Eric Gales

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Eric Gales plays a Magneto signature guitar in the Guitar World studio.
“I was 15 when we met”: Eric Gales on the riffs that changed his life – and meeting Stevie Ray Vaughan as a teenager

By Andrew Daly Published

There are no prizes for guessing Hendrix and SRV are on the southpaw blues-rock phenom's Mt. Rushmore of riffs, but he’s got a “Cult” spooky pick, too…

Guitarists
Eric Gales playing his Magneto signature S-style in the San Francisco sun
Eric Gales shares his stompbox philosophy and reveals how Eric Johnson inspired his pedalboard

By Andrew Daly Published

The blues-rock great lets you in on the mini pedals, funky boxes and signature wah pedal that add the finishing touches to his tone

Pedalboards
Eric Gales and Slash performing together at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival on 8 July
“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

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

Artists
Eric Gales (left) and his Seymour Duncan signature pickups
“The combination of them all can be turned to on a dime, according to the feel and vibe that I'm going for”: Seymour Duncan’s Eric Gales signature pickups promise balance across all five positions

By Matt Parker Published

The signature set has been developed with in-house pickup guru Maricela ‘MJ’ Juarez

Guitar Pickups
(from left) Warren Haynes, Slash and Keb’ Mo’
“A celebration of unity and togetherness in these uncertain and divisive times”: Slash announces the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. traveling blues festival – set to feature Warren Haynes, Keb’ Mo’, Larkin Poe, Eric Gales and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

By Matt Parker Published

The Guns N’ Roses icon has unveiled a fundraising festival run in support of his new blues album

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Fender Limited Edition Raphael Saadiq Telecaster
“I don't believe that I have a signature guitar. I feel like I’m dreaming”: Fender taps influential producer and R&B guitarist Raphael Saadiq for a bold new signature Telecaster – and it’s received Eric Gales’ seal of approval

By Matt Owen Published

The bluesman was on hand to help the Grammy-winning multi-instrumentalist launch his limited-edition signature model, which “acts as a piece of art”

Guitars
Jimi Hendrix and Eric Gales
“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

Guitarists
Eric Gales
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

Lessons
Eric Gales, Samantha Fish and Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram at Crossroads 2023
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

Music Releases
Joe Bonamassa and Eric Gales
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

Lessons
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