Latest about Elliot Easton
Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross on how big dreams and gourmet tones shaped a ’90s rock classic – and why modern gear has nothing on vintage
30 years ago, the soulful rocker recorded Circus, his most guitar-heavy album. Kravitz and fellow guitarist Craig Ross take a look back at a suite of songs born of jams, soundchecks and dreams
The Cars’ Elliot Easton on the Flying V that Tim Shaw built him – a “gorgeous” guitar (even if Gibson slipped up on his name)
Easton’s 1982 Gibson Custom Shop left-handed Flying V was a much-loved guitar, but when someone offered "stupid money" for it he couldn’t turn it down. Still, it looked cool on the cover of GW
What was Elliot Easton’s greatest gear find? The Cars legend reveals all
The former Cars six-stringer talks early guitar exploits, the golden age of vintage-guitar buying, and why he’s not as jazzed about amps as he is about guitars themselves
Why The Cars' Elliot Easton believes a guitar's setup is more important than its price tag
Is it worth breaking the bank for a guitar? The Cars' six-stringer doesn't think so...
The Cars’ Elliot Easton on his John Lennon doubler, the secrets of his pedalboard – and the wizard who made it
Easton has a Dumble-in-a-box, 12-string jangle on demand and a whole bunch of wildcards on a pedalboard that's got a little bit of everything
The Cars' Elliot Easton considers this lost gem from a Guitar World compilation to be one of his best performances
Walk On Walden stood out in comparison to Easton's previous work with the Cars, and especially in the context of the compilation in question. Not that this was an accident
Elliot Easton on The Cars’ early years – and the guitar solo that moved him to tears of rage
From playing a ukulele aged 3 to discovering the organic nature of signature guitars, he shares his secret to choosing the perfect gear first time round
Elliot Easton on the emotional rollercoaster that helped him record one of his most iconic guitar solos
The Cars guitarist was particularly proud of the part he wrote, but was reduced to tears by his bandmates' initial reaction
