Instrumental Interviews

Dave Martone Interview: Technique, Clean and Guitar Education

Dave Martone Interview: Technique, Clean and Guitar Education

Posted December 28, 2010 at 10:00 am | 2 comments

Dave Martone Talks Technique, Clean and Guitar Education

Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Modern Rock

Eric Johnson Interview: Up Close and Personal

Eric Johnson Interview: Up Close and Personal

Posted December 1, 2010 at 2:00 pm | 10 comments

Guitarist, songwriter and singer Eric Johnson brings listeners Up Close to his stunning musicality when the Grammy winning artist releases his sixth studio album on December 7th 2010. The 15-track disc presents 14 new Johnson compositions plus his version of the Electric Flag song “Texas,” and features guest appearances by fellow master players Jimmie Vaughan and Sonny Landreth on guitar and vocals by Steve Miller and Johnny Lang.

Posted in: Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Modern Rock

Artist Profile: Nashville Guitarist Randy Stephens

Artist Profile: Nashville Guitarist Randy Stephens

Posted November 9, 2010 at 11:00 am | One comment

Instrumental Rock Guitar has had its share of guitar heroes over the years. Steve Vai, Yngvie Malmsteen, Johnny A and Gary Hoey, just to name a few, have all left their stamp on the genre, changing the course of music in the process. While players like this make instrumental rock sound easy to do, releasing an instrumental guitar album is probably one of the most difficult challenges that a guitarist can tackle during their careers.

Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Rock

Andy Summers Interview: Guitars, The Police and Mudra Hand Gestures

Andy Summers Interview: Guitars, The Police and Mudra Hand Gestures

Posted March 15, 2010 at 11:57 am | 5 comments

It is a daunting and perhaps completely irrelevant task, in the context of a guitar magazine, to attempt to write an introduction to an interview with Andy Summers.

Posted in: Classic Rock, Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz Interviews, Rock Interviews

Tommy Emmanuel Interview: Nashville, Fingerpicking and Australia’s Outback

Tommy Emmanuel Interview: Nashville, Fingerpicking and Australia’s Outback

Posted January 13, 2010 at 11:38 am | 3 comments

Australian guitar aficianado, Tommy Emmanuel, must be one of the hardest working and most likable musicians on the planet. His touring schedule of over 300 concerts a year, strikes awe in many of his fellow musicians and his infectious personality brightens up even the most dismal of days.

Posted in: Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews