"Guitarists" Blogs & Blog Posts

Even non-players will enjoy this book of 100 of the coolest effects pedals. That's because it's really a collection 100 different interviews of your favorite guitar players talking about their favorite pedals. Sure, pedal heads will geek out over...

Listen to this clip of blues legend Taj Mahal playing a concert in Germany in the 1990s. The crowd is clapping along happily to “Blues with Feeling,” but Taj stops the performance mid-song.Read more...

If you're a regular on social media, you've probably encountered your friends posting their Spotify wrapped this month. Every year, Spotify will detail your annual listening habits with a fun list that condenses all the songs you engaged with over th...

You have to love the versatility of the guitar. Depending on whoever is wielding the instrument, the sounds and genre generated will be incredibly diverse. In the hands of the Mexican duo Rodrigo y Gabriela, the guitar produces an exotic and pla...

I've long been fascinated with metal guitarist Kayla Kent, not only for her amazing talent, but also with her stage presence. As her fingers passionately rip across the fretboard, usually to a Pantera cover, her face remains as calm as a librarian si...

My main guitar since 2003 has been a cherry red Gibson Les Paul Junior Special (affectionately known as Roxie). The action is smooth like butter, and the P90s pickups both compliment and inform my playing style — they have a crisp, clear analog war...

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” dares poet Mary Oliver in “The Summer Day.” Johnny Depp, the actor, musician, and now TikTok darling whose legal team just spent an entire defamation trial proving h...