Cars guitarist Elliot Easton wished his friends and followers a 'great summer' with a spoof of the 'Candy-O' album cover.

To be a top classic rock ... Bruce, on bass guitar, has staked a very similar claim for his abilities. It’s a powerhouse of top musicians in the one band. The prog-rock trio was another top ...

Call him a "guitar god" or a "guitarist's guitarist," but Jeff Beck was in a class by himself. One of the most acclaimed guitarists in rock and roll history died Tuesday after contracting ...

The electric guitar is inarguably the defining instrument of classic rock (other than perhaps voice). In the mid-20th century, its malleable sound allowed countless bands to alter the course of music.

The electric guitar and rock and roll have been intertwined pretty much since the genre first emerged as a hybrid of several different types of roots music. Since that time, teenagers all over the ...

While these six chords are great choices for classic rock styles, the truth is they're useful for all kinds of players to learn. Note the slash chords’ alternative bass notes here (notes shown after ...

Bryan Adams and Green Day don’t seem alike at first. Bryan Adams makes classic rock with strong guitar riffs while Green Day makes loud punk rock. But some fans say Green Day may have borrowed a ...

He was known for his improvising, love of harmonics and the whammy bar on his preferred guitar, the Fender Stratocaster. He is a two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, with the ...

A classic rock band has replaced its longtime guitarist ... “It’s some of the most beautiful guitar work ever recorded, in my opinion. It’s the highest honor for me to do it, and it ...

Steve Miller has been called a classic rock hero, rock’s “grumpy old man ... In a 2024 interview with Guitar Player, Miller said he still gets a thrill from performing his vintage tunes ...