Overdrive is the most common and beloved guitar effect, but do you really know what all those knobs do? We’ll show you how with the help of an all-time classic pedal, BOSS’s SD-1 Super Overdrive
It’s been three decades since grunge cracked the mainstream, but it remains one of the most important moments in the history of guitar music. In a new series, we examine the important bands, gear and players from this remarkable movement.
The Fab Four’s impact on guitar music is hard to overstate, but what are their best moments of on-record guitar brilliance? We’ve picked out our top 20.
Looking to add a vintage Telecaster, Nocaster, Esquire, Broadcaster, Thinline, Deluxe or Custom to your collection but don’t know where to start? Let us be your guide.
Johnny Marr’s unparalleled ability for weaving some of the most emotionally-charged, melodically sumptuous guitar parts in the history of pop continues to captivate.
Their uneasy marriage of flamenco, surf, alt-rock and wildly discordant sonic mayhem inspired countless imitators, yet nobody has ever sounded quite like the Pixies.
Throwing aside guitar convention, Tom Morello’s inventive use of the instrument as a sonically enthralling, genre-mashing tool is a key element of Rage’s crossover appeal.
If there’s one guitar player who encapsulates the very sound of his band, it’s the Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards. His playing is idiosyncratic, loose, hard to copy… and the stuff of legend.
