One goal of the alternative rock guitarist is to avoid rock clichés. And one of rock’s biggest clichés is the guitar solo. Still, the scene produced many guitar heroes who found new ways to shred. And ...

John Lennon may be an excellent songwriter, but he wasn't always the most adept guitarist, and certainly not when it came to playing lead parts.

What is rock and roll without energy-pulsating electric guitar solos? Throughout rock and roll history, guitar solos have sent the guitarist and the audience into spirit-like trances and unmatched ...

The guitar solo; odds are, if you've been a music fan for long enough, you've seen and heard quite a few of them, ranging from some ragtag handfuls of notes to minutes of fret-jumping logistical ...

Original Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell explains the roots and finer points of his Whiskey in the Jar guitar solo and ...

Chances are, any self-respecting lead rock guitarist will tell you that solos are the place where they can truly shine — where they can wield their instrument as an extension of themselves and make ...

Fans around the globe are mourning the loss of Jeff Beck, the legendary guitarist who died Jan. 10 after reportedly contracting bacterial meningitis. The 78-year-old artist will be remembered as one ...

Former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's art-rock group Envy of None has released a video for their latest track. “Under the Stars” offers good news for those who were worried about his recent reluctance ...

The more trained you are, the more you ought to rely on your instincts. Kirk Hammett found that when musing over his greatest ...