Our Jan. 11 story about the Performer self-tuning system for solid-body electric guitars focused on how the device was developed and how it works. But it also included the observation, offered by the ...

In 2020, just as the covid-19 pandemic was getting rolling and we were all stuck in our houses craving balm for our souls, the giant guitar manufacturer Fender did a smart thing. It released a product ...

Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month this April with a look at five of the most exciting electric guitars at the National Museum of American History. Megan Salocks April is an important month for the ...

Few guitars carry more historical weight than the Fender Telecaster. With its compact body and brash, incisive twang, the Telecaster—first introduced by Fender in the 1950s—played a pivotal role in ...

Editor’s Note: Originally published May 26, 2020. In the 35 years since guitar builder Paul Reed Smith founded his eponymous brand, his premium instruments have become the modern benchmark for ...

Acoustic and classical guitars look very similar, both made of wood, both with six strings, and both with the familiar guitar shape with a curved body and long neck. But there are key differences that ...

Happy 100th Birthday, Les Paul! June 9, 2015, is an important day for the guitar and music world: It is the centennial of the birth of electric guitar icon and innovator, Les Paul, who was born in ...