In our 1979 interview, the guitarist told us about his key axes — from his first "misfortune" to the Les Paul Standards that graced his collection in the 1970s ...

If young players like Bowers are tuning into him, there is perhaps no greater proof of Leslie West’s indelible power and influence in guitar. Leslie West performs with West, Bruce and Laing at ...

For this month's column, I’d like to talk about my biggest guitar hero, Leslie West from Mountain. Leslie was the king of heavy, and the king of tone, phrasing and nuance. There are a ton of ...

“I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed,” Barre says in conversation with Guitarist. “I loved him to bits.

As demonstrated in Figure 4, with the guitar’s volume turned all the way down, Leslie would hammer onto a note then slowly turn up the volume. GWM585 Jared James Nichols Leslie West Lesson ...

Leslie West performs with West, Bruce and Laing at the Rainbow in London, April 20, 1973. . | Credit: Fin Costello/Redferns “I’m no great guitarist technically,” Leslie West once said, ...

“I’d met Leslie West, and like a lot of guitar players, you couldn’t meet Leslie West and come out unscathed,” Barre says in conversation with Guitarist. “I loved him to bits.