Rocksmith is a popular video game that works like Guitar Hero, but with a real guitar. You have to play well and hit the right notes, or the game penalizes your score. [Lightwing] took the ...

“Voice” is a six-position control for switching between clean, crunch and overdrive sounds – from a distortion-free sound to a screaming metal fuzz. I love how the Blackstar mimics a real tube amp.

If you are using sampled guitar loops rather than full-blown virtual guitars, then the trick will be to introduce variation ...

Cole Lindbergh saw Taylor Swift do something at the U.S. Open tennis championships in September that really got his competitive juices pumping. There she was, in a VIP box with Travis Kelce, Patrick ...

Despite the prevalence of ghost players, uncredited guitar solos remain a dirty little (open) secret in the rock world.

Behold the genius of Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and many more —as voted by the readers of ...

Can six linear holes on the top-side of an acoustic enhance its tone, volume and your playing experience? Petr Furch believes so, promising “clearer, louder, and more resonant sound” via the Booster ...

What do those kinds of songs need to feel honest and real, and how do you get the listener to connect with what she’s going .

Learn more The guitarist in your life may seem like a hard person to shop for — they already have more guitar picks than ... Hal Leonard's "The Real Book" is the fool-proof field book to gigging ...

The preeminent magazine about “axes” has finally gotten the axe. Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. U2 is currently in the midst of their highly successful Las Vegas concert ...