Some moments in music don't just play - they hit you somewhere deep and don't let go. A truly great guitar solo is like that.

Picking the greatest guitarists of all time is a Sisyphean task. Let's pick five of the most important early innovators of ...

From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

These solos, pulled from a decade of live performances, are a reminder that Vince Gill is one of the best guitarists ...

Angus Young or Tony Iommi? This one should stir up some debate! In this week's Chuck's Fight Club on the Loudwire Nights ...

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 ...

Gotta love those riffs! This week in the Loudwire Nights Chuck's Fight Club poll we're asking you to tell us which is the ...

Many guitar riffs are so good that the lyrics don’t matter. They are powerful enough to move listeners at a primal level, and ...

There are two distinct halves in the history of music: before 2000 and after 2000. In a few days Paste will stake its claim on who the “greatest guitarist of all time” is, but first we have to talk ...

San Diego guitar great Peter Sprague’s album-release concert at Tio Leo’s Sunday should be one for the record books. The album’s 23-year-long gestation is almost worthy of a music-fueled reboot of the ...

As Guitar Week plucks on, we’re taking stock of our favorite guitar-featuring scenes in film and TV history. There aren’t any real guidelines for eligibility here, but we unintentionally stayed away ...