Interviews

Alex Gonzalez | Long Distance Drummer
Maná drummer Alex Gonzalez reflects on his career, playing marathon sets and pushing the limits of creativity.

Brandon Pertzborn | Push, Stretch and Blend
We got the chance to catch up with 24-year-old Marilyn Manson and Black Flag drummer Brandon Pertzborn about his touring set-up, his dynamic career, and his thoughts on the future of music.

CANCAMUSA’S BUENA ONDA | Using Rhythm to Combine Worlds
Chilean-born drummer and singer Cancamusa has blossomed thanks to her budding solo career as an electronic music artist, as well as drumming for fellow Chilean-born artist Mon Laferte. We caught up with her about her music career, as well as a detailed run-through of her drum kit.

She Shreds Magazine Panel | Redefining Guitar Culture
We collaborated with guest curator/moderator Fabi Reyna, founder and editor of She Shreds, to explore redefining guitar culture with five artists who are shaping today's sound.

Reunited: Dave Navarro's 'Nothing's Shocking' Ibanez Guitar
When Dave Navarro pawned his custom Ibanez in 1991, he told himself he'd go back to pick it up that same night, but he never did. Twenty-eight years later it made its way to Guitar Center Hollywood and, through some local connections, back to Navarro himself. We chatted with Dave about how he and the guitar were separated and what it's like to reunite after all this time.

Lillian The Brave | How a Pioneering Female WWII Pilot Inspired the Walrus Audio Lillian Analog Phaser
We sat down with Walrus Audio President Colt Westbrook to learn how pilot WWII pilot Lillian Yonally inspired the name and art for the Lillian Analog Phaser.

Fender Game Of Thrones Sigil Guitars | D.B. Weiss' Personal Collection
In celebration of Game of Thrones’ long-anticipated final season, Fender Custom Shop has teamed up with HBO to create three unique masterbuilt guitars, each representative of the houses made famous by the hit series. The trio, dubbed the Game of Thrones Sigil Collection, includes the Game of Thrones House Stark Telecaster; the Game of Thrones House Lannister Jaguar; and the Game of Thrones House Targaryen Stratocaster. We invited Game of Thrones Creator and Guitar Center Hollywood regular D.B. Weiss and his Sigil collection to our Vintage Room just days before the finale air date to learn the backstory on the collaboration, DB’s connection to playing guitars during his off-time on set, and an unexpected twist you can anticipate in the final episode.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe | The Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Guest writer Fabi Reyna shines a light on Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her legacy as the "Original Soul Sister."

In Conversation with She Shreds’ Founder Fabi Reyna and 5 Guitarists Elevating The Music Industry Today
When Guitar Center asked me to profile five guitarists, I wanted to put forth names that are doing something different, and that I truly believe in. Names that you might not have heard of yet but you will not stop talking about once you do. To better understand the force behind each artist and the tools behind the creativity, I asked each artist four questions that get down to the bottom of what drives ones passion and expression to create music and perform it for the world to see. - Fabi Reyna

At Coachella: Curating Kanye West's Sunday Services with Musical Director Phil Cornish
During Weekend 2 of Coachella, thousands of festival goers crowded around the campground for a once-in-a-lifetime hillside experience of Kanye West’s mystical Sunday Services - a live musical event inspired by spiritual enlightenment and featuring over 20 musicians and 85 vocalists. We caught up with Sunday Service musical director Phil Cornish to talk about how he was approached to curate the musician collective, as well as how Kanye’s love of vintage synthesizers inspired the basis of the orchestration.

Bri Murphy | Breedlove Guitars Artist
Breedlove artist Bri Murphy chats with us about her guitars, her city, and what keeps her inspired.

H.E.R.’s Fender Custom Shop Acrylic Stratocaster at Coachella
After walking away from the 61st Grammy Awards the winner of both Best R&B Album and R&B Performance, H.E.R.’s smooth, laid-back, R&B/pop transcended to the forefront of popular culture. That night, her electrifying performance of “Hard Place,” included the debut of a see-thru Fender Custom Shop Acrylic Stratocaster made just for the show, noted as one of the most memorable showcases of the evening.

Gibson at a Crossroads | Emily Wolfe and Clapton's "Cream Guitar"
Eric Clapton's iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-335 is played by rising artist Emily Wolfe, and Gibson CMO Cesar Gueikian shares the company's approach to moving forward by looking back.

Petrucci on Process | The Majesty Deconstructed
We sat down with John Petrucci and engineer Jimmy T to chat about the new Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty, how John Petrucci gets his guitar tones, and to deconstruct a Pro Tools session from Dream Theater’s latest record, "Distance Over Time."

Marciela "MJ" Juarez | Manager of the Seymour Duncan Custom Shop
Marciela "MJ" Juarez had been building custom Seymour Duncan pickups for 36 years. She chats with us about how she got started, her first job for Jimmy Page, and the artist she'd love to work with.

Behind the PRS Silver Sky Guitar with John Mayer
John took a break during rehearsals for his latest world tour to show us the tones of the Silver Sky, as well as give us some insight into working with Paul in the creation of this idealized version of a vintage single-coil guitar.

Nita Strauss | Forces of Inspiration
Nita Strauss on her signature Ibanez JIVA10 Guitar and a Track Deconstruct of her song "Mariana Trench" with mix engineer Mike Plotnikoff.

Nita Strauss | Three Albums That Changed Her Playing
Nita Strauss shares the records that have meant the most to her— Steve Vai, Dream Theater, and Iron Maiden.

At Home with HANNIE: How Annie Wagstaff & Hannah Koppenberg Transformed Their London Flat into a Dream Studio
Two years ago, London-based musicians Annie Wagstaff & Hannah Koppenberg joined forces to create their first Instagram video - looping synthesizers, piano & guitar through Ableton and sharing out to the world. Now performing under the artist name HANNIE, they’ve amassed a following of over 300,000 fans – and there’s no end in sight for the duo’s curiosity and creativity. We met up with HANNIE during our recent visit to London for a behind-the-scenes look at their ever-evolving home studio set-up, a discussion about the role of social media in their success, and how they’ve utilized their online presence to grow their collection of gear.

Vince Gill & Friends: Catching Up with Vince’s Favorite Emerging Guitarists
In 2016, we asked multi-Grammy-Award-winning country artist Vince Gill to choose 5 new guitarists to join him on stage for one night only at The Mint in Los Angeles, each competing for the chance to record their own original music with Vince in the studio, as well as open for him at one of his shows. After choosing Claudio Tristano as the winner for the evening, he shocked the audience by also inviting all 5 finalists to join him as opening acts for a future show. After a few years of touring with legendary rock group The Eagles, Vince Gill returned to Nashville for a special evening at 3rd & Lindsley with all five finalists, each joining Vince and his band for 20-minute sets of Vince classics and original music. We caught up with Vince, Arielle, Claudio, Justus West, Stephan Hogan and Tony Pierce backstage before the show to see what they've been up to since we last brought them together.
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