The guitarist says he couldn't play without drinking — and couldn't play after drinking, bringing his time with the Irish rockers to an early end
Mary Austin opens up about the invasive press frenzy, their decades-long love story and the trove of lyric sheets he left behind
The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom became Fripp’s for a song — but he’s shocked to see what a similar model fetches today
Grab an early Labor Day steal with some mega savings in the Positive Grid Fall Tone Fest sale
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Between the effect's creation and its development as a guitar pedal, interest was kept alive by a trio of fuzz-loving musicians
Push your sound to break-up with the best OD pedals from Boss, TC Electronic, JHS, Ibanez and more
Take your acoustic tone to the next level with my top pedal picks, from DIs to delays
From coated options to custom gauges, these are the best acoustic strings on the market from Elixir, Ernie Ball, D’Addario, and more
The La Baye 2x4 sold only around 45 examples after its 1967 debut. Now it’s a cult classic. Here’s why its unusual looks are only part of the appeal
After sending his legendary “Big Red” ES-335 in for a neck repair, the Ten Years After guitarist got back a very different instrument
From small-scale acoustics for your first steps to stage-ready electro-classicals, here's what to look for
With its short scale, compact body and warm, articulate voice, Taylor’s Ben Harper signature is an acoustic that rewards everything from delicate fingerpicking to bluesy bends
From Fender classics, EVH signature models, and metal-ready Jacksons, you'll find healthy discounts on a range of Fender-owned brands at multiple retailers
Guitar collector Perry Margouleff filmed the Mahwah property in its final days, while Les Paul’s son questions why preservation was never pursued
As Sam Mendes re-creates the iconic image for his new Beatles films, we revisit how the original cover photo became an icon
The singer says the Who's pioneering use of volume, feedback and Marshall amps laid the foundations for metal years before Black Sabbath arrived.
PRS confirms it received a cease-and-desist letter over the Silver Sky — John Mayer’s massively successful signature model. But does this latest target meet Fender’s copyist criteria?
The album’s roots live on as 'Let It Be,' but Johns says the rest of the band didn’t get McCartney’s “really interesting” idea
Rubber-bridge guitars have changed the sound of acoustic guitar over the past 10 years. And it's all down to one man's invention
He’s recorded and mixed seminal records by some of rock’s biggest artists, and click tracks were always left out in the cold
Learn these 13 examples that span across gospel inspired moans and bends, the Chicago shuffle and Larry Carlton's super arpeggio approach to soloing
The blues guitar star has amassed more than 600 guitars, from rare Les Pauls and Strats to a $400,000 Flying V. But he says the secret to finding a keeper is asking yourself one simple question
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Diamond nearly offered the song to a country star before the Monkees turned it into one of the biggest hits of the 1960s
Session legend Carol Kaye says the song came alive the moment she ignored the written part
The Van Halen drummer returned to Nijmegen, where he spent his childhood with Eddie, to receive one of the country’s highest civilian honors
George Harrison’s complaint inspired Page to borrow one of his melodies — but there’s a James Taylor connection there as well
Drummer Roger Taylor’s tongue-in-cheek tune on the hit song's B-side brought him a hefty payday. May still holds a grudge.
A new trailer previews Queen: Budapest, the band’s historic 1986 stadium show, ahead of its 40th-anniversary theatrical release
“The mistakes (mostly mine) ... are all there” he writes about this newly released performance
