There has never been a guitar player like Jimi Hendrix, and this 1967 guitar solo from his debut album influenced future ...

Yacht rock first set sail over 50 years ago, but the sound just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This particular kind of soft rock — paired best with a piña colada and a pool chair — peaked in the ...

Some great guitarists have learned to craft licks that are catchy, serve the song, and even act as one of its highlights ...

A wave of iconic guitar solos from Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix, and Jeff Beck underscores how improvisation, ...

Yacht rock first set sail over 50 years ago, but the sound just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This particular kind of soft rock - paired best with a piña colada and a pool chair - peaked in the ...

When it comes to great guitar solos, lines from the 1970s and 1980s usually come to mind. Guitarists from those decades were known for creating absolutely mind-blowing solos, including greats such as ...

Dyah (pronounced Dee-yah) is a Senior Author at Collider, responsible for both writing and transcription duties. She joined the website in 2022 as a Resource Writer before stepping into her current ...

Choosing the Big 4 of guitar solos? Provocative is one word for the task. Thankless is another. As we know, most any rock song worth its salt has a guitar solo. That means there are hundreds of ...

Sometimes, guitar solos are so attention-grabbing and skillful that they completely overshadow the classic rock jams that they’re a part of. I’m certainly not complaining. Who doesn’t love a killer ...

If there’s one reason why classic rock is beloved today, it likely has to do with the electric guitar. But to be even more specific, it probably has something to do with the electric lead guitar solo.

Few effects in the history of rock guitar are as instantly recognizable — or divisive — as the wah pedal. You know it when you hear it. From aching, explosive bends to scratchy, percussive funk licks, ...

When it comes to great guitar solos, lines from the 1970s and 1980s usually come to mind. Guitarists from those decades were known for creating absolutely mind-blowing solos, including greats such as ...