All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

There's a particular kind of silence that follows a great guitar solo. Not the silence of an ending, but the silence of a listener trying to process something that moved faster than words. Some solos ...

Guitar solos are the backbone of rock music. Since the genre’s inception, the guitar has been the thing that made or broke a song. As time went on, the instrument got more and more spotlight, and ...

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 ...

ore than three decades after its release, this beloved Grammy-winning recording continues to inspire musicians and remind fans why great guitar work never fades.

Editor’s note: More readers’ letters about their favorite guitar solos will be published on Sunday, Sept. 13. What are your favorite guitar solos? That is the question I posed to readers in my Aug. 9 ...