There is something for everyone in Guitar World’s albums of the year, but especially surprise. While there are chops across the board, virtuosity at all age groups, many of today’s bona-fide shredders ...

How a fateful night at a Nashville party give Walsh the sound he was looking, and an all-new sound for rock guitar ...

George’s triple album All Things Must Pass has some of his best slide guitar work, especially on “My Sweet Lord.” The song would be nothing without the slide that plays a beautiful melody. It blends ...

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 ...

One of the most defining factors of rock music is the guitar riffs. Throughout the genre’s history, there have been several songs defined by the musicianship, particularly guitarists. In the musical ...

Here's nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch's Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...

These days, there's no shortage of ways to learn guitar. Of course, on the one hand, you've got the tried-and-true old-school methods, like private lessons, group classes, and even sheet music. And ...