How a fateful night at a Nashville party gave Walsh the sound he was looking for, and an all-new sound for rock guitar ...

Like what, 99.99 per cent of players, the Alter Bridge and Creed guitarist looks for patterns on the fretboard, but alternate ...

Find three songs with masterful guitar solos that Brian May has lauded in the past. Revisit these mind-boggling riffs.

As 2024 comes to an end, we’re celebrating the year in guitar by highlighting our 20 biggest stories of the year. Guitar Player thanks you for reading and looks forward to bringing you more great ...

Much of rock music is centered around a powerful guitar solo. Few genres have such a reliance on a single instrument. There have been many famous guitar solos throughout the decades, but the four ...

What makes a guitar solo great goes beyond a guitarist's technical ability. A guitar solo is a personal expression through an ...

It's hard to imagine listening to Led Zeppelin's "Stairway To Heaven" without remembering the classic "No 'Stairway' — denied!" scene in Wayne's World. Once voted the No. 1 greatest guitar solo ever, ...

From Eddie Van Halen to Brian May to Prince, these are just some of the names that come to mind when talking about some of the greatest rock guitarists of all time. These are gifted musicians who not ...

Earlier this month, Loudwire reported on Metallica’s Kirk Hammett discussing why “non-musicians” are unlikely to “remember guitar solos.” Naturally, his comment(s) proved controversial, and now fellow ...

In case you've ever wondered why there aren't any guitar solos on Slipknot's first album, Mick Thomson has explained why the band opted to cut them out. Heavy music changed in a lot of ways throughout ...

Conversations about country music's best guitarists need to include Vince Gill. Sure, there are a few other living legends worthy of consideration, but nobody has been so good for so long. The 68-year ...

Earlier this month, Loudwire reported on Metallica’s Kirk Hammett discussing why “non-musicians” are unlikely to “remember guitar solos.” Naturally, his comment(s) proved controversial, and now fellow ...