Latest about Rick Beato
Robby Krieger sets the record straight on how a Doors classic was really written – and what the controversial movie got wrong
Oliver Stone's 1991 movie The Doors was panned for its historical inaccuracy – and Krieger is now clarifying how the band's songwriting process actually played out
Tommy Emmanuel recalls his final moments with guitar legend Les Paul
The acoustic great pays homage to Les Paul's dedication to leveling up his playing, even when he was well into his 90s
“I was docked three weeks’ pay”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter recalls the questionable guitar deal he made when he first met Jimi Hendrix
A young Baxter was working in a local guitar store when Hendrix came searching for a new guitar
David Gilmour explains the origins of his lauded ‘feel’ playing technique
In a new interview with Rick Beato, the Pink Floyd legend discusses the “David Gilmour effect” and picks apart his playing style, which has captured the hearts and minds of generations of guitarists
How Rick Rubin shaped the sound of Slayer’s first album by ignoring heavy metal norms
The 1986 record was the first metal album Rubin produced – and he singled out one of the genre's biggest names when highlighting what he thought shouldn't be done in the studio
Dweezil Zappa on the first time he met Eddie Van Halen – after the guitar great unexpectedly called him
A Van Halen-obsessed 12-year-old Dweezil Zappa was minding his own business on a regular school night, when he received a call from the guitar legend himself...
Keith Urban and John Mayer agree – having fewer guitars can make you a better guitar player
Urban on the valuable lesson he learned from John Mayer
Guthrie Trapp shares the picking hack that could help you play faster – and sound better
The Nashville guitar heavyweight first adopted the approach as a young guitarist after witnessing a mandolin player use it
Rick Beato reunited with his late uncle’s bass after 50 years – with the help of Joe Bonamassa
The bass went missing from a family home in the mid-'70s, but was miraculously spotted in a recent Bonamassa video
“I actually never learned how to play with a pick. It’s my weak point”: Matteo Mancuso is revered for his virtuosic fingerstyle approach – but what happens when he tries to play with a guitar pick?
Mancuso has developed a reputation as one of the most formidable fingerstyle players on the planet, but in a new video with Rick Beato and Mateus Asato, the young virtuoso was confronted with the prospect of playing with a pick
