Latest about Jackie Venson
Jackie Venson: "With humbuckers, you have to be really careful and constantly muting. You have to be nuanced and sensitive. It's like surgery"
The blues-rock guitar dynamo discusses her move from Strats to Epiphone Les Pauls, fooling purists with her Kemper, and why she chose – just three years after its release – to re-imagine her album, Joy
15 young guns making the Gibson Les Paul cool again
The iconic single-cut has faced its fair share of opposition over the past 70 years, but its fire is burning once more – and these guitarists are carrying the torch for a new generation
HitPiece, the website selling NFTs of musicians' songs without permission, has been taken offline following artist backlash
“We started the conversation and we're listening,” HitPiece.com currently reads. But artists including Wolfgang Van Halen insist the “conversation is over”
Jackie Venson: “Texas blues players have a way of commanding the entire room and just melting your face off”
After circling it for years, the Austin-based guitarist gives in to the undeniable power of the blues
How Chuck Berry shaped the sound of rock 'n' roll guitar
Dubbed the father of rock 'n' roll, Berry’s legacy has influenced whole generations of players – including Jackie Venson, who reflects on how her tone and style have been molded by the Gibson ES-350T-wielding icon
