Latest about Carlos Santana
Learn Prince’s soloing secrets
The soul, funk and pop icon was a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, but he was also an exceptional blues-rock guitarist with a passionate delivery and lyrical playing style
John Mayer owns the Dumble amp that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to record Texas Flood
Mayer revealed that he played the 005 Dumbleland Special – complete with an SRV Fender Stratocaster, no less – at the late blues icon's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inauguration ceremony in 2015
Watch Eric Gales and Carlos Santana share the stage at the 1994 Woodstock Festival
A young Gales featured alongside his godfather for a blistering five-minute performance, which included all the hallmarks of what would become his own brand of blues
Buddy Guy’s role as a blues mentor and standard-bearer highlighted in new trailer for The Torch documentary
The guitar icon’s dedication to raising the next generation of blues talent is at the heart of a new documentary, which opens in theaters next month
Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now”
The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown
Brian Baker: “This whole journey is based on right place, right time and luck – I didn’t realize I was a professional musician until I’d been one for 20 years”
The Bad Religion guitarist and bona fide punk legend talks vintage guitars, new band Fake Names, and that time he jammed with Carlos Santana when he was just 12 years old
Howard Alexander Dumble, legendary designer of Dumble Amps, has died
Dumble created some of the most iconic amps of all time, and personally built amps for John Mayer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robben Ford, Carlos Santana, Eric Johnson and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Carlos Santana: “I’ve always really loved B.B. King and Peter Green, and I wanted to combine that with Tito Puente and Mongo Santamaria”
The guitar legend reflects on the making of his star-studded new album, Blessings and Miracles, and explains that for an artist, the universe can be the wind beneath your wings
