It’s no wonder Queen’s Brian May is high up on Rolling Stone’s list of the greatest guitar players of all time. May combines a rare combination of disciplined playing techniques and original composition, gear, and arranging that made him extremely…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Andrés Segovia
“The guitar is a small orchestra. It is polyphonic. Every string is a different color, a different voice.” — Andrés Segovia
Featured Guitarist Video: Andy McKee
Andy McKee describes himself as “Just this guy from Topeka, Kansas, who kind of blew up on the Internet about a week before Christmas.” Andy seemed to come out of nowhere when a number of simple videos of him playing…
Guitar Quote of the Week: Pat Metheny
“Listening is the key to everything good in music.” — Pat Metheny
Pirate Guitar[rrrrrrr]!
Many months ago I did a post on Teye’s gorgeous guitars—unique handcrafted instruments made by a craftsman and guitarist who puts a lot of love and inspiration into his work. And now, it’s even better. He’s introduced “The Scallywag”, a…
Featured Guitarist Video: David Gilmour
In the mid 1970s, music changed forever with the outbreak of Pink Floyd’s innovative and completely unprecedented Dark Side of the Moon. For nearly 10 years the band would continue their evolutionary musical direction and sound. It’s almost impossible to imagine…