News Apr 19, 2026

“Lately I’ve been trying to think, ‘Where could you go with guitar if you decided there were no limitations at all?’” Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free

The Texan virtuoso discusses inspirations from jazz greats, admits he was too busy practising to join a band, and tells us what we can expect from his career-spanning Texaphonic Tour

Originally published by MusicRadar
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“Lately I’ve been trying to think, ‘Where could you go with guitar if you decided there were no limitations at all?’” Eric Johnson on the $400,000 rig he hardly played, the Dumble that got away, and his masterplan for setting his playing free