Me in my studio: Rusty Anderson

Hanging in the basement with a 1959 blonde Gibson ES-335, atop a Laney cabinet and beside a Divided By 13 cab (Image credit: Tamarind Jones)

Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.