1982 Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon

He's the pedal to the metal guitarist propelling REO Speedwagon's hard driving attack. Shunning electronic effects, Gary fuels his leads with speed, vibrato, and harmonics. Climb aboard REO's rock bandwagon for an 11-year retrospective. With equipment sidebar.

Contents: Gary Richrath of REO Speedwagon; You're good. Now what?; Jay Graydon; Les Paul & Tal Farlow Movies, The Wizard of Waukesha & Talmage Farlow; Larry Carlton; Alexandre Lagoya, classical guitarist; Johnny "Guitar" Watson; more

1982 February Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1984 Eddie Van Halen tips for beginning guitar players

Cover: Eddie Van Halen

Contents: Eddie Van Halen - "My Tips for Beginners"; "Eruption" solo transcription by Steve Vai; The Art of Stringing & Tuning; Advanced Tapping; Chet Atkins; Tal Farlow; Two-Handed Bass; How to read Music; Scale Systems; How to read Tablature; more

1984 July Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1980 Robin Trower, English Blues-Rocker

Cover: Robin Trower, English Blues-Rocker

Contents: Robin Trower, English Blues-Rocker; Tal Farlow - a rare interview with a jazz guitar great; Hawaiian Steel Guitar - its origins and century long development; Sergio Abreu - South American classical master and luthier; 14 year GP articles index; Rick Laird - NY studio jazz bassist and sideman; Recommended Albums - GP advisory board's choices for guitarists; more

1980 July Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1975 Joe Walsh - James Gang, Barnstorm, and beyond

Cover: Joe Walsh

Contents: Arch-Top Collecting; Hector Garcia - Fostering Classical Guitar; Brother Oswald Kirby - the dobro great; Tal Farlow - the name means jazz guitar; Joe Walsh - James Gang, Barnstorm and beyond; Classroom guitar; more

1975 June Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com