Guitar solos – we love them. A great guitar solo can elevate a great song to the higher level. And many of us can learn a lot the skills and styles of the idols that managed that rare combination. In ...

Dive into the origins of the electric guitar solo, from its roots in the Mississippi Delta to its early innovations in jazz, blues, and country. Explore the groundbreaking work of legends like Charlie ...

There are plenty of revered rock guitarists all across music history, but these are the ones with solos that take guitar to ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

There is a reason “Free Bird” is the most requested song at college parties and barrooms—it is electric to the utmost degree. While the song is great, the one facet of the song that people rave over ...

Forty-eight years ago today, a legendary rock band released an album that would reinvigorate the genre for decades to come.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman sees virtuosos everywhere but he would like to see these talents being applied in the next generation of great alt-rock and metal bands ...

American” halftime opened with a guitar-solo national anthem. It was a striking contrast to Jimi Hendrix’s rendition at ...