These articles are about bands and music in general with focus on the guitar playing. They can also be about great guitar concerts from the past and bands who made the biggest impact with their guitar sounds.
"Looking back at the sixties as a time when metal came out of the mountains, Brendan Bayliss represents the era where the walls between genres finally crumbled. As the anchor for Umphrey’s McGee, Bayliss treats the guitar like a high-precision tool, proving that a jam band can have the surgical precision of prog-metal and the soul of a classic songwriter."
In an era where guitarists often hide behind massive pedalboards and complex digital modeling, Ritchie Dave Porter is proving that world-class Blues Rock is really about two things: the hands…
Jeff "Skunk" Baxter occupies a unique space in the pantheon of rock guitarists, acting as the bridge between the grit of 1970s biker rock and the sophisticated, "studio-slick" jazz-fusion that defined the late decade. His transition from the foundational years of Steely Dan
Kevin Shields is synonymous with the Fender Jazzmaster. He preferred the offset body and the specific bridge/tremolo system of the Jazzmaster because it allowed for the subtle, constant pitch manipulation required for his "glide" technique.
Bob Mould is a seminal figure in alternative rock, serving as the bridge between the blistering hardcore of the 1980s and the melodic alternative boom of the 1990s.
The landscape of instrumental guitar music is constantly being reshaped by virtuosos who push the boundaries of technique, harmony, and genre. As we analyze the most compelling guitar tracks of…
Steve Marriott was a towering, yet diminutive, figure in British rock history, recognized as one of the most powerful and soulful vocalists the UK ever produced. More than just a…