“You’ve been sleeping on a good jam”: Tash Sultana publicly invites John Mayer to a guitar duel By Janelle Borg published 15 July 24 In the same social media video, Sultana teased potential new material with a blues-inspired jam
Hear Joe Bonamassa put Lowell George’s Dumble amp through its paces – 45 years after George last played it By Phil Weller published 15 July 24 The blues guitarist recently completed his 15-year quest to acquire the Little Feat slide maestro’s amp, now he’s demoed it a '50s maple neck Fender Stratocaster
Pop session great Michael Thompson on the time he recorded guitar for Michael Jackson – and the King of Pop walked in mid-session By Janelle Borg published 15 July 24 Thompson reveals what it was like to work on two of Michael Jackson's biggest tracks
11-year-old wows Kiko Loureiro with her solo skills at the ex-Megadeth shredder’s guitar camp By Janelle Borg published 12 July 24 Kiko Loureiro even lent the young guitarist, Aanika Pai, his own Ibanez guitar and Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better By Phil Weller published 12 July 24 The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it
Slash was so impressed by this UK blues guitarist he personally paid to bring him to the US By Janelle Borg published 12 July 24 Slash discusses the future of blues and how young guitarists are helping the genre thrive
“You all might know this tune, I think”: Eric Gales calls upon Slash and unleashes his inner Hendrix for Purple Haze jam By Matt Owen published 11 July 24 Slash's S.E.R.P.E.N.T blues travelling festival is well underway, and he's already served up perhaps the tastiest team-up of the tour with the help of blues virtuoso Gales
Richie Sambora on receiving Eric Clapton’s spontaneous invite to a jam with Buddy Guy and George Harrison By Matt Owen published 10 July 24 Sambora once asked Slowhand to feature on one of his singles, and it wasn't long before the pair were trading licks at the Roxy with a couple of other blues greats
Slash explains why Eddie Van Halen was really a blues player at heart By Matt Owen published 9 July 24 Van Halen's boundary-pushing rock guitar style was defined by unprecedented fretboard acrobatics – but underneath all that was a humble bluesman, according to the GNR guitarist
Stevie Ray Vaughan stuns David Letterman in newly uploaded footage of his Late Night show debut By Matt Parker published 9 July 24 The recently unearthed clip catches the guitar hero in the form of his life, three years sober and following the recording of his Grammy-winning album, In Step
Save 80% with Guitar Tricks' best subscription offer of the year – including a free custom lesson plan to get you off to a flying start By Chris Barnes published 4 July 24 One of our highest-rated guitar lessons platforms just unleashed its Summer Black Friday annual subscription bundle offer – and the savings are huge
Ever wanted a private Steve Vai concert? This new app beams the virtuoso into your home By Matt Owen published 28 June 24 The Zeus in Chains app utilizes augmented reality to project Vai on any backdrop – and the best clips are going to be used in an upcoming video
Joe Satriani has modeled his epic amp collection – including some you might not expect By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 June 24 The shred lord may be best known for high-gain Marshalls, but he has some real gems in his collection – which he has demoed with some unlikely guitars for the IK Multimedia Joe Satriani Amp Vault
Tim Henson brings his virtuosity to the masses as the player who shredded on Netflix’s new blockbuster By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 Henson used two of his Ibanez signatures to lay down the spectacular guitar lines that soundtracked Ultraman: Rising
Tom Morello shreds Dave Navarro’s PRS – with his teeth –as he joins Jane’s Addiction to tear through Mountain Song By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 Morello swapped his Soul Power Stratocaster for Navarro's signature Custom 24, and wasted no time getting to grips with the unfamiliar terrain
The 10-year-old viral sensation who wowed Adam Jones just stunned America’s Got Talent with a ripping Last Resort cover By Matt Owen published 27 June 24 Maya Neelakantan was gifted Jones' signature Gibson Les Paul after dazzling him with her stellar Tool covers. Now she's taken to the stage for the first time ever to rip through the Papa Roach classic
Yvette Young just played with a pick live for the first time ever By Janelle Borg published 24 June 24 The fingerstyle master debuted her picking technique and emo guitar chops at Bonnaroo's Emo Superjam
Joanne Shaw Taylor briefly switched to Les Pauls – and it dramatically improved her guitar playing By Janelle Borg published 21 June 24 Joanna Shaw Taylor is a self-confessed Fender Tele aficionado, but switching to Les Pauls taught her a valuable lesson
Billie Joe Armstrong just played Steve Jones’ iconic Sex Pistols Les Paul – which recently sold for $390,000 – with Green Day in Paris By Janelle Borg published 21 June 24 Armstrong used Steve Jones’ 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom to play Green Day protest song Know Your Enemy
Ted Nugent weighs in on top guitarist lists and the unsung heroes who deserve more recognition By Janelle Borg published 20 June 24 Ted Nugent names the guitarists he thinks deserve to be championed as much as Beck, Clapton and Page