Eric Steckel
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Guitar Radar has 2 stories about Eric Steckel, tracking new music, tours, collaborations and gear. Most of it sits under players and music. The most recent story, from Sep 27, 2026, is “Guitar Summit 2026 opens to a sold-out crowd and a packed day-one lineup in Mannheim”. Coverage here goes back to Sep 12, 2026.
About Eric Steckel
Eric Steckel is a blues-rock guitarist whose big break came at age 12, when John Mayall invited him on tour with the Bluesbreakers and hired him to play lead guitar on a 2005 album. His official biography says he has released 12 albums, toured in over 30 countries and developed signature guitars, pickups and amps, and that Total Guitar ranked him number 55 among the 100 greatest blues guitarists in March 2024; those claims come from his own site.
His signature guitar is built by Knaggs: a lightweight single-cut, double-humbucker design that weighs under 7.9 pounds, which the maker approached him to develop. His Seymour Duncan Eric Steckel Signature "Candy" humbucker set recreates the Alnico III pickups in "Candy", the 1960 Les Paul behind the Knaggs model. A signature amp-style pedal, the Mezzabarba M-Zero Overdrive, was a collaboration with Italian amp designer Pierangelo Mezzabarba.
He lists Bogner, Tom Anderson Guitarworks, Diezel, Slickbag and Knaggs as endorsements. Equipboard lists a Bogner Ecstasy 101B and a Diezel VH4, though those entries rest on user-uploaded photos.
Sources: Eric Steckel: About · Seymour Duncan Custom Shop: Eric Steckel Signature Candy set · Mixdown: Show and Tell, Eric Steckel
Stories
Guitar Summit 2026 opens to a sold-out crowd and a packed day-one lineup in Mannheim
Europe's biggest guitar show drew record interest despite a €60 day ticket, with Matteo Mancuso, Greg Koch and Jared James Nichols among day one's standout performers.
Eric Steckel releases guitar-heavy blues-rock album Sandstorm
Steckel's 10-track Sandstorm arrived September 11 via SPV Recordings, continuing his blend of blues phrasing, hard-rock weight and lead-guitar focus.