YOU WONT BELIEVE: Al di meola | Mind Blowing Facts

“You can usually hum your favorite songs. A lot of virtuosic players these days write music most people would struggle to sing back”: Meet Opal Ocean, the Aussie duo reimagining flamenco guitar

Alex Champ and NadavTabak explain why the sky is the limit with the nylon-string guitar

Guitar World · Jul 27

“My next-door neighbor was Paul McCartney. We got to talking, but I never told him who I was. I had this fear that he wouldn’t know me”: YouTubers, sloppy solos, Paco deLucía’s darkest tour secrets… in conversation with Al Di Meola and Julian Lage

When the two jazz giants joined the same interview, no topic was off the table

Guitar World · Jun 16

"When he died, I cried. And I actually jumped into the ocean at San Francisco. And let me tell you, the ocean at San Francisco is cold": Bass legend Jaco Pastorius

We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

MusicRadar · Jun 10

“I know myself better musically thanks to this album”: Steve Vai features on the new Matteo Mancuso album – and he had one piece of advice for the young virtuoso

We’ll have to wait a little longer to hear their track, but the record’s dazzling first single is ramping up the excitement

Guitar World · Jan 16

“Al Di Meola would call Yamaha and other companies, and say, ‘I think you need to pay attention to what’s going on here’”: Paul Reed Smith remembers his attempts to build guitars for other brands before starting his own company

Before launching PRS, Smith had another plan, and some high-profile backers

Guitar World · Dec 14, 2025

“The more I got to know him, the more I could tell he was interested in different sounds, from Indian classical to Middle Eastern”: Nicolas Meier was hand-picked by Jeff Beck. Now he’s honoring the late guitar icon with a sound that seeks new horizons

Meier on what he learned from Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía, and how in Jeff Beck he found a kindred spirit for guitar sounds with no limits

Guitar World · Oct 28, 2025

“One of the most visionary and influential bassists in the history of our instrument”: Anthony Jackson, low-end legend who pioneered the concept of the modern six-string bass, dies aged 73

Al Di Meola has led the tributes to a session icon who took the instrument to new frontiers

Guitar World · Oct 20, 2025

"Rest in Power": Anthony Jackson, six-string bass ace, dies aged 73

Jackson played for stars across the jazz-fusion-pop spectrum, including Buddy Rich, Al Di Meola, Madonna, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack and more

MusicRadar · Oct 20, 2025

“After Kirk introduced me to Greeny, it felt only right to return the favor”: Kirk Hammett let Al Di Meola play his iconic Greeny – so the fusion virtuoso let him play his prized Elegant Gypsy Black Beauty

The two guitar greats let each other have a go on their cherished Les Pauls

Guitar World · Sep 9, 2025

“As a composer I’ve needed and wanted to evolve. As I grew, hopefully my writing was growing too”: Five great Al Di Meola albums

From fruitful fusion forays to gentle world acoustica, the revered guitarist has covered a lot of ground since joining Return To Forever at the age of 20

Louder · Jun 30, 2025