<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Whitesnake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/whitesnake Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “David Coverdale wanted my solos to be a certain way. He had to kind of approve my solos”: Reb Beach on why crafting guitar solos with Whitesnake was more challenging than Winger ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/reb-beach-crafting-guitar-solos-for-whitesnake-and-winger 88pS3FNVjXSndNKWdaHhAQ Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I discovered that it would be harder to try to replicate his tone than anybody else”: Steve Vai has followed in the footsteps of many guitar greats – this was the hardest one to nail ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-hardest-guitarist-for-steve-vai-to-replicate 3ukLNP2r5SsUTzkp5aevQ8 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:16:25 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:20:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After 50-plus years of an incredible journey with Deep Purple, Whitesnake, and Jimmy Page, it's time for me to hang up my platform shoes”: David Coverdale announces his retirement ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/david-coverdale-announces-retirement ECTqN2wUFVJuZzraArQ7n6 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:51:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was not only an honour but deeply moving”: Bernie Marsden’s $1million ‘The Beast’ Les Paul was just played on stage by Slash’s favorite current British blues rock guitar hero ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/chris-buck-plays-bernie-marsdens-the-beast-les-paul-at-koko-london odMinL5QcnA8gbJKvH7nNH Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:28:53 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:01:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Their ranks have included blues-rock luminary Bernie Marsden, shred god Steve Vai, and journeyman virtuoso Reb Beach – here's the ultimate guide to the A-team guitarists that have shaped Whitesnake's blockbuster, stadium-conquering sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/a-guide-to-whitesnakes-guitarists Wcf7MNq635UwYvMpNd8bQN Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 19 Jun 2025 08:52:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He combined the passion of Gary Moore with riffs inspired by Zeppelin and Deep Purple, plus unexpected melodic twists like Ritchie Blackmore”: He was one of ’80s rock’s great journeymen – and his searing hot lead work inspired Marty Friedman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/artist-lessons/learn-john-sykes-soloing-style MzE28zZ2hcsUWGKufx3vqR Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:46:04 +0000 Wed, 07 May 2025 10:07:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was in a frenzy about it being trapped and burnt up. I knew I'd never be able to replace it”: After being pulled from the wreckage of a car crash, John Sykes ran back to his burning vehicle to save his beloved '76 Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-car-crash-1976-les-paul dCc7iuUPSomGX8FqweBwzE Sat, 12 Apr 2025 08:18:00 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:30:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He didn’t sound like any other previous Whitesnake guitarist. His thumbprint is an indelible part of that record”: Remembering John Sykes, the journeyman virtuoso who made his mark on both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-obituary BM7gBMXh23Jud84kyu9kSM Wed, 09 Apr 2025 08:21:50 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:14:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Excuse me, Mr. Dylan”: How Reb Beach introduced Bob Dylan to the Floyd Rose – and taught him how to tune his guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-reb-beach-introduced-bob-dylan-to-the-floyd-rose-and-taught-him-how-to-tune-his-guitar LeAQPtbVM9DDbBsL7bdNZ3 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:44:59 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:06:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was completely blown away... He’d only just joined the band! He was the same age as me but he totally left me choking in his dust”: Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/john-sykes-tribute 5FXmTFovZVYRPLNVSy8uv9 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 13:03:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His thumbprint is an indelible part of the Whitesnake record he did. The fatness of that record and the rock integrity it had was all him”: Steve Vai followed John Sykes in Whitesnake – and he quickly decided what not to do when playing his parts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steve-vai-on-replacing-john-sykes-in-whitesnake 2vEa3jG8TdHhYjyk6AEi75 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:06:55 +0000 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:41:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bernie went into the studio with a host of guitars – but ended up using this £125 Squier for 95% of the sessions. It was one of the best Strats he ever played”: Inside the Bernie Marsden guitar auction – featuring rare Strats and a Greeny-esque ES-335 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bernie-marsden-guitar-auction-gardiner-houlgate c76JiSXsoYzBoDepKmd9Ch Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:29:48 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 09:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ian was always ready to play a stylistically perfect solo for every track he was involved with”: The Les Paul behind the iconic guitar solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/kate-bush-wuthering-heights-ian-bairnson-les-paul-guitar-auction aRzHMxTfsMEVaRQ2MXtA5n Mon, 20 May 2024 14:11:37 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 14:13:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ With Full For Your Lovin’ and Here I Go Again, Whitesnake wrote some of rock’s best-loved anthems – and founding members Bernie Marsden and Micky Moody were a classic guitar partnership ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/whitesnake-bernie-marsden-micky-moody-guitar-partnership ZGiYaLKxdYp65YxeoFoLRh Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ NAMM 2024: “The most coveted guitar of the '80s is back, blending nostalgia and modern precision”: Adrian Vandenberg’s cult classic Peavey signature model has officially returned – and it’s received something of a glow-up ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/peavey-vandenberg-signature-2024 2zH6zsKBMSd5w6UbXbVGoY Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:36:41 +0000 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:22:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bernie Marsden was British blues-rock's secret weapon – and his melodic, emotive approach to guitar solos is a must-learn ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/bernie-marsden-blues-rock-legend-whitesnake 2oBxzXWTdApuH4PkCfg8YU Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:29:57 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:18:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bernie had completely forgotten he had this. He said, ‘Oh, I looked in one of my old storage spaces today and I found another four guitars’”: Up close and personal with some of late guitar hero Bernie Marsden’s rarest vintage instruments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bernie-marsden-vintage-guitars bGdMNhX84fzDE7br7rLwC7 Thu, 26 Oct 2023 12:13:39 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:20:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I played Here IGo Again to Jon Lord he had acertain look in his eye. He said, ‘You’re a clever littlesod,aren’t you?’”: Remembering Bernie Marsden, 1951-2023 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/remembering-bernie-marsden zhvYT5AL9XtrtTL5YQYTe6 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:05:01 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:10:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bernie Marsden, former Whitesnake guitarist and giant of blues-rock guitar, has died ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/bernie-marsden-obituary 2EdUDkLcjkcHTHhtEdh7tR Fri, 25 Aug 2023 15:27:19 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2024 15:22:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Rhythm playing is the backbone of what a guitar player is trying to say – and it’s become deeply undervalued today”: Adrian Vandenberg is back with one of this year’s biggest rock guitar albums – where melody and rhythm are king ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/adrian-vandenberg-sin g6YMaSypnPrQSGcoVnELCP Tue, 15 Aug 2023 11:06:28 +0000 Fri, 30 Aug 2024 12:18:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joel Hoekstra video masterclass: learn eight-finger tapping with the legendary Whitesnake guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joel-hoekstra-whitesnake-video-masterclass YCmSqAeCqJZEb6u62hWQNY Fri, 03 Feb 2023 15:45:40 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:22:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 power ballads that are easy to play on guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/10-power-ballads-that-are-easy-to-play-on-guitar atMDoFF6XxgGcBrNQDiVuX Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:58:29 +0000 Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:44:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reb Beach guides you through his latest pedalboard ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/reb-beach-whitesnake-pedalboard cR4yHV6h3qvvwmNhR8CWdn Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:04:29 +0000 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:08:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake announce new bassist, Tanya O’Callaghan ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/white-snake-tanya-ocallaghan 47syyPDmbJ2c495A6KX8pB Wed, 24 Nov 2021 12:17:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reb Beach: ”When I was a kid, I took an aptitude test, and it basically said I had no aptitude for anything except music” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/reb-beach-when-i-was-a-kid-i-took-an-aptitude-test-and-it-basically-said-i-had-no-aptitude-for-anything-except-music 7yVKsoRaTnkuvnbecCjZHc Wed, 05 May 2021 11:05:08 +0000 Wed, 05 May 2021 14:12:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hard-rock icon Doug Aldrich on his guitar chemistry with David Lowy, Glenn Hughes… and Lady Luck ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/hard-rock-icon-doug-aldrich-on-his-guitar-chemistry-with-david-lowy-glenn-hughes-and-lady-luck JbVephdY3ib9WCFCztXaA8 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 09:30:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joel Hoekstra teaches you the dizzying guitar solo of Whitesnake's Get Up ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joel-hoekstra-teaches-you-the-dizzying-guitar-solo-of-whitesnakes-get-up qXTk3h4AgHJZHbiLGErnkd Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:58:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Reb Beach announces first all-instrumental solo album, A View From the Inside ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/reb-beach-announces-first-all-instrumental-solo-album-a-view-from-the-inside CfRHC24iPMHLFnhXHDbRAi Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:26:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to play the solo in Whitesnake's Trouble Is Your Middle Name ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/how-to-play-the-solo-in-whitesnakes-trouble-is-your-middle-name bJE4BSERdTfuQrogVXX3rD Fri, 24 Jul 2020 20:54:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Joel Hoekstra teaches you how to play the intro and opening solo to Whitesnake's Shut Up and Kiss Me ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/joel-hoekstra-teaches-you-how-to-play-the-intro-and-opening-solo-to-whitesnakes-shut-up-and-kiss-me 5kqKhypAB5M3vAyo2oHMNg Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:09:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra: how to solo over a ballad ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/whitesnakes-joel-hoekstra-how-to-solo-over-a-ballad LKiEDX5PkCu3UbSLJnBG7P Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:26:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Play This Now: Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra teaches you a truly jaw-dropping extended solo passage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/play-this-now-whitesnakes-joel-hoekstra-teaches-you-a-truly-jaw-dropping-extended-solo-passage 77yJTQjYYHkvoJmxmTGLJ8 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 15:10:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Vai on his time in Whitesnake: "There was real aggression and control in my playing. I just remember thinking it was never good enough back then!