The modern electric guitar was forever transformed by iconic country guitarists in the 1950s, some of whom helped usher in rock and roll.

The revived studio returns with a full-band rhythm platform, fresh plastic instruments and a live-service roadmap for dedicated players.

MIRC owners realized their customer base wanted to experience their guitar refurbishment business, so they opened a retail ...

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When composing a song, not only the melody but also the chord progressions that support that melody are extremely important. However, there are countless chord progression patterns, and searching and ...

Palo Alto, California, 1963, New Year’s Eve. Inside the Dana Morgan music store, 21-year-old Jerry Garcia, already a local hero among musicians in the region, was tinkering with his banjo. Not a ...

Bob Weir, co-founder of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78. His family announced the death on Instagram on Saturday, telling fans that he “transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, after ...

In the annals of rock and roll, few roles are as underappreciated as the rhythm guitar player. Often demeaned as the “less talented” part of a two-guitar set-up, the rhythm guitar is normally looked ...

I was outside taking a set break during a gig with my band Saturday night, when several members of the group saw the same news on their phones — longtime Grateful Dead, RatDog and Dead & Co. rhythm ...

Nowadays, every move we make is recorded in some way, and wherever a person goes, whatever they do or say is often captured. Of course, this has not always been the case, and in fact, many details ...

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, ...

We first glimpsed a prototype of Chord Electronics' Suzi Pre and Suzi Amp at last year's High End Munich 2024, with its LEGO-like modular forms designed to work on their own, in a compact pre/power ...