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

Not too long ago, we posted a poll to find out your views on the greatest acoustic guitar songs of all time. There are, of course, so many to choose from, and our shortlist of 120 landmark tracks ...

An iconic guitar solo doesn’t just elevate a song, it defines it. It’s the moment that sweeps you off your feet, sets your speakers on fire, and cements a track’s place in music history. And while the ...

When people think of great guitarists, often names like Jimi Hendrix, Greg Allman, or Jimmy Page come to mind. Players who know how to write solos that touch the heavens and make a person’s soul ...

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, ...

Guitar great Steve Vai has enjoyed an impressive career that includes a trio of Grammy wins and a history of great songs such as "For the Love of God" and "Tender Surrender," but you might be hard ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

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 ...

For alt-rock music fans, it's safe to say that the 2010s were a little barren for guitar-centric acts making significant waves in the music world. That's not to say that there weren't any, but it wasn ...

This one’s an obvious shoo-in for this list, considering “Money” is a serious fan favorite. This track is one of the greatest works in prog-rock to date, and part of what makes it so good is David ...

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 ...

In the hands of someone who really knows how to use one, a guitar can sing, kiss, scream, groove or dream. Although Alabama’s better known for singers, the state’s also produced many a gifted ...