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/steve-vai-on-his-time-in-whitesnake-there-was-real-aggression-and-control-in-my-playing-i-just-remember-thinking-it-was-never-good-enough-back-then 9iQoKN5n9enXj5TUWJCdQC Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:13:51 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2020 16:15:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Vivian Campbell: Me and my guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/vivian-campbell-me-and-my-guitar 7ySPxn2LZXyntWwF5z78qa Fri, 03 Apr 2020 11:17:06 +0000 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:21:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake’s David Coverdale: “A lot of new rock bands don't really have guitar heroes” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/whitesnakes-david-coverdale-a-lot-of-new-rock-bands-dont-really-have-guitar-heroes cMzzztzqMPNzNUUnGCv7eG Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:37:58 +0000 Thu, 27 Feb 2020 15:38:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marshall delivers the venom with the new white-snakeskin-wrapped 1959HW Bernie Marsden signature amp ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/marshall-delivers-the-venom-with-the-new-white-snakeskin-wrapped-1959hw-bernie-marsden-signature-amp TfjkseTaXHKRHzZPg4gkrM Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:42:20 +0000 Mon, 16 Dec 2019 19:12:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Vai recalls Whitesnake’s Slip of the Tongue, dubs it the first rock record to have “seven-string guitar throughout the whole thing” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-recalls-whitesnakes-slip-of-the-tongue-dubs-it-the-first-rock-record-to-have-seven-string-guitar-throughout-the-whole-thing un8nkA7e9xYN8LTuBphgL6 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:28:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake Release New Album, 'Flesh & Blood' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/whitesnake-release-new-album-flesh-and-blood zrZAGaBHgNBCX9RSud9ai Fri, 10 May 2019 15:41:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a New Whitesnake Song, “Hey You (You Make Me Rock)” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-new-whitesnake-song-hey-you-you-make-me-rock hJRtWpuuiiLBdm5yup4A9n Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:19:38 +0000 Mon, 08 Apr 2019 17:24:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake Releases 35th Anniversary Special Edition of Classic LP, 'Slide It In' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/whitesnake-releases-slide-it-in-the-ultimate-special-edition Vr9aM3aMe8KZta9Mbu7LkF Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:36:24 +0000 Fri, 08 Mar 2019 16:39:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake Share New Song, “Shut Up & Kiss Me,” Detail Forthcoming Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/whitesnake-share-new-song-shut-up-and-kiss-me-detail-forthcoming-album YjkqEBTrHTWNMo7twmw4sW Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:53:49 +0000 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:30:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to a Previously Unreleased Live Version of Whitesnake’s “Ready An’ Willing” from 1984 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-a-previously-unreleased-live-version-of-whitesnakes-ready-an-willing-from-1984 cSEF3tHuisEjPYZx5gwzET Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake Unveil Rare and Unreleased Acoustic Collection, 'Unzipped: Super Deluxe Edition' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/whitesnake-unveil-rare-and-unreleased-acoustic-collection-unzipped-super-deluxe-edition EaXCgprYXQEZfQMGVsXGW9 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:25:08 +0000 Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:25:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to "Still Got the Blues (For You)" from Forthcoming Gary Moore Tribute Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/listen-to-still-got-the-blues-for-you-from-forthcoming-gary-moore-tribute-album kQRLov6Smq6G5CdvD2p9KM Fri, 07 Sep 2018 19:31:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Whitesnake Guitarist Bernie Marsden Unveils Book on His Extensive Six-String Collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/former-whitesnake-guitarist-bernie-marsden-unveils-book-on-his-extensive-six-string-collection mTx9Q5mVrydDfVRDmUygS Wed, 29 Aug 2018 20:50:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Forgotten Guitar: Steve Vai's Mind-Blowing Live Solo at Donington in 1990 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/forgotten-guitar-steve-vais-mind-blowing-live-solo-donington-1990 gLoHGH37QxiamWGcRfYrr Wed, 06 Jun 2018 20:25:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Try This Gary Moore-Inspired Riff by Doug Aldrich ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/lick-day-gary-moore-inspired-riff-doug-aldrich-whitesnake pkzNx3LwDujJvhey8ExoW9 Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:35:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Doug Aldrich Says "Betcha Can't Play This" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/doug-aldrich-says-betcha-cant-play-this DLbnjgmQ3QXBKdhEg9pven Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:57:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Whitesnake Unveil ‘The Purple Tour’ Live Album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/whitesnake-unveils-the-purple-tour-live-album 7bwda7EVj5sQAccYoBC48E Fri, 19 Jan 2018 16:41:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Five Iconic Eighties Metal Riffs for Beginners ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/five-iconic-eighties-riffs-beginners t7wWxzSSZPHycw3JDvdtj5 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:58:11 +0000