<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Kenny-wayne-shepherd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/kenny-wayne-shepherd Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:34 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “For the most part, new products in the pedal world are just different colored housings of the same circuits we’ve all been using for decades”: What does a Dumble-whispering tone nut keep on his pedalboard? Ask Kenny Wayne Shepherd... ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-pedalboard zDzVvxjVqFZvk2KuiTYmFn Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:34 +0000 Tue, 01 Jul 2025 08:35:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t have the words right now to express the loss of such a special man”: Jim Irsay, billionaire philanthropist and owner of the world’s greatest guitar collection, dies aged 65 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/jim-irsay-dies-aged-65 vGUYPeWVmsuRCszzk9RuuB Thu, 22 May 2025 10:41:05 +0000 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:44:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Young talent is just as capable of doing justice to Hendrix’s legacy”: The next generation of guitar stars join legends of the game to honor Jimi Hendrix at the 2025 Experience Hendrix tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/next-generation-join-guitar-legends-to-honor-jimi-hendrix-2025-experience-hendrix-tour gmgUbtW2cCkpc4srfG6zSg Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:50:40 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:17:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dumble told me to bring it to him because he had a mod he could do. It’s the only Dumble Fuzz Face that I’m aware of”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on unicorn stompboxes, the quest for feel and why budget guitars can make you a better player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-dirt-on-my-diamonds-vol-2 uyoizmBhMt9aGdyZSYn8sM Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:23:34 +0000 Wed, 18 Dec 2024 11:06:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Dumble amplifier is so transparent that, if you’re not a very refined player, it’s going to expose all of your flaws in your playing”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on why playing through a Dumble doesn't guarantee a great sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-on-why-a-dumble-amp-doesnt-guarantee-a-great-sound Vmec5wq4uvL7cguPypR4vk Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:20:25 +0000 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:37:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When you start with a crappy guitar it gives you a level of appreciation because you started with humble beginnings”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on why starting out with a budget guitar is the best way to go ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-benefits-of-learning-on-cheap-guitars qzU2QpToC9tdoeXF2QUwtZ Thu, 24 Oct 2024 16:20:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ He released his first album at 18 and rose above the Stevie Ray Vaughan comparisons to become one of the blues’ most respected guitarists – here’s how Kenny Wayne Shepherd became a modern-day master of the Stratocaster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/kenny-wayne-shepherd-blues-guitar q8yrCT9jB3ZX3H9keNBhwG Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:55:13 +0000 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:29:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Mayer and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are two of the biggest names in modern blues – and boy, do they know how to introduce a guitar solo ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/blues-guitar-intros-kenny-wayne-shepherd-and-john-mayer y4D2dHuZZvzBjPWoQvLi3T Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:10:38 +0000 Wed, 08 May 2024 14:49:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Honoring Jimi Hendrix, the greatest guitar player of all time”: The Experience Hendrix Tour is returning for the first time in 5 years, with a mega lineup including Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Samantha Fish and Zakk Wylde ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/experience-hendrix-tour-2024 rPDMEHYBoW3FZTVcoA3NtK Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:11:10 +0000 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:56:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had Hubert Sumlin, Howlin’ Wolf’s guitar player, out on tour with me, and he showed up with a $120 Squier Strat. He played it on stage that night and killed it”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on why tone is in the hands (but it helps to have a trio of Dumbles) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kenny-wayne-shepherd-a-life-in-guitar-gear ZP7kUdvMedrgux6QCA29a8 Thu, 16 Nov 2023 15:43:48 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:20:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd swaps his Fender Strat for Duane Allman’s ‘Layla’ Les Paul and sounds immediately at home ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-duane-allman-layla-les-paul jaoT4yJipHCKQEuLCKARuN Wed, 14 Jun 2023 13:55:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd: "Once I found out we were going to be playing Comfortably Numb, I was quietly hoping Jim Irsay would ask me to play the Black Strat" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kenny-wayne-shepherd-gilmour-black-strat-trouble-is-25 SeAhcZT6v3X8iVSXEGBvxJ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:52:27 +0000 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:53:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billy Cox, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Eric Johnson, Dweezil Zappa and more to headline Experience Hendrix concert in Austin, Texas ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/experience-hendrix-austin