Guitar Player
Guitar Player is a well-known magazine in the United States that caters to guitar enthusiasts. It was established in 1967 in San Jose, California. The magazine features a variety of content, including articles, interviews, reviews, and lessons that cover a diverse range of artists, music styles, and products. Since its launch in late 1967, it has maintained a print presence. Currently, Michael Molenda serves as the editor. Guitar Player is also a member of the Music Player Network.
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#8756
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#94
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1 day ago |
guitarplayer.com | Phil Weller
For a guitarist adored by a score of rock royalty's most prolific figures, Leslie West has rarely been recognized to the same extent as those in his fan club. Eddie Van Halen loved the guitarist so much that he invited him to jam a Mountain song. Afterward, West said Eddie knew the tune better than he did. Even "Hot for Teacher" shows evidence of West's influence.
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1 day ago |
guitarplayer.com | Phil Weller
Not many guitar players put aside a sizable budget for guitar picks, but the $35 BlueChip pick, now considered “the gold standard of high-end picks,” saved its creators from financial ruin and has been reshaping the industry ever since. It's convincing some player to reassess their budgets.
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2 days ago |
guitarplayer.com | Phil Weller
It may be hard to fathom that virtuoso guitar players like Eddie Van Halen, with his two-handed tapping, or Matteo Mancuso , who Joe Bonamassa said has "completely reinvented the instrument," could have insecurities about their playing. But many great players — including Pete Townshend — have had to deal with doubts about themselves and their talents. Alex Lifeson understands that all too well.
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3 days ago |
guitarplayer.com | Phil Weller
The electric guitar has had some iconic silver screen moments. Steve Vai's virtuoso performance as a guitar-touting devil in Crossroads and Steve Cropper's Blues Brothers spot immediately spring to mind. But few have proven as influential as the climactic scene in 1985's highest-grossing film, Back to the Future. Michael J. Fox’s protagonist, Marty McFly, flummoxed audiences with a rousing take of Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” at the Enchantment Under the Sea school dance.
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3 days ago |
guitarplayer.com | Phil Weller
Proto-punk legend Wayne Kramer has been honored with a feral new signature overdrive pedal that re-creates the guitarist's raw and relentless tone while it celebrates his pioneering attitude. The new, limited-edition MXR Jail Guitar Doors Drive pedal from Dunlop/MXR is the result of a collaboration between the late guitarist, his friend Jimi Dunlop (CEO of Dunlop) and Daredevil Pedals owner Johnny Wator. Kramer's fingerprints are all over this pedal.
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