The instrument hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, but the best guitarists have taken up the challenge of finding ...

Charlie Starr has a 1955 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar he’s pulled many a song from. “I can sometimes hear a song from a recording of ours,” says Starr, singer/guitarist with elite Southern rock band ...

Country music is often viewed as conservative. Willie Nelson has a uniquely diverse audience, stemming from his liberal ...

Colorado-based LiberLive brings Guitar Hero to the real world with the world's first stringless and smart guitar, C1.

I’ve owned and played professionally close to a hundred fine instruments in the 35 years I’ve been playing and I’ve ended up ...

He reflects on how Frank Zappa helped him and Adrian Belew, the value of learning from rather than competing with other players and changing rig for his tour with Joe Satriani. But who’s going to be ...

A look at the history of the ancient Arabic ancestor of the guitar, the oud. Is it really the kind of all musical instruments? If so, what is the real reason?

The world of indie has produced many great guitar riffs over the years, but there can only be one winner, and that is 'This Charming Man' by The Smiths.

The LiberLive C1 Stringless Smart Guitar is a revolutionary instrument that transforms the way you play, perform, and create ...

The White Stripes’ most iconic track began in underground clubs, found its way into football stadiums by sheer chance, and was eventually appropriated by political groups ...

Introduced by the lovely open chime of Lifeson’s trusty Gibson ES-335 and egged along by Peart’s hi-hat, this is the ideal ...

The general theme with these shapes is the dominant 7th sound, which is essentially a major chord plus a b7th. This is a ...