Tommy Emmanuel
Latest about Tommy Emmanuel

Mike Dawes starts an acoustic jam with Tommy Emmanuel on live TV – in the wrong tuning – but styles it out like a boss
By Jonathan Horsley published
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

Watch Tommy Emmanuel pay tribute to Jeff Beck with a heartfelt acoustic fingerstyle performance of Cause We've Ended As Lovers
By Sam Roche published
The Australian acoustic maestro honored the late guitar legend during his recent set at Kentucky's Lexington Opera House

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”
By Alison Richter published
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
By Jackson Maxwell published
Pristine and reflective, the recording is an incredible showcase for Emmanuel, who does his best "mandolin impression," while putting on a masterclass in articulation

Watch Tommy Emmanuel tear it up on Steve Vai's custom, Strat-style Ibanez JEM – with Vai on rhythm guitar
By Jackson Maxwell published
Larry Mitchell also backed Emmanuel in the bluesy jam, which took place at the recent Vai Academy 6.0 in Las Vegas

From serene acoustic duets to sizzling drop-tuned action: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Jonathan Horsley, Matt Owen, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
Start the month off on the right foot with hot new songs from Alter Bridge, Bullet For My Valentine, Chat Pile, Winter, The 1975, Cecil Alexander, Boris, Black Anvil and more

Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes’ thrilling acoustic cover of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Jonathan Horsley published
In this GW premiere, the acoustic virtuoso duo combine powers to rework the era-defining grunge anthem, with spectacular results

10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered
By Jonathan Horsley published
The rock royals, pop icons and blues heroes who kept their cool in the heat of battle and styled it out even after going a string down...

Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Zakk Wylde, John McLaughlin and more wish Neal Schon a happy birthday
By Jackson Maxwell published
Paul Rodgers, LL Cool J, Dolly Parton, Sheila E., Huey Lewis and Narada Michael Walden also stop by to wish the Journey guitarist many happy returns in a video organized by his wife, Michaele
Get The Pick Newsletter
All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!