Q7vePsbBqwkUdxGPo8aVPF Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:28:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ally Venable: “What got me into the blues was discovering Stevie Ray Vaughan – that turned my whole world upside down” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ally-venable-heart-of-fire iV4TGcab5h8wKFbqvTgciA Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:10:40 +0000 Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:12:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ From divisive prog-pop to a slice of classic blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-guitar-tracks-divisive-prog-pop-to-classic-blues FonS7QJXf3ekvRTjL7BSmd Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:14:40 +0000 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:16:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Kenny Wayne Shepherd play Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb on David Gilmour's Black Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-gilmour-black-strat-numb N74BLicPwZVf4gXxNQuBCJ Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:34:52 +0000 Fri, 23 Sep 2022 15:46:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ann Wilson on enlisting Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Warren Haynes and Tom Bukovac for new solo album Fierce Bliss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/ann-wilson-fierce-bliss nDBD53ryHxu2SG2SNCvq5c Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:00:06 +0000 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:40:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd recruits Buddy Guy and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram for inaugural Backroads Blues Festival tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-buddy-guy-christone-kingfish-ingram-backroads-blues-festival S6FnZFnGTmayawVCGMbbuK Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:16:58 +0000 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 23:20:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Kenny Wayne Shepherd “play his butt off” on Ann Wilson’s new single, Missionary Man ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-ann-wilson-missionary-man ZxPpibsauXVYnugLpLYvtf Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:27:01 +0000 Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:28:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ann Wilson recruits Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Warren Haynes for new solo album, Fierce Bliss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/ann-wilson-haynes-shepherd-fierce EfRZyJGAYs6UCmpDigPcDL Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:17:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eric Johnson pays heartfelt tribute to late amp-building icon Howard Alexander Dumble ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eric-johnson-dumble-tribute cV2mTor42mBbVvrKUzqQWX Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd's Blues Music Award nomination rescinded over confederate flag imagery ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherds-blues-music-award-nomination-rescinded-due-to-use-of-confederate-flag-imagery uHUcnzNJGZLvPXZvTUMPSB Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:17:54 +0000 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:53:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd: “For years we’ve been trying to replicate the neck from my ’61 Strat... And this one comes the closest“ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/kenny-wayne-shepherd-for-years-weve-been-trying-to-replicate-the-neck-from-my-61-strat-and-this-one-comes-the-closest ynmU8h85zHmECPwLzKon4V Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:56:41 +0000 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:56:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd’s stunning new signature Fender Stratocaster officially launched ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherds-new-signature-fender-stratocaster kKvUc6uFmFFLzcwvgCH6T6 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:35:31 +0000 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 09:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd reveals his onstage Fender amps are actually Dumbles in disguise ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-reveals-his-onstage-fender-amps-are-actually-dumbles-in-disguise oDnEqvV6EZWJu39rsTG6wf Thu, 10 Sep 2020 14:51:11 +0000 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:38:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Kenny Wayne Shepherd shred acoustic and electric blues on a Fender Acoustasonic Strat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-kenny-wayne-shepherd-shred-acoustic-and-electric-blues-on-a-fender-acoustasonic-strat ubdbfHxL3DVaLL7NE7z7Re Fri, 10 Apr 2020 14:54:05 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 16:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Blues Podcast launches with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Kris Barras and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-blues-podcast-launches-with-kenny-wayne-shepherd-kris-barras-and-more ZLVBCXRrU2q7EgMQztnNa6 Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:13:35 +0000 Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:35:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd: those SRV clone accusations came from a jealous place ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-those-srv-clone-accusations-came-from-a-jealous-place WjNN3oVj9QcMWSSejDCahe Tue, 17 Dec 2019 16:58:21 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:37:05 +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[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Share New Song, “Gravity” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-share-new-song-gravity mMvwAdGd5tNxtkP73Yg3jd Mon, 20 May 2019 16:45:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stream Monday's Live Interview Event with Kenny Wayne Shepherd Right Here ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stream-mondays-live-interview-event-with-kenny-wayne-shepherd-right-here hHZnTZxvweHHnJdPwRwur Wed, 15 May 2019 20:43:00 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2019 22:32:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to Brian May and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guest on Five Finger Death Punch’s “Blue on Black” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-brian-may-and-kenny-wayne-shepherd-guest-on-five-finger-death-punchs-blue-on-black HdGKdMKY3y3bvwZr8jx3mi Fri, 12 Apr 2019 14:35:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hot Licks: How to Develop Your Signature Riff ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/hot-licks-how-develop-your-signature-riff 3NSZPLUaXfh8ewBXQyGWeP Tue, 02 Apr 2019 13:22:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Announce New Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/the-kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-announce-new-album c7CDGpM6TkzSTETV2pvxqH Fri, 29 Mar 2019 19:20:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Danielle Nicole Premieres New Song, "Save Me," Featuring Kenny Wayne Shepherd ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/danielle-nicole-save-me-exclusive-premiere VxC8VPArp5iZUjP885AVL6 Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:49:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ With 'Lay It On Down,' Kenny Wayne Shepherd Broadens His Musical Horizons ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/lay-it-down-kenny-wayne-shepherd-broadens-his-musical-horizons 4aEihgFWX8nh2H6DT86EGA Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:31:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Walter Trout Premieres "Gonna Hurt Like Hell" (ft. Kenny Wayne Shepherd) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/walter-trout-premieres-gonna-hurt-hell-ft-kenny-wayne-shepherd gH9Do2EhWnqmqAchEXDxBB Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:58:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Premiere New Song, "Baby Got Gone" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-premiere-new-song-baby-got-gone ikoGCrQro6aSyc4uPkrHJW Thu, 11 May 2017 11:46:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Tries to Break Ernie Ball’s New Paradigm Strings ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-tries-break-ernie-balls-new-paradigm-strings HtMPAaPHEFYEDYLVW3cWCf Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:00:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Demos Ernie Ball’s Expression Series Ambient Delay ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/kenny-wayne-shepherd-demos-ernie-balls-expression-series-ambient-delay kwPpzBPHTm4wcNtqPoXPVe Mon, 06 Feb 2017 18:31:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Fender Announces American Professional Strats, Teles, Jazzmasters and Jags ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/fender-announces-american-professional-strats-teles-jazzmasters-and-jags 2dwigYPmukmH2J44RmQzBZ Fri, 09 Dec 2016 14:46:59 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:02:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Impressive Stevie Ray Vaughan Covers — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/five-worthwhile-stevie-ray-vaughan-srv-covers-video 79pLvjc7yatuvXVgHQZm2o Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:09:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Announce Co-Headlining U.S. Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jonny-lang-and-kenny-wayne-shepherd-band-announce-co-headlining-us-tour LjnnPLMoHDJJu4ZgvpVMAH Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:56:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Buddy Guy and More Perform Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Texas Flood" on 'Austin City Limits' — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/kenny-wayne-shepherd-buddy-guy-and-more-perform-stevie-ray-vaughans-texas-flood-austin-city-limits-video KDg5paCcvfeyypBFQqrgm9 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:30:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Releases Behind-the-Scenes Look at New Album, 'Goin' Home' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/video-kenny-wayne-shepherd-releases-behind-scenes-look-new-album-goin-home ncTLdaeRuZLHkv6x2FjBUY Mon, 14 Apr 2014 15:34:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Kenny Wayne Shepherd Releases Electronic Press Kit for New Album, 'Goin' Home' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-kenny-wayne-shepherd-releases-electronic-press-kit-new-album-goin-home QFqspSgNrJ4AP38LRwBbKT Fri, 28 Mar 2014 16:07:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Kenny Wayne Shepherd Releases Teaser Videos for Upcoming Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kenny-wayne-shepherd-releases-teaser-videos-upcoming-album VHjmUxs58AWszM2buYizVL Wed, 08 Jan 2014 15:43:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exclusive Videos: Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Band of Gypsys Bassist Billy Cox Discuss 2014 Experience Hendrix Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/exclusive-videos-kenny-wayne-shepherd-and-band-gypsys-bassist-billy-cox-discuss 72gpcNKazXj8oNR5SLcXN4 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:25:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stephen Stills and Kenny Wayne Shepherd Discuss Their New Band, The Rides ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/easy-riders-stephen-stills-and-kenny-wayne-shepherd-discuss-their-new-blues-rock-supergroup-rides QxZLVFCwemhCKrTnqvtabN Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:18:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, and Barry Goldberg Form "The Rides," Debut Album "Can't Get Enough" Release on August 2 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/stephen-stills-kenny-wayne-shepherd-and-barry-goldberg-form-rides-debut-album-cant-get-enough-release-august-2 MLnuBs5L3UKtAUUBQZzWyk Tue, 21 May 2013 15:48:15 +0000