Mike Scott remembers the relentless standards and tough love of Prince, who died 10 years ago on April 21
It wasn’t a huge commercial success, but it helped the band find answers to burning questions
The session guitarist recalls taking the young band into a London studio in 1976 to cut the demos that led to the birth of punk rock
Ron Westwood puts his passion for this late-era tweed wonder to work in a faithful re-creation that’s also suited to today’s players
Lyndon Laney founded his namesake firm in Birmingham, England, in 1967, and helped forge the sound of heavy metal alongside the Black Sabbath guitarist
Marshall's mini tube amp delivers the spirit of the stack in a tiny 1-watt format
Got an appetite for destruction and a thirst for great tone? Well, here are the items you need to sound like Slash
The tear-jerking build features some incredible detailing as he ensures his wife remains with him forevermore
Considering a Martin? Here's my pick of the best Martin acoustics for every type of player
What Venus gets right is that the concept isn't cosmetic — it's physical
One of the biggest sales of the year just landed for guitarists, time to stock up and save
The former Wings sound engineer recalls the events that led to the disappearance of the famous Beatles bass
It was the guitar he launched his Ozzy Osbourne career with, but it nearly crashed out of his life forever
Cathy Guest discovered she had the bass after uploading a photo of it to Google Images
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
Presented by Dreamcatcher Events this October, the camp is a hands-on learning experience unlike any other, featuring the acoustic virtuoso and other noted guitarists
The taxes affect production at Fender’s facilities where guitars, amps, pedals and other electronics are made
Ciari founder Jonathan Spangler tells the story behind his company's innovative folding guitar design and technology
Learn the virtuosic, expressive and sophisticated style played by guitarists like Steve Lukather, Neal Schon and Dan Huff
From rich chords to articulate fingerpicking, this tutorial will elevate your acoustic blues vocabulary and deepen your musicality
The King offered invaluable advice that any guitarist can put to use
The blues-rock guitarist’s latest release builds on the Grammy Award–nominated success of her 2025 studio album
John Lennon said the song inspired his return to the studio in 1980 for his final album, ‘Double Fantasy’
Lennon borrowed a line from Presley’s “Baby, Let’s Play House” to write one of his darkest lyrics
It took a persistent producer and a blunt comment from a studio assistant to convince him to dust off the gem and claim it for the Heartbreakers
A remark during a David Letterman interview ignited tensions with the musicians who helped create one of her earliest career-defining tracks.
The guitarist recalls the tape-machine glitch that created rock’s most infamous misheard lyric — and the awkward dinner where he asked Springsteen what he thought.
The guitarist says the band may still record again — and he has up to 450 unfinished pieces of music to start with
