure I’ll mess it up next time’”: John Mayer, Trey Anastasio and Steve Vai lead tributes to Bob Weir ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tributes-to-bob-weir c8Wrc7pYChHFEXvXBe584T Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:01:58 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:21:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There is no final curtain here, not really”: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, vocalist and founding member, dies aged 78 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grateful-dead-guitarist-bob-weir-dies-aged-78 BzMM3QYtk3KEKpS7vzf9Gm Sun, 11 Jan 2026 11:38:46 +0000 Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:15:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I step back and I’m like, ‘Don’t think about it. Maybe you nailed it, maybe you didn’t’”: John Mayer names his favorite solo with Dead & Company – and plays it live on air ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-favorite-dead-and-company-solo hrJwkg8m28SYBvaosnNkZM Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:18:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s so hard when you come in to bands like Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers where the fans actually care who the bass player is”: How Oteil Burbridge set about replacing Phil Lesh to become Dead & Company’s new singing bass hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/oteil-burbridge-dead-and-company LTLuBWSBKKijnkV6eLYtU8 Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:57:59 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:49:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘I can’t accept this. I haven’t earned it.’ He was like, ‘You need to go pick it up’”: How a 17-year-old guitar prodigy ended up with a 1957 Goldtop Reissue from the foundation of a band she once hated – after her Number One Les Paul got stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bella-rayne-goldtop-les-paul-grateful-dead-foundation wtB9LrdJz3drNcoMgiVHxS Sat, 06 Sep 2025 17:31:00 +0000 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:23:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ D’Angelico celebrates Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with 3 special-edition guitars – which revive the Lightning Bolt design ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/dangelico-grateful-dead-guitars-2025 nqJdrjFR7ZTAxpYbpEE4uM Wed, 30 Jul 2025 11:56:45 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:11:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He needed nobody; Jerry was his only customer”: Tom Lieber apprenticed to Jerry Garcia's guitar builder Doug Irwin in the ’70s – now he’s raising the ’Dead once again ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/tom-lieber-grateful-dead-jerry-garcia-custom-guitars 7akLtYsyecPtBetUrdVABB Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:38:55 +0000 Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:39:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was a huge fan. He could identify, ‘No, that’s not ’78 because Jerry’s playing through this pedal’”: John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-john-mayer-landed-the-grateful-dead-gig f6BJYL8badX8Y6VWZPghpn Mon, 26 May 2025 11:30:00 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:12:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If Bobby and Mickey want to do it, I want to do it”: Dead & Company’s Sphere residency is drawing to a close – but is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bob-weir-and-john-mayer-on-dead-and-companys-future GuSUDg3WKXCoCBmyGPyBJc Fri, 16 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:30:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every tour was the best I could have done. It was only after that I would listen to more Grateful Dead and realize I hadn’t come close”:John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-bob-weir-dead-and-company-the-sphere CcfbsiuBm2HpTg9WVtYXoT Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:44:21 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can almost hear the music in your head when looking at these photos”: How legendary photographer Jim Marshall captured the essence of the Grateful Dead and documented the rise of the ultimate jam band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-story-of-photographer-jim-marshall-and-the-grateful-dead D7N2ansMMNmLZRySQqu2DC Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:35:29 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That’s changed my playing a lot. I feel like the two of us now have almost like a telepathic relationship”: After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-mayer-and-bob-weir-lessons-learned-from-each-other XsHsKKuYp7LtBydrBvjUAE Thu, 20 Mar 2025 12:29:35 +0000 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 12:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Jerry left, that was the end of the Grateful Dead. Period. There’s just no way that you can replace Jerry Garcia”: The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/grateful-dead-on-jerry-garcia-lasting-impact-on-their-legacy 3U3ys6ekr3ZFfbCsjfrCiN Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:25:24 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I would never have picked up a guitar had it not been for her”: Watch the Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors – as they're covered by Susan Tedeschi, Derek Trucks, Sheryl Crow and Brandi Carlile ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/watch-the-grateful-dead-and-bonnie-raitt-receive-this-years-kennedy-center-honors kEjjPmArMKQdp3pCbUzQc9 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:22:13 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:18:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/phil-lesh-grateful-dead-2002-interview AUBXvcwvyCMpRW3Yc6di2e Thu, 31 Oct 2024 14:15:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass flowed like a river”: Surviving Grateful Dead members pay tribute to bassist Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/phil-lesh-dies-aged-84 kXjxxLuRtbZFas77Qz7Bva Sat, 26 Oct 2024 08:44:30 +0000 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 08:52:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was at a soundcheck. I plugged it in, cranked it up, and said, ‘This is it. This is what I’m looking for’”: D’Angelico unveils its third Bobby Weir signature model – and the Grateful Dead legend has been playing it at the Sphere ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dangelico-bobby-weir-3-deluxe PYeiFZdaiEoQZwuhkjDHdM Fri, 09 Aug 2024 09:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have spent every day practicing guitar using the other three fingers”: John Mayer reveals hand injury and how it will impact his playing at the final Dead & Company Las Vegas residency shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-injury-ahead-of-final-dead-and-company-las-vegas-shows vEoN4em6q8xJdjs5wmrKc3 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:40:38 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:41:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This is the Super Bowl of trips for the lifelong Dead Heads”: John Mayer and Dead & Company are officially returning for a 6-week residency at the MSG Sphere ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dead-and-co-msg-sphere-residency gn2puuywWjqe5mAvfdNBDK Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:35:35 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:11:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jerry's most sophisticated guitar setup… the culmination of decades of experimentation with state of the art gear”: Jerry Garcia’s final touring rig – featuring Bob Weir’s revered Wall of Sound McIntosh amp and an embedded pedal panel – is up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-garcia-final-touring-guitar-rig-auction etizb65oFxdyNnE3AB6dnQ Wed, 15 Nov 2023 15:15:12 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:58:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People have said, ‘Oh, man, you gotta play the Gibson, that’s the real deal.’ But there’s something about the Ibanez… I prefer the evenness of it”: John Scofield on working with Miles Davis, covering Bob Dylan and the agony of writing music ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-scofield-uncle-johns-band yp7Lve6BXAtjrbpzBg7Exh Thu, 09 Nov 2023 13:58:59 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2024 16:52:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bob Weir: “I’ve pretty much abandoned signal processing. The guitar itself has such variety to offer and it’s so much more elemental” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bob-weir-live-in-colorado LP9qbcCaYFZRu3PjXoQGhH Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:53:07 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:48:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Custom Shop honors Jerry Garcia’s 80th birthday with ultra-limited Masterbuilt Alligator Stratocaster recreation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fender-jerry-garcia-alligator-stratocaster 3iPaJvu8fEYEHJbSrGh78m Tue, 23 Aug 2022 15:11:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch John Mayer and Bob Weir play acoustic versions of Grateful Dead classics at the Rise for the River benefit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/john-mayer-bob-weir-rise-for-the-river P3ZdhiG3AvqA6hu4aaYskk Thu, 11 Aug 2022 16:56:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rick Turner, influential luthier behind Lindsey Buckingham’s Turner Model 1, dies aged 78 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/rick-turner-dies-aged-78 imx77n3UoAbXDFDWs8NahW Tue, 19 Apr 2022 10:15:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ How John Mayer came to join Dead & Company ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/john-mayer-dead-and-company gJhDKdw5auY9uFEYstYHb6 Mon, 20 Sep 2021 09:24:27 +0000 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Alembic ‘Mission Control’ pioneered the concept of the boutique bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/how-grateful-dead-bassist-phil-leshs-alembic-mission-control-pioneered-the-concept-of-the-boutique-bass 44AS9hWb5eUEC7zHo3hSBB Thu, 01 Apr 2021 10:11:03 +0000 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:36:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ D’Angelico commemorates 50 years of the Grateful Dead’s American Beauty with special-edition Premier SS semi-hollow ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/dangelico-commemorates-50-years-of-the-grateful-deads-american-beauty-with-special-edition-premier-ss-semi-hollow guLZxFTmr2dPSSkbi3bPXj Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get this striking D’Angelico Grateful Dead DC semi-hollow half-price at Sweetwater ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/get-this-striking-dangelico-grateful-dead-dc-semi-hollow-half-price-at-sweetwater yU6J6Zb8bXjYmt9HjxKAAc Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:47:27 +0000 Sun, 08 Nov 2020 12:51:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Garcia’s 'Alligator' Fender Strat is hitting the auction block ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jerry-garcias-alligator-fender-strat-is-hitting-the-auction-block 6g3Fo9iSQKBmzzxZbYGyZV Wed, 06 Nov 2019 14:37:21 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 16:12:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company's Bob Weir on the Merits of "Listening to Your Guitar" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/dead-and-companys-bob-weir-on-the-merits-of-listening-to-your-guitar MKAUjZ7kWNaUignvt8dMwj Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:01:35 +0000 Fri, 09 Aug 2019 16:23:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ D’Angelico Announces New Deluxe Bob Weir Bedford ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/dangelico-announces-new-deluxe-bob-weir-bedford 3H4bkNH5LHfuj699hE9Aia Thu, 30 May 2019 13:27:28 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2019 17:49:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Grateful Dead's 50 best live performances ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/grateful-deads-50-best-live-performances-excerpt ijsUhE3qK6Pv9xidySr7qD Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:25:00 +0000 Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:40:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grateful Dead Documentary to be Released on DVD and Blu-ray ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/grateful-dead-documentary-to-be-released-on-dvd-and-blu-ray 6zsJuDGubj8CwXdTNSTZrb Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:03:56 +0000 Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:04:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Play Three of Jerry Garcia's Most Influential Grateful Dead Riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-play-three-jerry-garcias-most-influential-grateful-dead-riffs Bx8xzUMPwyhfBxqvKaLDsF Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:15:42 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 22:43:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grateful Dead Announce Massive Live Box Set, 'Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/grateful-dead-announce-massive-live-box-set-pacific-northwest-73-74-the-complete-recordings 4qHpSHMyZWQQ6X3UUy8p2X Tue, 12 Jun 2018 19:46:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Chickenfoot Cover Otis Redding with Taj Mahal, Bob Weir, REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-chickenfoot-cover-otis-redding-with-taj-mahal-bob-weir-reo-speedwagon-kevin-cronin N9NXNZ9x8igbwJtH8tMxbQ Thu, 17 May 2018 15:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers Band to Reissue Albums for Record Store Day ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/acdc-pink-floyd-the-allman-brothers-band-to-reissue-albums-for-record-store-day gjSzXNTr38RELvWPtJNoZ4 Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:46:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/dead-and-company-announce-summer-tour tPosdHrtdFG3tpPY5i6r9P Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:47:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Phil Lesh Will Tour As a Duo in 2018 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/grateful-dead-bob-weir-phil-lesh-will-tour-duo-2018 xtP8wU9yGt8p5cEEfQPauU Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:38:09 +0000