Gibson first introduced the Melody Maker into its catalogue in 1959. Initially, it had a body shape similar to that of the Les Paul Junior, but was slightly thinner, and featured a simple inventory ...

I distinctly remember the morning seven years ago when a large group of eager teenagers were waving drivers into the car wash in Campbell, a beautiful city in Santa Clara County, on the southern edge ...

Tremolo is one of the earliest guitar effects and was commonly found built into many ’60s tube amps, such as Fender’s Vibrolux and the Vox AC30 – and now it appears in a huge variety of stompbox ...

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...

“Hymn of Wild Things,” a new album from Natalie Spears begins just outside of Orchard City in Western Colorado at a reservoir frequented by some of the state’s most elegant residents. “If you've never ...

From the sultry Spanish sounds of the Concierto de Aranjuez to modern adaptations of 17th-century lute music, some of the greatest classical music sounds absolutely stunning on guitar. For a work as ...

The guitarist, who died on Tuesday, could make his instrument slash, burn and sigh. Listen to tracks released from 1966 to 2010 that reveal his range and intensity. By Jon Pareles Songs could barely ...

From the late 1950s to the late 1970s, rock ‘n’ rollers were taking the formula for what they already knew a six-string electric could do and pushing the boundaries one notch further. Musicians were ...

My Bloody Valentine had already been a band for five years by the time guitarist Kevin Shields found his secret weapon. After years of hopping between knockoffs of popular Fenders and Gibsons, a ...

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...