Thurston Moore Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Architect of Alternate Tunings
Sonic Youth arrived at a show with 50 guitars.
This is not an exaggeration or a promotional claim. It is a logistical fact. Because Thurston...
T-Bone Walker Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the Father of Electric Blues...
In 1962, four young men went to a concert at a venue in Manchester, England. They watched a man named T-Bone Walker play the...
Tal Farlow Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to The Octopus of Jazz Guitar
He taught himself guitar at twenty-two by learning every Charlie Christian solo by ear.
Talmage Holt Farlow was born June 7, 1921, in Greensboro, North...
Synyster Gates Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Avenged Sevenfold’s Guitar Hero
He studied jazz guitar at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood as part of the GIT program.
This fact consistently surprises people who first encounter it....
Susan Tedeschi Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Blues’ Most Soulful Telecaster
She wanted a different guitar from her bandmate.
It was the early 1990s. Susan Tedeschi was just starting to play electric guitar, inspired by Stevie...
Stone Gossard Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Pearl Jam’s Rhythmic Architect
Eight of the eleven tracks on Pearl Jam's debut album Ten were musically written or co-written by Stone Gossard. "Alive." "Even Flow." "Black." "Jeremy." "Oceans." "Garden."...
Steve Hackett Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Genesis’ Pioneer Guitarist
Eddie Van Halen's "Eruption" came out in 1978. Two-handed tapping — the technique where the picking hand taps frets on the neck while the...
Son House Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Delta Blues’ Most Primal Force
He hated the blues. He was a preacher. He thought secular music was sinful. He had no interest in the guitar.
Then, at age 25,...
Skip James Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to Delta Blues’ Most Haunting Voice
In 1966, Cream recorded "I'm So Glad." It became one of the band's signature songs — Eric Clapton's guitar work is celebrated, Ginger Baker's...
Scotty Moore Guitars & Gear: The Complete Guide to the First Rock and Roll...
"Like a hound dog hit by lightning, the first notes of rock and roll blasted out of radios across the country in July of...
