Cesar Gueikian appointed President, Interim CEO of Gibson
Gibson has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Cesar Gueikian, formerly the company’s Brand President, as its new President and Interim CEO. The…
Tim Bachman, guitarist, co-founder of Bachman–Turner Overdrive, dies at 71
Tim Bachman, the guitarist who co-founded Bachman–Turner Overdrive with his brothers – guitarist/singer Randy Bachman and drummer Robbie Bachman – and bassist Fred Turner, has…
Gibson’s new 80s Flying V and Explorer models party like it’s 1984 with ebony finishes and high output humbuckers
Gibson has announced the arrival of the 80s Flying V and 80s Explorer, both of which are designed to channel the looks and sounds of…
Watch Derek Trucks and Nels Cline bring different worlds of lead guitar greatness together in stunning live call-and-response duel with Wilco
Alt-rock titans Wilco aren’t exactly a jam band, even if they sometimes get lumped into that category, and have significant fan overlap with the Grateful…
Pat Finnerty: “I knew millions of people were gonna get What Makes This Song Stink ’cause millions watch Rick Beato, and maybe 10% know how ridiculous this man is”
Before the pandemic hit, Pat Finnerty was just another workman musician, leading his own locally beloved band in Philadelphia and taking on mercenary gigs as…
Gabriel Akhmad Marin: “I don’t play many chords. I’m more of a melodic single-note player, and the fretless guitar is a great instrument for that”
When you speak to Consider the Source guitarist Gabriel Akhmad Marin, it doesn’t take long to get the impression that music has taken him far…
Steve Vai leads 7,968 guitarists in a world record-breaking performance of Jimi Hendrix classic Hey Joe
Steve Vai was on hand in Wrocław, Poland at the weekend to help break the record for the world’s largest performance of Jimi Hendrix classic,…
How Billy Sheehan learned to slap
Billy Sheehan, quite possibly the most technically gifted rock bass player on the planet, has played with dozens of amazing musicians and travelled the world…
Paul Gilbert names 12 guitarists who shaped his sound
Few players scour the innards of their musical soul in quite the same way Paul Gilbert does. Be it his shredding heroics with early band…
8 Hollywood actors who are also bass players
Hollywood actors-turned-musicians are nothing new. It’s not uncommon that we see a budding celebrity pull out an acoustic guitar to play some rudimentary chords in…