When Larry & Joe open the third annual Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival Nov. 14 in Springdale’s Luther George Park, their performance will be a visual and sonic representation of the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Ibanez via YouTube Few players have done more to popularise the Ibanez seven-string ...

A personal journey through the process of building a custom 7-string guitar with fanned frets and a headless design, highlighting challenges, craftsmanship, and the final result. Stephen Colbert Says ...

He attended a school trip to a guitar festival; he came back a champion. Now, Marywood music student Kyle Jenkins, a student of Diogo Salmeron Carvalho, Ph.D., the assistant professor of music, will ...

Billy Strings sold out six shows in Asheville during the month of February. The shows had an estimated economic impact of $15.7 million. Strings is expected to return in 2026. ASHEVILLE - After Billy ...

Billy Strings has officially unveiled a new partnership with C. F. Martin & Company, who have crafted two signature models designed by the artist and inspired by one of his favorite instruments.

Bluegrass guitar wunderkind Billy Strings took to Instagram today to announce the launch of his new line of Signature acoustics in collaboration with Martin Guitars. The D-28 Billy Strings and the ...

You can’t rush a painstaking artist like Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand. Known for years in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $40,000 ...

It has been said that no zydeco band is complete without a rubboard and an accordion. But deep in the birthplace of zydeco, an exhibit at the St. Landry Parish Visitor Center features a different type ...

Brian "Head" Welch explained why Korn started playing seven string guitars, and the reaction that one of their heroes had to it. Head and Munky weren't playing in a band together yet, but Head ...

Dokken, Steve Vai, Munky, Head. It all came together. "I wasn't playing with James at that time, but he invited me to come back and jam with him. That's when I started playing seven-string. So I ...