The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

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From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

Rock and roll has always been about excess, rebellion, and raw emotional release, and few acts capture that spirit like the destruction of a guitar on stage. This video traces the history of guitar ...

If you are a guitarist, you probably have a handful of rock songs that first led you to the instrument, like these classics from 1964.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Mike Kish has been passionate about electric guitars since his sister handed her 1981 Hamer Sunburst down to him as a kid. Kish, the 42-year-old manager and guitar repairer at Funky Music, has always ...

Glam rock guitarists combined early rock and roll, blues, makeup, and science fiction to reimagine the rock star. They were androgynous, gaudy, and influenced several genres of music, including punk, ...

The music world was rocked Sunday by the news that Billy Bass, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, has died. Bass died Saturday night, three days after his 75 th birthday. According to ...

Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode served as the blueprint for rock and roll, influencing legends like The Beatles and Elvis ...