The modern-day guitar hero likens guitar playing to “riding a bike” or “speaking the English language,” which is why he's ...

The guitar in “Don’t Come Around Here No More” highlighted the interplay between guitar and vocals. While many early ’80s songs featured guitar solos as their own standout element, this ’85 release ...

Play a guitar? With a towel?! Danny Gatton could do that and so much more, and his talent remains underrated today.

In the 1970s, Steve Howe became a hugely influential figure as the guitarist for progressive rock giants Yes. His jazz sensibility and musical curiosity shaped a sound that continues to evolve. Now on ...

When we polled some of our guitarist friends on what the guitar means to them, and how playing guitar makes them feel, we expected to find a common theme or two, but we didn’t expect the same words to ...

Guitar god and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday at the age of 65 after a long battle with cancer. Throughout his five decades as lead guitarist of the rock band Van Halen, ...

Magic Instruments co-founder and CEO Brian Fan knows the pain of learning new instruments. A Juilliard-trained pianist before starting his own company, he spent years trying to learn the guitar, only ...

The country star taught himself how to play the guitar after failing out of college Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Video games have long plundered music making as a rich vein of entertainment. Games as diverse as Guitar Hero, Elite Beat Agents, Jam with the Band and Rhythm Thief use a range of technology to trick ...