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“A lot of kids think drop-tuning is this new thing that just came out and it’s like, ‘No way, Jimi Hendrix was doing that stuff a long time ago!’” Eric Gales on the lasting influence and innovations of the ultimate electric guitar icon
By Amit Sharma published
Gales says he wears his Hendrix influence with pride. Here, one of today’s greatest blues-rock guitarists shares his insight on the visionary and fearless experimentalist

He’s considered one of the top blues guitarists in the world, but nobody plays pentatonics like Eric Gales – learn his tastiest licks
By Andy G Jones published
Get to grips with the extraordinary, topsy-turvy playing style of one of the greats of modern blues-rock guitar – the player who Joe Bonamassa and many more have called the greatest

I’m Going Down: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram calmly recovers from tonal calamity as he joins Eric Gales and Samantha Fish onstage at Crossroads 2023
By Matt Parker published
The trio of blues maestros took on a standard beloved by Jeff Beck at what has fast shaped up to be the guitar event of the year

Joe Bonamassa has collaborated with some of today’s finest blues players – learn their soloing secrets with this epic lesson
By Andy Saphir published
The JoBo Rolodex is filled with top blues guitar talent, and here we explore seven solo examples inspired by close contacts Eric Gales, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Kirk Fletcher and many more

Eric Gales on his jam with Stevie Ray Vaughan: “Right at the end I asked him to sign an autograph for me – and he said, ‘Only if you sign one for me first!’”
By Amit Sharma published
Eric Gales looks back on the time when he was just 15 years old, a young blues-rocker with talent to burn, and had the chance to jam with his hero

Eric Gales, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Joe Bonamassa and Marcus King preview 2023's star-studded Crossroads Festival with incendiary Red House cover
By Jackson Maxwell published
The four blues guitar giants came together for an unforgettable jam at the Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia earlier this month

Watch Eric Gales cameo with Cory Wong and unleash one of the best 5-minute live blues solos of his career
By Matt Owen published
Gales stole the spotlight once again during a one-song-only guest appearance, and reminded everyone why he's considered one of the finest blues players on the planet

Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Lukather, Eric Gales and Mateus Asato trade licks in one of the best jams of 2023 so far
By Matt Owen published
The four guitar heroes joined forces at Satriani's G4 V6.0 Experience, and treated attendees to a scorching 15-minute fretboard throwdown
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