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Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup
By Janelle Borg published
Now in its seventh edition, the festival is set to take place in Austin, Texas – and features Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, and John Mayer, while Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel, Julian Lage and Pete Townshend are all making their Crossroads debut

Phish's Trey Anastasio on why he ditched his vintage pedals in favor of digital modelers
By Janelle Borg published
Anastasio is the owner of some pretty rare vintage pedals but nowadays he prefers using his Line 6 multi-effects

Phish's Trey Anastasio thinks all guitar music sounds the same – so he radically switched up his songwriting process
By Janelle Borg published
Anastasio says that, in an effort to push compositional boundaries, he writes a lot of his guitar parts on piano

He played with blues legends and taught Trey Anastasio. Now Paul Asbell is reflecting on 50 years as a player’s player
By Andrew Daly published
The Chicago-born guitarist has worked with Magic Sam, Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Sitt and the Sun Ra Arkestra – and even found himself filling in for Eric Clapton…

Peter Frampton called Grace Bowers his favorite new guitarist. Now they’ve collaborated on a Beatles classic with Trey Anastasio
By Janelle Borg published
The three guitarists delivered a masterclass in soloing on this 10-minute-plus rendition

Eric Clapton, Trey Anastasio, Bob Weir, Van Morrison, Mike Campbell, Lucinda Williams celebrate Robbie Robertson at epic Martin Scorsese-curated tribute
By Janelle Borg published
The nearly five-hour tribute concert took place on October 17 at Los Angeles' Kia Forum and included tracks from The Band and Robertson's post-Band career

Trey Anastasio masterclass: nail the Phish frontman’s unique approach to songwriting and soloing
By Jeff Jacobson published
Anastasio draws from influences across the musical spectrum. This lesson breaks down his dynamic soloing and songwriting approach

Trey Anastasio on his perfect Languedoc guitars and the genius who made 'em (who only sees mistakes)
By Alan Paul published
Whenever the Phish frontman appears on the hallowed cover of Guitar World he has his Languedocs with him. But what makes them so great?

Trey Anastasio’s tech, Justin Stabler, reveals all about the Phish frontman’s live rig
By Alan Paul published
What do you use when you are playing the most tech advanced venue in the world? As Stabler explains, this is a rig less ordinary, custom-tailored for one of the most challenging sets in live music

“Why wouldn’t you stay in the Sphere? It’s not as much fun”: Trey Anastasio explains Phish’s joyful rebirth
By Alan Paul published
In this epic cover interview, Anastasio goes deep into his musical rebirth, creative process and the intense practice regimen pushing against the limits of his playing
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