In Episode 5 of the Building Electric Guitar series, we dive into the details that bring the instrument to life. From wiring the electronics to shaping the neck or adding the final finish, this stage ...

The convention couldn’t sound less rock-and-roll — the National Association of Music Merchants Show. But when the doors open at the Anaheim Convention Center, people stream in to scour rows of ...

Turbo-boost your pentatonic lead playing by learning from Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Bonamassa, Jimmy Page and more ...

A Green Day concert-goer stole the show after being invited by singer Billie Joe Armstrong to perform Good Riddance (Time of ...

Playing guitar is therapeutic for Galen Sawyer. “I don’t have a care in the world,” he said. “I don’t care how bad my day is, 30 minutes with that guitar, and I’m at peace with myself and the world.

The Polyphia guitarist says while it's been his mission to 'make guitar music cool again,' another musician really pushed things forward in the early 2020s.

Many believe that the Church wanted to eradicate the sounds from its music because it invoked sexual feelings, or that it was genuinely the work of the Devil. It is a mythology much beloved of ...

Charlie Christian’s importance to the early jazz-guitar lineage is settled fact, but everything about his posthumously titled “Swing to Bop” remains uncodified.

Whether you're a beginner or experienced player, you'll be able to add these super easy country songs to your guitar repertoire in no time.

Pisano’s career spanned seven decades and included sharing the stage or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Chico Hamilton, Herb Alpert, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra.

These riffs, which involve a repeated note sequence or chord progression, help to define their songs. This intertwining of guitar and Christian spirituality dates back to the emergence of rock ...