MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons THE BENDS, PART 4 String bending offers us guitarists a highly effective way to evoke a wide ...

Guitarist, producer, and songwriter Jake Fine talks about his ‘cohesive vision’ for Lo-fi projects ‘azayaka‘ and ‘Tone Bo,’ retaining the essence of emotion in his music, how ‘the creative process ...

Eric Clapton's first real attempt at songwriting needed some lyrics. A poet came through with the words of "Tales Of Brave ...

With Americana music and a whole lot of tie-dye, WMOT’s Roots on the River might be the best start to the festival season in ...

Photos by Megan Perry Moore “Danger, high-voltage!” The air cracked with this hair-raising energy as Jack White and his band, ...

What ever happened to the iconic Cherry Red Gibson ES-345 guitar used by Michael J. Fox in 'Back to the Future'? Gibson has launched a search to find it.

At a time when the music industry was dominated by manufactured pop stars, violent gangsta rap and angst-ridden nu-metal, The ...

Billy Strings and Chris Thile were singing an old song called “Rabbit in a Log” at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Clouds of weedy smoke rolled up to the stage from below, and thunder echoed from ...

Ignored by investors and baffling to experts, the startup quietly built one of China’s bestselling smart gadgets: a guitar ...

If you’ve seen the hit TV show “Bridgerton,” you’ve likely heard the musical stylings of the Vitamin String Quartet. The ...

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The guzheng was traditionally played as a solo instrument, she said, “or duet, or trio, depends on the song.” Playing more modern guzheng songs, she plucked strongly, and energetically used ...