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Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws talks vintage Gibsons, Ric Ocasek’s gift and scoring their second hit after 28 years
He says the group's long-running success came from learning to fill a small room rather than half of a big room
Jimmy Page reflects on the Yardbirds and his short-lived two-guitar tandem with Jeff Beck
Though the two budding virtuosos had plenty of respect for one another, it perhaps isn't a huge surprise that their respective styles occasionally clashed in the Yardbirds
How a Rickenbacker and an empty toilet paper roll made one of the greatest guitar songs of the 1990s
Ed Roland says he was thrilled when Dolly Parton — of all people — covered "Shine" and won a Grammy for it
"As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free
The guitarist also explains how he made a new instrument out of a child’s toy and used it on his latest album
Nancy Wilson tells how blazing guitars, powerhouse riffs and Yes combined to make Heart's monster hit "Barracuda"
The guitarist also recalls the controversial history behind the group's 1977 classic rocker
Soccer Mommy’s Sophie Allison on the value of chord knowledge — and why 20 layers of guitars is too many
The Nashville guitarist says writing on acoustic guitar is key to her method
"It's a very weird situation, and I don't think I'll ever understand it." Guitarist K.K. Downing updates his status with Judas Priest as he tells the story behind the song that defined the group's heavy-metal image
The guitarist —who celebrates his birthday today — says he wrote "Run of the Mill" to show off Rob Halford's remarkable vocal range
It took guitarist Al Stewart 10 years to write his breakthrough hit. Then he tried to hide it
Al Stewart loved the guitar work on "Year of the Cat." The sax solo? Not so much
“He said, ‘Come by the studio tomorrow and bring your guitar.’ All at once, my life changed.” How an unknown guitarist turned a lunch date into session work on the biggest hits of the 1980s
Eddie Martinez’s chance encounter made him a go-to session player for Mick Jagger, Steve Winwood, Robert Palmer and others
