Elizabeth Swann
Elizabeth Swann is a devoted follower of prog-folk and has reported on the scene from far-flung places around the globe for Prog, Wired and Popular Mechanics She treasures her collection of rare live Bert Jansch and John Renbourn reel-to-reel recordings and souvenir teaspoons collected from her travels through the Appalachians. When she’s not leaning over her Stella 12-string acoustic, she’s probably bent over her workbench with a soldering iron, modding gear.
Latest articles by Elizabeth Swann

By Steve Rosen Published
The Space Ace also shared details about his modified Les Pauls and guitar solos in his classic 1979 interview

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Coldplay were in a make-or-break situation when Martin came up with their first major hit during downtime in the studio

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Joe Satriani offered the blues guitarist a different — and positive— take on what Slowhand actually meant

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The guitarist thought he was experiencing acid reflux. The reality was much more serious

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Executives from many U.S. guitar brands convened in Washington this week to advocate for the industry’s survival

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The shred queen tied the knot last May and celebrated her first wedding anniverary by sharing footage from the all-star jam

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Featuring former Deep Purple singer Glenn Hughes, the song is a shred fest featuring Satch and Vai riffing and soloing in tight tandem

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Mammoth guitarist posted the 20-second clip of himself tracking a guitar part to his new single, "The End," on X

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Brian Montana helped Possessed rise in a scene that included Metallica and Exodus but left the group due to internal problems

By Elizabeth Swann Published

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Lifeson and his Rush bandmates were just 18 when a timely stroke of luck opened the door to Ontario's club scene

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The spiritual “Smooth” guitarist created a commotion when he became strangely outraged by Kiss’s makeup

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The guitarist had teased his appearance with the singer on Instagram. But apparently not everyone in the audience was as excited to see May as Boone had hoped

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Fans were shocked by the former basketball pro's guitar talents — and even more by how tiny the guitar looks in his hands

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Blackmore's Night guitarist will not be able to perform in Europe for the foreseeable future according to his wife and band mate, Candice Night

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The famed guitarist was three years into his music career and just a few years from getting his first taste of success at the time

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The news comes just one month after Fleetwood publicly called for Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to end their feud. Could a reunion be far off?

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The guitarist says Mac singer Stevie Nicks was like the “fifth or sixth” Heartbreaker and would have joined the band if Tom had said yes

By Elizabeth Swann Published
The Metallica guitarist says his new songs span the genres, from classical to “heavy stuff” and funk

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Lukather took to his Instagram account to explain his participation in Alex Van Halen's effort to work with unfinished recordings featuring the late guitar icon

By Elizabeth Swann Published
Fretless guitar virtuoso Ilya Franciosi tackles Ed’s tricky solo flawlessly to demonstrate what’s possible with the instrument

By Elizabeth Swann Published
“My fear is that it’s already too late” the guitarist says. “This theft has already been performed and is unstoppable”

By Elizabeth Swann Published
O'Brien will receive the first of the roughly $10,000 MIDI-controlled self-strumming guitars when they start to roll off the line this year
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