Adam Jones

Discover a Guitarist: Adam Jones

This twelfth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Robert Kittleberger of Guitar Chalk. When I first started playing guitar (north of 17 years ago now) I had no idea who to listen to. I …

Andy McKee

Discover a Guitarist: Andy McKee

This eleventh installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Danny Bellow of Pro Music Tutor. Discovering Andy McKee Andy McKee is one of the world’s leading guitar players. In fact, I’m going to go ahead …

Nels Cline

Discover a Guitarist: Nels Cline

This is the tenth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series. How I Discovered Nels Cline I can’t remember how I first heard of Nels Cline (b. 1956). It was probably around 2004, when I played in the jazz band …

Guthrie Govan

Discover a Guitarist: Guthrie Govan

This ninth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Mark McGuigan. Around five years ago, the majority of the guitar world was unaware of a truly exceptional guitar player from the UK – a quiet, …

Prince

Discover a Guitarist: Prince

This eighth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Jason Priest of Little Rock Jams. When Joe suggested the “Discover a Guitarist” series and asked if I would write an article, my first thought was, …

John Petrucci

Discover a Guitarist: John Petrucci

This seventh installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Josh Urban of The Doghouse. John Petrucci – Cue the epic soundtrack – it’s the name that strikes fear into the hearts of the anti-heroes and …

Buddy Guy

Discover a Guitarist: Buddy Guy

This sixth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Donnie Schexnayder of Start Teaching Guitar. One of my all-time favorite blues guitar players is the legendary Buddy Guy. He started out playing in Chicago during …

Kazuhito Yamashita

Discover a Guitarist: Kazuhito Yamashita

This fifth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from George Pepper of A Monk’s Musical Musings. How I Discovered Kazuhito Yamashita First of all I’d like to thank Joe for this invitation, as I consider …

Tommy Emmanuel

Discover a Guitarist: Tommy Emmanuel

This fourth installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Jon Bloomer of Guitar Noize. How I Discovered Tommy Emmanuel Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most highly respected guitar players with a career spanning five …

Clarence White

Discover a Guitarist: Clarence White

This third installment of the Discover a Guitarist series is a guest post from Dave Jacoby of Sans Direction. How I Discovered Clarence White First, there was bluegrass. I got exposed to bluegrass in college around 1992, hearing the Seldom …