“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex ...

Introduced in 1946, produced through the mid–1960s, the DeArmond Tremolo Control is the O.G. guitar effect and was used by ...

The 30 best songs of the 1960s, ranked

Neil McCormick picks his favourite songs from pop’s most explosively abundant decade in our next instalment of Music of the ...

1969 Rock Classic Song Ranked the ‘Best Guitar Solo Ever’ – And It Still Rocks

The 1969 rock classic was ranked the best guitar solo ever, with a performance that still sounds powerful and leaves fans ...

Guitar Center wants players to test its “revolutionary” guitar design as the launch of its in-house brand draws near

Testing will take place in late September and early October at the Guitar Center HQ in Westlake Village, CA. According to Rich Thrush, who is leading the project dubbed Guitar Labs, phones will also ...

62 Years Ago Today: One of the Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time Hit No. 1

On this day 62 years ago, the Kinks hit No. 1 in the United Kingdom with their iconic track “You Really Got Me”, which was ...

The Holy Grail guitars you can see up close and in action in London this month

Stellar guitarists Chris Buck (Cardinal Black) and Chris Turpin (Mirador) will be playing Holy Grail electric guitars, loud ...