<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Leslie-west ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/leslie-west Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:58 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I remember asking Leslie West, ‘How should I go about this song?’ I remember that as if it were yesterday”: When Ricky Byrd needed to record a solo for this Joan Jett hit, he asked the Mountain legend for advice – this is what he said ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/ricky-byrds-advice-from-leslie-west-for-his-i-love-rock-n-roll-solo WPxyWzmVLnE68N7cNVmcpF Thu, 02 Oct 2025 14:45:58 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:08:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He goes, ‘You know, Joe, you’d be my favorite guitar player if you’d just divide by two’”: The playing advice Joe Bonamassa got from Leslie West – and why it’s finally paying off ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/leslie-wests-advice-to-joe-bonamassa 5TJGVg2XHDaDFEeXoSkEs9 Mon, 14 Jul 2025 10:51:50 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:02:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed”: Martin Barre explains how the Mountain man influenced his most iconic solo on Jethro Tull’s Aqualung ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/martin-barre-on-leslie-west-aqualung-influence vCMAvQ3kgtgGJKxHT2Y46e Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:26:47 +0000 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:47:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The solo he takes on that is one of the most perfectly crafted guitar solos ever. He's one of those players you can recognize right away. It's that distinct”: Grace Bowers names her favorite guitar player of all time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/grace-bowers-names-her-favorite-guitar-player-of-all-time KUyphNBaCNhVjVPWaa6WL7 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:13:55 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:10:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He was able to make each note sound so big. When I formed my first trio the first place my mind would go was the sound of Leslie West’s guitar”: Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/jared-james-nichols-teaches-the-style-of-mountain-leslie-west-video xyp46oPUdRTuLtvcT3LobL Mon, 25 Nov 2024 11:59:02 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I used an SG Junior and it would never stay in tune. Felix had this old beat-up Junior and said, ‘Try this thing,’ and I never gave it back’”: Leslie West on giving his Gibson Les Paul Junior to Pete Townshend after tracking three songs with The Who ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/leslie-west-on-giving-his-gibson-les-paul-junior-to-pete-townshend SWe4QHAQEivx6ADonTTjNA Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:36:17 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The most well-known user of this instrument was universally beloved for having one of the heaviest guitar tones of all time”: Joe Bonamassa explains why you can rule the world with one pickup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joe-bonamassa-1957-gibson-les-paul-junior U3L6qxMBCcMSTpXckm3md4 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:10:13 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:53:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘The winner is…’ and pulled a piece of paper out of my pocket – and said, ‘Edward… uh… Van Halen!’” Unseen footage of Eddie Van Halen and Leslie West's onstage jams and backstage hangs has been unearthed ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-mountain-leslie-west-jams-and-hangs CCUF4yi5BJjrMEjSQNo7Xn Wed, 05 Jun 2024 14:40:53 +0000 Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:51:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Leslie West said: ‘I prefer your licks, Pete. Eric seems to be playing things he’s learned, that he’s picked up from other blues players’”: Pete Townshend says the Mountain legend favored his expansive rock licks over Eric Clapton’s blues vocabulary ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pete-townshend-leslie-west-eric-clapton-guitar-licks FP7TWQro5zqR2xwmc9hmYZ Sun, 07 Jan 2024 11:07:09 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:26:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My friend came to my taco stand, telling me Leslie West wanted to jam. I was like, ‘What kind of drugs are you on? I’ve never even played a club before’”: At 17, Peter Baron went from street food vendor to playing with a rock guitar icon overnight ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/peter-baron-leslie-west Tp6MyqndS2icugPq8ubidd Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:06:28 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:10:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vito Bratta recorded White Lion’s All You Need is Rock 'n' Roll with Jimi Hendrix’s black Stratocaster – and Leslie West’s Marshall amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/vito-bratta-jimi-hendrix-stratocaster-leslie-west-marshall QCswT5BTiHEyKuRjhAD4kQ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:05:42 +0000 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 19:31:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ 4 soloing ideas you can learn from Leslie West ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/4-soloing-ideas-you-can-learn-from-leslie-west dHhXDMrSCPk4qitWv3MTcT Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:26:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Slash and Marc LaBelle’s biting cover of Mountain’s Mississippi Queen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slash-mississippi-queen-leslie-west-cover xyWBTtX2YYnykpPv63tNfZ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 20:09:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Yngwie Malmsteen’s energetic cover of Long Red, taken from the new all-star Leslie West tribute album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/yngwie-malmsteen-leslie-west-long-red qambJ8jWMik6crDsXdPYrb Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr cover soulful Leslie West rocker, Silver Paper ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/charlie-starr-silver-paper-leslie-west-cover HAQJ2AvNC65MawFc8yew4W Mon, 07 Mar 2022 14:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Twisted Sister's Dee Snider and Eddie Ojeda team up with Rudy Sarzo and Mike Portnoy for a thunderous cover of Theme For An Imaginary Western ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/snider-ojeda-sarzo-portnoy-west scJBj7aWetjxkWBbuCcXfQ Thu, 20 Jan 2022 