Latest about Jared James Nichols
Jared James Nichols shows you how to make your solos “sing”
The blues power advocate says thinking like a vocalist can help your solos connect with your audience – he shows you how it’s done
“He had one of the greatest finger vibratos of all time”: Jared James Nichols on the guitar genius of Free’s Paul Kossoff
Kossoff is one of Jared James Nichols’ six-string heroes: he unpacks the Free guitarist’s signature vibrato and phrasing
Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy”
In this video lesson, Nichols unpacks some of West's signature techniques and demonstrates how you, too, can scale the summit of tone and feel...
Jared James Nichols on how he came up with his unique fingerstyle approach – and why it can make your playing more expressive
In his debut Guitar World column, the master wrangler of the Les Paul shows us why you don't need a pick to wrestle a tune out of your guitar
Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less
Nichols also demonstrates how to achieve optimum attack and dynamics with his fingerstyle technique, which was inspired by Albert King, Derek Trucks and Mark Knopfler
Blackstar and Jared James Nichols team up for ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch
The British amp builder says this is the first time an artist signature amp has been launched on the same day as a matching plugin
Jared James Nichols is reviving a 1975 Les Paul Custom that was being played when its original owner died
The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner
When he was 15, Jared James Nichols played a Flying V at a guitar store – but it almost ended in disaster
As a youngster, Nichols would frequent his local Guitar Center – and he wouldn't be afraid to try out the more expensive guitars on show...
A lost first-year Gibson Les Paul Junior has been brought back to life against all odds
The rare guitar was discovered in a disastrous state, but has been transformed into a gorgeous and characterful blues machine
“The power is in your hands”: You don’t have to be a muscle-bound ’80s action hero to wield Jared James Nichols’ new signature Blues Power Les Paul Custom, but we imagine it helps
Accompanied by the He-Man meets Highlander of guitar promos, the blues-rock firebrand has unleashed his latest Epiphone signature guitar – the first to feature his signature Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup
