What makes a great guitar solo? Is it pure emotion or dazzling technical command? Simplicity or complexity? One note or a thousand? Is it meticulously crafted melodic precision, hair-raising ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The Yardbirds produced three of the greatest guitarists to walk the face of planet Earth: Eric Clapton (1963–1965), Jeff Beck (1965–1966) and Jimmy Page (1966–1968) – all of whom sit in the top 35 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time' was released, with its unforgettable performance still stunning listeners today.

Sign Up to get access to the latest drops, exclusive products and insider updates. We've rounded up the greatest guitar solos ...

During discussions of the greatest guitar solos ever recorded, names like Brian May, David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Eddie Van Halen invariably come up for good reason. Another staple ...

Soft rock might seem like an odd contradiction of terms — how can "rock" be "soft?" But then you hear some of the guitar solos in some of the classic songs that built the genre in the 1970s, and it ...

The Beatles are arguably the greatest rock band – or even band – of all time, but they didn't always get along. The height of fame and their evolving lives eventually led them to separate, but not ...