As a developing and beginner guitar player, learning riffs from your idols is a great way to push yourself to that next level. By learning classic riffs, you expose yourself to a range of techniques ...

After a two-year hiatus, The Sword reunited in August for a tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of its seminal album, Warp ...

Classic rock music through the years has inspired countless young musicians to learn how to play the guitar. Whether that interest stuck or not depends on the person. However, plenty of now-famous ...

When asked about the riff that turned him on to rock, Windstein sheepishly responds, “I hate to say it. ‘Smoke on the Water,’ of course. That was the first riff I got into where it was like, ‘Oh my ...

As a young kid growing up in Green Hill, Ala., Isbell found an early influence in Chet Atkins. “My uncle was into the Chet Atkins/Merle Travis style of picking,” he told Guitar Player. ”[‘The Bells of ...