Fender’s new CEO pioneered the firm’s most talked-about projects. Now he’s taking his innovative Fender Japan ethos global ...

Over the many decades that Albert Lee has been strapping on an axe, he has earned the nickname Mr. Telecaster, a persona he’ll bring to My Father’s Place.

Feb. 9, 1964 — an evening burned into the fabric of nearly every American youngster my age — The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show. Actually, the Fab Four appeared on television three consecutive Sunday ...

The magic of 12-string guitars in corrido music lies in their string arrangement. With pairs of strings tuned in octaves (except for the two highest pairs, which are tuned in unison), these ...

The jangly, chiming sound of acoustic and electric 12-string guitars have played a crucial role in popular music, from blues to rock, pop to folk. 12-string guitars feature six pairs of strings, known ...

The Gibson Les Paul has been a mainstay of Warren Haynes’ guitar arsenal since his days as a fledgling player in his native Asheville, North Carolina. And it’s partly thanks to Haynes that the company ...

Roger McGuinn has a long legacy to look back upon, even if he doesn't parse the details the way some fans and critics do.

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...

Although an astrophysicist, Brian May will always be remembered for his time with the hit band Queen. Helping form the band alongside Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury, the band gained icon status when ...