When I was a kid, that was my favourite sound on the guitar ... of the fretboard… the one, the two and the five. I think that’s sort of my signature," he says of the three-note inversions ...

We’ve spent decades trying to emulate the guitar. It might have been easier just to pick one up and learn how to play ...

This in-depth masterclass in the fusion icon’s virtuoso style is for moderate to advanced players ready to level up their legato chops, outside playing and minor chord vocabulary ...

Intervals: The distance between notes on a guitar’s fretboard (it applies to other instruments too). This can be a complex topic to get your plectrum around, involving major and minor notes ...

Brian Wilson has always been focused on building songs through layers of instruments, but he knew this guitarist belonged in ...

Fellow guitar legend Joe Satriani reflected in ... "Instead of picking, you're hitting a note on the fretboard." The approach was so revolutionary that Alex encouraged his brother to play with ...

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It’s acts as the “body” of the guitar, and is fitted with a Lego “fretboard” of sorts ... and the selected note is sounded out from the EV3’s internal speaker. It’s strictly a ...

"These are ready to rock, and you can rule the world with 'em!" Bonamassa says of his new budget-priced Les Pauls ...

You could argue that the American Ultra II is a blasphemy against the purity of Leo Fender's first masterpiece – or you could ...

Originating in southern Mexico, this upright bass is all about the slap — a raw, percussive sound created when the string hits the fretboard ... Mexicana’s leading guitar, the high-pitched ...