Latest about Mike Dawes
The myths of flying with your guitar busted by a pro musician
Mike Dawes is a touring guitarist playing over 200 shows every year, spanning everywhere from Iceland to Kenya. He lends us his top tips on keeping your guitar safe while traveling
Acoustic virtuoso Mike Dawes names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound
One of today’s foremost acoustic virtuosos names the players who inspired his awe-inspiring percussive style and changed the game – and offers his pick for “the most criminally underrated name in guitar”
It may not be flashy, but Mike Dawes’ acoustic rig is truly mind-bending
A new album, a collaboration with Periphery and a touring schedule that would make many artists weep are all in a day’s work for Mike Dawes, one of the world’s foremost percussive guitar specialists
“There can be no more fitting sendoff to this uncompromising sonic innovator”: May 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks
From acoustic wizards to bedroom pop mainstays, prog-metal masters and fallen heroes – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 31 days
“I knew the pre-choruses would be a challenge with all the percussive bits”: Mike Dawes plays every part of Foo Fighters’ Everlong on one guitar – transforming the Dave Grohl anthem into a breathtaking acoustic fingerstyle masterclass
It was one of the first songs Dawes ever learned on guitar. Now, he’s returned to his roots to give the classic track the percussive acoustic treatment
Mike Dawes starts an acoustic jam with Tommy Emmanuel on live TV – in the wrong tuning – but styles it out like a boss
It is every player’s worst nightmare but when disaster strikes you've just got to stay calm and hope Tommy Emmanuel is sitting beside you to assist with fine-tuning
Mike Dawes: “Guitar right now is heavily edited, very engineered to engage, snippets of sound – the result is music that doesn’t sound like a journey”
Fresh off the back of his latest EP with Tommy Emmanuel, the fingerstyle acoustic virtuoso reflects on the state of the guitar in the social media age, the benefits of practicing songs in the wrong tunings, and why every solo guitarist should have an imaginary drummer
Hear Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes' spellbinding acoustic cover of The 1975's Be My Mistake
Pristine and reflective, the recording is an incredible showcase for Emmanuel, who does his best "mandolin impression," while putting on a masterclass in articulation
