Eric Gales downplays those who praise him as the best guitarist in the business: “I turn on YouTube or Instagram and see some of the baddest players in the world!”
There’s no denying Eric Gales possesses some of the best guitar chops in the business. And that’s not counting the fact that the left-handed virtuoso plays a right-handed guitar upside down.
And while he’s appreciative of those who would go as far as to call him the very best guitarist in the world, Gales is quick to point to the level of talent that exists out there, particularly on social media.
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“I take it as the highest compliment,” he tells Classic Rock in its new print issue. “I put a lot of years and hard work into my craft, and for people to have that mindset about me is larger than life for me.”
He explains that opening YouTube or Instagram is a quick route to seeing some of the finest guitar talent out there today: “I turn on YouTube or Instagram and I see, in my opinion, some of the baddest players in the world, doing some stuff that is completely mind-boggling,” he says. “My mind is flipped upside down by the stuff I’m seeing.
“But at the end of the day, when the question gets asked who do they think is the baddest motherfucker in the world, they still say, ‘Eric Gales.’ That’s huge for me, man.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Gales reflects on A Tribute to LJK, his new album and a collection of his late brother Manuel’s songs recorded by Eric.
“The record is my way of giving honour to my older brother, [who’s] been gone for over 20 years now,” he says, reflecting on Manuel’s (Little Jimmy King) passing in 2002.
“I decided to do some of his songs, through my eyes, with a 2025 approach, to show the world exactly how badass he was, incorporating some allies and friends of mine. I’m ecstatic with it, man.”
He later adds: “[I’m] happy that I’m able to make a project that brings memory to him. Excitement. Happiness. Sadness. It overcame me here and there, but I held it together, because I knew there was a job that needed to be done.
“I’m sure I’ll see my brother again. And not only him. I got other family members [who have] passed on too. And I believe I’ll see them again. I’m sure of it.”
Eric Gales’ new album A Tribute to LJK is out now.
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