<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Keith-richards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/keith-richards Wed, 06 May 2026 22:38:39 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “In the middle there's this mesh we call ‘the ancient form of weaving.’ Sometimes we cross accidentally!” Ronnie Wood explains his guitar dynamic with Keith Richards at launch for surprise new Rolling Stones album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ronnie-wood-explains-his-guitar-dynamic-with-keith-richards apKDdHNVDmNDJ4PNpCCGt9 Wed, 06 May 2026 22:38:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I started this business, I had two kinds of people: those who believed in it and those laughing at me”: Who is buying $15 million guitars? One of the world’s leading dealers lifts the veil on the collectible guitar market ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/matts-guitar-shop-interview UzQ65Wpr3uDnpZii3qViJ9 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:44:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I love it and it’s my friend forever. If I had to, I’d f**k it”: Keith Richards on his enduring love affair with the guitar, the effects of arthritis on his playing, and why he’s still learning the instrument at 82 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/keith-richards-rolling-stones-2026-interview LzkZfQ79FhecZpKSKQbLjX Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:15:54 +0000 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A piece of rock and roll history”: Guitars gifted, played and modded by Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen and Keith Richards are all going to auction – and expected to sell for more than $1,500,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/backstage-auctions-eric-clapton-keith-richards-2026 5L3XgxuxhxYPZvvBDNMyYi Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I look at my hands and say, ‘Well, let’s see what we can do today’“: Keith Richards opens up on how age and arthritis has changed his approach to playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/keith-richards-arthritis-impact NptfwNzqUUmQQQfapPPDqc Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:20:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I laughed my head off! Like, ‘Oh my God, what have we spawned?’” Keith Richards shares his response to the Sunset Strip shredders of the 1980s ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/keith-richards-response-to-1980s-shred gXuQochQWL2LAjyFy9KgLA Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:22:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If it was in that room that day, that would be between 20 and 30 million dollars easy for sure”: Guitar expert reveals the guitars that could surpass the new auction record held by David Gilmour’s Black Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/guitar-expert-reveals-the-guitars-that-could-surpass-the-black-strat-auction-record L97gh5ght6G35dSq3XdXde Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:57:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There’s more than a whiff of Keef’s fabled old Telecasters”: The Newman Torn and Frayed Edition might be the Rolling Stones-inspired T-type we’ve been dreaming of ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/newman-torn-and-frayed-edition QGDWnukTUQfrDece4CdHAY Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:10:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Anyone who thinks he's sloppy is out of their minds”: Rolling Stones producer Don Was on why Keith Richards shouldn't be underestimated as both a rhythm and lead guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/rolling-stones-producer-don-on-keith-richards-guitar-playing RA9GF4FnKLQkHMRNFZz6Nc Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:47:55 +0000 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:42:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A love letter to one of the coolest guitars on the planet”: Gibson pays tribute to Keith Richards’ 1960 ES-355 with 2 Collector’s Edition models – painstaking replicas of his main six-string ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gibson-keith-richards-1960-es-355-collectors-edition 75EFHsH59K2Gdbs2WEMS2Y Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:31:43 +0000 Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:34:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I really have no recollection of doing it. I’d made a record in my sleep!” How Keith Richards wrote the iconic Satisfaction riff – without even realizing it ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-keith-richards-wrote-the-iconic-satisfaction-guitar-riff LWAU7vtu8HLbvsu6HdokGP Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Keith said he didn’t think he could commit”: The Rolling Stones reportedly cancel plans for 2026 tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/rolling-stones-cancel-2026-tour-plans rwBHwiaZFFJh8mGbrwzjVL Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:25:49 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:46:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Keith said, ‘Are you sure you want to be the meat in this sandwich?’ I walked out convinced I’d never see them again”: How John Mayer and Bob Dylan producer Don Was first ended up working with the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/the-rolling-stones-and-don-was 4rP5mSdj3TUCqzdT2LhFqU Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I turned into a Strat player. I never thought I would”: Danielle Haim on her guitarist-for-hire days with Julian Casablancas, I Quit energy and Haim’s historic Grammy nomination ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/danielle-haim-i-quit-interview zwmW3Qef3FvbMTkvggiuN4 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:35:05 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:38:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every time I watch videos of her playing guitar I melt on the floor”: Danielle Haim reveals her biggest guitar influences – and who she believes is one “of the most genius guitar players” of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/danielle-haim-reveals-her-biggest-guitar-influences SgJ6JuFKF5JkQw2YztRKhi Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:23:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was the perfect guitar for him to pay tribute to Tony”: Kirk Hammett’s guitar auction shatters expectations – with his mystery Back to the Beginning SG fetching $70,000 more than anticipated ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/gibson-ceo-4-and-kirk-hammett-guitars-sold-at-juliens-auction SGvm6tpMDtHUqQUnAPrKvZ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:18:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Explore open G tuning: a fresh perspective that reshapes your fretboard and inspired timeless blues and Americana songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/open-g-tuning M9NRFsGfCAKBGJj5EcDEfn Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:08:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:12:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘What about Keith Richards?’ I was just joking... He came with about 600 guitars in a semi-truck. And a butler”: How Tom Waits began a decades-long creative partnership with the Rolling Stones legend ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-tom-waits-met-keith-richards m47t8qNpeYXZKLQiZzH5mX Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:24:00 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:36:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Metropolitan Museum of Art claims to have solved the mystery of the Rolling Stones' 1959 Gibson Les Paul – which Mick Taylor alleges has been missing for decades ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/metropolitan-museum-of-art-claims-to-have-solved-the-mystery-of-the-rolling-stones-1959-gibson-les-paul VmZbtMVj3kZFGAQ2z5edU3 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:58:57 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:22:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Met Museum refutes that former Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor ever owned the ’59 Les Paul he claims was stolen from him – and now appears in a new exhibit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/met-museum-refutes-that-former-rolling-stones-guitarist-mick-taylor-ever-owned-59-les-paul b2sji2za4N76jNvwA4Az5f Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:32:27 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:06:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Mick Taylor is mystified as to how his property found its way into the Met’s collection”: A stolen Rolling Stones ’59 Les Paul that has been missing since 1972 has surfaced – in a museum ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/mick-taylors-1959-les-paul-standard-the-met-museum JCHL5mN6PdJnq5iKkEq9bB Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:33:32 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:04:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ English folk icon Wizz Jones – guitar hero of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Thurston Moore – has died at 86 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/english-folk-icon-wizz-jones-guitar-hero-of-keith-richards-eric-clapton-and-thurston-moore-has-died-at-86 MHBvfRqHSRQmp44a7N4Djb Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:42:41 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a complete and utter shock to my system – when his tech came in, he was like, ‘Keith’s using your rig!’” The night Keith Richards rocked up unannounced to an LA jam night ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/la-guitarist-jason-sinay-describes-jamming-with-keith-richards gFaWmj9zgLgxQsf386zd3H Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:05 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Add a dash of smokin’ style to your tuning game”: Keef and Clapton fans, rejoice – Tunerette honors the heyday of rock ‘n’ roll with a clip-on tuner that looks like a cigarette ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-tuners/tunerette-clip-on-tuner SmXkjJHZczr4SMMa2HwLSP Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:27:14 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 15:18:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “During the first song at Woodstock the amp blew up. They gave me another. It sounded terrible. I cringe when I think about it”: Harvey Mandel replaced some of guitar’s biggest names – but Keith Richards cost him a spot in the Rolling Stones ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/harvey-mandel-on-rolling-stones-john-mayall-canned-heat FrFsxuNumRxg8QMYT9zF9B Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:12:34 +0000 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 14:18:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ronnie was a really nice guy – but let’s face it: he ain’t no Mick Taylor, and he’s no Harvey Mandel. He’s what I call a C-plus guitar player”: Harvey Mandel nearly became a Rolling Stone – here’s why he thinks he would have been a better fit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/harvey-mandel-nearly-became-a-rolling-stone V8jqTiw8R4w8JV6JrduQDF Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:09:46 +0000 Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:14:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “An open-tuned five-string guitar is unique and will clearly have niche appeal… but you just can’t help bashing out those classic Keith Richards riffs”: Newman 5 String review ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/reviews/newman-5-string 3Che2uQRxWpKqa7rH7F7Pm Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:43:33 +0000 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 09:10:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards is an electric guitar icon, but he prefers playing acoustic – and his unplugged Rolling Stones approach is full of smart ideas ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/learn-the-acoustic-style-of-rolling-stones-icon-keith-richards 43YuYJg7wBBHyq67rvDPZ9 Sun, 16 Jun 2024 11:52:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ted Newman Jones builds beautiful guitars. He made some five-strings for Keith. He’s great”: Played by Keith Richards and Billy Gibbons, Newman guitars are some of rock’s greatest secret weapons – and a new model seeks to preserve their legacy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/newman-guitars-history-comeback mPK5vXAirbhL3bbXE7jyC9 Thu, 23 May 2024 13:02:08 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:34:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I narrowed it down to the bare essentials and found that three strings were all I needed”: 10 guitarists who played with missing strings on purpose… and the weird reasons why ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitarists-who-played-with-missing-strings Qpi78qDV82GrFAwe7zWNWn Mon, 13 May 2024 15:50:10 +0000 Fri, 31 May 2024 16:02:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To Doc, love and prescriptions, Keith Richards”: A mahogany Telecaster used by Keith Richards throughout the Rolling Stones’ iconic Some Girls era is up for auction (without its original neck) – for $400k ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-some-girls-tele-custom-guitar-auction vxRapQCufKpiLdvkTQeKZh Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:22:03 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 14:35:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Is it just me, or is that Stone Gossard and/or Mike McCready doing The Gojira Pick Scrape™?” March 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-world-editors-picks-march-2024 xBrZkENWKJiSzjjLPuG8yY Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:59:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Welcome