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Eric Gales Goes Months Without Playing Guitar

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Nikos Arvanitis
By Nikos ArvanitisAug 14, 2026
Nikos Arvanitis

Nikos Arvanitis is based in Athens Greece. His degree in statistics wasn’t enough to keep him from pursuing a career in abusing guitars and trying to fit too many pedals on a medium-sized board. Apart from participating in a number of musical projects and working as a session guitarist, he spends most of his free time wearing boxing gloves and receiving therapy from his dogs.

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The blues-rock guitar star sits down with PG's Nikos Arvanitis discussing his growth as a player (including prioritizing time away from the instrument), finding inspiration in figures outside of music, engaging with the social-media phenoms for a motivational challenge, and explaining why his partnership with Kiesel is a perfect fit. Sponsored by: https://stewmac.sjv.io/APO2ED

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