Consistently rated as one of the most important guitarists of all time, Eric Clapton is oft-credited as a major influence on the changing sound of electric blues in the 1960s. And, after switching ...

There are so many online guitar lesson platforms to choose from nowadays. But sometimes it can seem like they're all either some kind of game designed for children, or, on the other end of the ...

About two minutes into “Outta My Head,” from the new album Free Spirit by pop-R&B star Khalid, a strange, foreign sound bubbles to the song’s shiny disco-pop surface. It’s a squiggly, pitchy thing ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...

Here's nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch's Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...

Mr. Ayers is an author, the president of Beggars Group US and a musician. His memoir “My Life in the Sunshine” will be published in June. When I recently saw the singer-songwriter Adrianne Lenker of ...

AI chatbot sidekick ChatGPT has done it again. Thirteen-year-old guitarist Ava Toton asked the tool to “write a guitar solo” — and the results, as demonstrated in a short clip, didn’t disappoint. The ...

Since the heyday of John Fahey, the genre has been seen as the province of white men. A new generation of diverse players is rapidly changing that. By Grayson Haver Currin Before Yasmin Williams ...

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, ...