16:22:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slash, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, George Lynch, Dee Snider and more to feature on all-star Leslie West tribute album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/all-star-leslie-west-tribute-album 5g7m6zvu6QH8QucE5UmyhN Thu, 11 Nov 2021 15:49:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eddie Van Halen-owned Frankenstrat, gifted to Leslie West, sells at auction for $50,000 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-owned-frankenstrat-gifted-to-leslie-west-sells-at-auction-for-dollar50000 NAeX2n4p9j98uqHXL7Zgbb Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:25:46 +0000 Mon, 12 Apr 2021 11:07:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eddie Van Halen-owned Kramer Striker/Ripley Frankenstrat, gifted to Leslie West, goes up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/eddie-van-halen-owned-kramer-strikerripley-frankenstrat-gifted-to-leslie-west-goes-up-for-auction YWy7LquHwCkNH3fFMY7QtN Thu, 08 Apr 2021 14:49:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West: "I wanted the biggest tone, and vibrato like somebody who plays violin in a 100-piece orchestra" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/leslie-west-i-wanted-the-biggest-tone-and-vibrato-like-somebody-who-plays-violin-in-a-100-piece-orchestra AvXZcgWtARcnFPFGzNie5Q Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:36:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 14:57:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West, 1945-2020: the guitar world pays tribute ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-1945-2020-the-guitar-world-pays-tribute caKJF9Qon7Psqss2HetGHg Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:01:56 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 12:18:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West talks jamming with Jimi Hendrix and seeing Eddie Van Halen for the first time in this classic 1987 Guitar World interview ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/leslie-west-1987-guitar-world-interview 65ZcvqXLt9aPgGHdDoWpoj Thu, 24 Dec 2020 10:20:42 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar legend and Mountain frontman Leslie West dies aged 75 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/guitar-legend-and-mountain-frontman-leslie-west-dies-aged-75 h2Vs4AJWTYwQyWgaUspmwP Wed, 23 Dec 2020 21:40:15 +0000 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 11:09:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Learn the hallmarks of the hugely influential guitar style of Mountain's Leslie West ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/deep-andy-aledort-tribute-legendary-and-influential-style-mountains-leslie-west bBk8PFyErBAH3FeqTE2A7c Tue, 22 Oct 2019 20:55:37 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:07:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ In Deep with Andy Aledort: Part 2 of a Tribute to Mountain Guitarist Leslie West — Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/uncategorized/deep-andy-aledort-part-2-tribute-legendary-mountain-guitarist-leslie-west-video 2urcQCQdJimSojH8cq5ckD Thu, 18 Jun 2015 19:50:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Exclusive Video: Leslie West Premieres Trailer for New Album, 'Still Climbing' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/exclusive-video-leslie-west-premieres-trailer-new-album-still-climbing FmuGsjPyaSP7QE4MFaLaTL Wed, 16 Oct 2013 15:10:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Leslie West Album, 'Still Climbing,' to Feature Mark Tremonti and Johnny Winter ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/new-leslie-west-album-still-climbing-feature-mark-tremonti-and-johnny-winter RBSvL6HLS5GDoLcNMrxZkX Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:45:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Leslie West Discusses the Gibson Les Paul Jr., His Health, Influences and Upcoming Iridium Shows ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-leslie-west-discusses-gibson-les-paul-jr-his-health-influences-and-upcoming-iridium-shows xzbR5tMqXQ6cW8eQcu6GF7 Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:04:17 +0000 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 13:37:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West to Perform at New York City's Iridium Jazz Club June 11, 12 and 13 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-perform-new-york-citys-iridium-jazz-club-june-11-12-and-13 sMMzdvJtPBbabBPR3tpiY6 Wed, 16 May 2012 19:52:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Leslie West Discusses Tone, Offers Advice, Answers Readers' Questions ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-leslie-west-discusses-tone-offers-advice-answers-readers-questions hQdhoWeAvPKnFSZww6FDq9 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:30:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview, Part 2: Leslie West Discusses His New Album, 'Unusual Suspects' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/interview-part-2-leslie-west-discusses-his-new-album-unusual-suspects AZW9mTzzt3YPjRAAzdtNJY Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:46:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West: Clip of New Song Featuring Slash Posted Online ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-clip-new-song-featuring-slash-posted-online SpjoaSJt9euqGLUiLetAGV Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:12:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West, Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker Unite for 3 Guitar Heroes Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-uli-jon-roth-and-michael-schenker-unite-3-guitar-heroes-tour 7cKTGrSX5PGkdJcUrTFeCY Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:38:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde, Slash Featured on Upcoming Leslie West Album, 'Unusual Suspects' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/zakk-wylde-slash-featured-upcoming-leslie-west-album-unusual-suspects mVVqtmRCu8GWCRUMUnkQ3F Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:44:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Leslie West Recuperating Following Leg Amputation ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/leslie-west-recuperating-following-leg-amputation Ex6ZYH5pHMJpwo5vyaaKa6 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:45:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Led Zeppelin Instrumental Tribute Disc Available Now ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/led-zeppelin-instrumental-tribute-disc-available-now eATofpgaRMU5SD38DPtVvd Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:22:22 +0000