These classic rock stars made the electric guitar even cooler than it already was in their respective heydays.

Rock music history is riddled with iconic guitars, signature sounds, and legendary partnerships between artists and world-class guitar brands. Slash’s enduring status as a Les Paul player is ...

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation The man who invented history’s most iconic electric guitar couldn’t play ... it forever changed popular music. Fender, born in 1909, began tinkering ...

Distortion is an effect frequently used on electric guitar in rock music. This means changing the normal sound of a guitar in order to make it more 'fuzzy'. Watch 'Lost Little Boys' by Fatherson ...

Ask any music fan to make a list of famous guitars, and they’ll likely start with B.B. King’s beloved Lucille. King’s old lady was a Gibson semi-hollow body ES-355, and she was named for a ...

Kramer became one of the most influential names in music of the '80s. Their guitars became known for being loud and crunchy, with hard-driving sounds ideally suited for hard rock. Unfortunately ...

Rock music is usually in 4/4 time and most songs use a verse-chorus structure. It is usually performed by bands that include the electric guitar, bass guitar and drums, and with at least one singer.