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Jake Kiszka onstage with his Gibson SG
“I’ve used 4x12 cabinets and heavy Marshall heads, but it almost felt unnecessary”: Jake Kiszka explains why he only used combo amps on Greta Van Fleet’s last album

By Matt Parker Published

The guitarist has been detailing his gear choices behind the band’s 2023 album Starcatcher

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“With an SG, I can let out my visceral, animalistic side as a player. That’s difficult for me to attain with anything else”: How Greta Van Fleet’s Jake Kiszka is embracing primal guitar and blues heroes

By Andrew Daly Published

Greta Van Fleet’s blockbuster new album, Starcatcher, finds Kiszka paying his dues to Robert Johnson and Albert King, all while searching for new ways to wrestle thunder and lightning from his trademark Gibson ’61 Les Paul SG

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Jake Kiszka performs with Greta Van Fleet at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California on March 28, 2023
Here's what you voted the best guitar solo of the 21st century

By Jackson Maxwell Published

The winner was recorded more recently than you might think...

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Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka cut off the tip of his brother Sam's thumb when they were kids – now it's perfect for bass playing

By Sam Roche Published

Jake lopped off the end of one of Sam's digits with a jack-knife while they played in the backyard, but as it turns out, he did him an unlikely favor

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Jake Kizska
Greta Van Fleet postpone US tour following Jake Kiszka's battle with pneumonia

By Sam Roche Published

Shows on March 23 through April 2 will be rescheduled, while the band's set in Madison, WI – scheduled for March 22 – has been canceled entirely due to venue renovations later this year

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Greta Van Fleet extend their Dreams in Gold Tour with over 40 US dates for fall 2022

By Sam Roche Published

The classic-rock revivalists will join Metallica on August 11 and 14, before hitting 9 cities in Canada and 30 in North America

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James Hetfield (left) and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform during Metallica's 40th Anniversary Concert at Chase Center on December 17, 2021 in San Francisco, California
Metallica announce two U.S. stadium shows with Greta Van Fleet, Ice Nine Kills

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Fresh off their 40th anniversary celebrations in December, the thrash titans said that the August shows – in Buffalo and Pittsburgh – will be their only U.S. stadium gigs this summer

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[L-R] John Mayer, Samantha Fish, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Joe Duplantier
The 20 best guitar albums of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Records that stoked creative fires and set the guitar world alight this year, as voted for by you

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Jake Kiszka, John Mayer, Wolfgang Van Halen and Jenn Wasner
The 10 best guitar solos of 2021

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The leads that captured your imagination over the past 12 months, as voted for by you

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[L-R] Joe Duplantier and Jake Kiszka
Joe Duplantier says Greta Van Fleet's latest album gave him “more faith in humanity”

By Sam Roche Published

The Gojira frontman explains why The Battle at Garden's Gate blew his mind, and says it “doesn't matter” to him that people compare GVF to Led Zeppelin

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