to the ultimate Rolling Stones guitar lesson – a tab and audio deep dive into the styles of Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Brian Jones, and Mick Taylor ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/the-ultimate-rolling-stones-guitar-workout EWtYxVxg8PEzJZPb39gbxg Tue, 06 Feb 2024 23:31:49 +0000 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:54:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the Ampeg Dan Armstrong may well have become a footnote in guitar history had the 'See-Through' electric not ended up in the hands of Keith Richards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/1970-71-ampeg-dan-armstrong-the-see-through-guitar-loved-by-keith-richards pdnWrDygWKix972vLwgrUG Mon, 27 Nov 2023 13:38:43 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “As soon as I pick up the guitar and play that riff, it’s one of the best feelings in the world. You just jump on the riff and it plays you”: The Rolling Stones’ 10 best guitar riffs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-rolling-stones-best-riffs hpo6SseVfYzfSmaX4pkqvD Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:51:40 +0000 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:53:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Show the kids out there how it's done”: Watch Keith Richards play Rolling Stones classics on a 5-string guitar with Jimmy Fallon ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-stones-classics-jimmy-fallon YWvxdYSj2BxutmzVAUVBH4 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:26:11 +0000 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:58:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I bought it from this bloke our drummer knew. I think it was the first fretless electric bass ever”: Bill Wyman on the origins of his famous “homemade” fretless bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bill-wyman-on-the-origins-of-his-fretless-bass fd6FeH2RafrKYdiEeAPa8e Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:16:55 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:15:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Using Dumble-modded Fender Twins and the "Stay With Me" Zemaitis, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood grace The Rolling Stones' comeback album with some of their finest fretwork in decades ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-rolling-stones-hackney-diamonds QscnzXVTpzkcYywA3pfPTb Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:37:42 +0000 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:40:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It wouldn’t have worked with the Stones at all. We’re all about teamwork”: Jeff Beck was once rumored to join The Rolling Stones – Keith Richards explains why that never happened ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-jeff-beck-rolling-stones-audition NYogZbwBehCAabCBaqQrmA Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:55:55 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:17:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I'm like, 'I can't quite do that any more,' the guitar will show me there's another way”: Keith Richards discusses how arthritis has changed his playing ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-arthritis-playing FxLUSY7XNJkKaKBDZt2xBE Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:22:54 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:52:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Keith Richards riff machine is still in fine working order as the Rolling Stones return with new single Angry ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-rolling-stones-angry H3n3FpJvPzN4xt4Jn7NUZF Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:28:59 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:50:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The kids just went ape”: Link Wray's Rumble inspired Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck – and had a guitar tone so aggressive it was banned from the radio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/link-wray-rumble-legacy wBFzwVAtHbwEzAucmdRs2k Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:47:34 +0000 Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:20:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards: “They haven't really improved the electric guitar since Les Paul and Leo Fender put their touch to it. Everything else is trying to sound like them” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/keith-richards-interview-electric-guitar-les-paul-leo-fender D2f4XuZHP57W4qAxXbVbpb Tue, 11 Jul 2023 15:09:41 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:03:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is this the guitar Keith Richards used at the Rolling Stones’ first-ever gig? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/keith-richards-rolling-stones-first-gig-guitar acB3THUjzB556xFYyCSU39 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:08:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Should Bill Wyman have gotten a songwriting credit for The Rolling Stones (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction? ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/should-bill-wyman-have-got-a-songwriting-credit-for-the-rolling-stones-i-cant-get-no-satisfaction x68C9peFs82MoyxEkrEaWW Fri, 24 Mar 2023 10:38:12 +0000 Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:05:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 best covers of Charles Mingus songs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-10-best-covers-of-charles-mingus-songs J6J6Rpe32M4H2uKBAAJuPm Fri, 20 Jan 2023 18:03:09 +0000 Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:50:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Harley Benton pays tribute to Keith Richards’ Fender “Micawber” Telecaster with $253 ash-bodied model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/harley-benton-te-53kr-bl-keith-richards-inspired gtqvGDJKzwabfHfWHuPHhP Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:22:58 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards reveals The Rolling Stones are writing new music with drummer Steve Jordan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-new-rolling-stones-material-with-steve-jordan NY5FzVpMVvhF8c3u4SWVCJ Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:41:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards is re-releasing his second solo album Main Offender, complete with a live set from 1992 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-main-offender-reissue XEaTyKfjG3oybqD3RWM4vL Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:10:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keith Richards enters the NFT fray, auctioning off a signed Gibson ES-335 guitar and digital asset in aid of charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keith-richards-nft-gibson-es-335-auction veALSwJ9MP8oqZpcz5g7tP Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:22:46 +0000