The grungy, extraterrestrial “Mk.gee tone” is everywhere and depends on a decades-old device.

When you think of a guitar what comes to mind? Maybe it’s a simple maple acoustic, the kind played by countless singer-songwriters over the years, or perhaps a double-necked mahogany electric, favored ...

Anthony Dickens had an idea for a new kind of guitar for more than 10 years, but work on a prototype only started two years ago. Now with the help of engineers from London's Makerversity, the Circle ...

Returning with a powerful new album, the Grammy-winning bandleader reflects on fighting racism through music, his father’s ...

Over 70 guitars, mandolins and basses are suspended from the ceiling, interconnected with wires that lace around the floor. The instruments are connected to a computer loaded with a playlist. One ...

James "Munky" Shaffer is best known for the crushing riffs he's created in Korn, but the musician is indulging another side of his musical tastes at present, recently launching the experimental ...

For this year’s Shaky Knees, father/son team Michael and Johnny Dunaway set out to photograph, and hear the stories of, the coolest guitars at the fest. The results were fascinating. From a ...

KAILUA, Hawaii — Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning ...

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The Rolling Stones have always had a singular sound, especially in their guitars. You can always know a Stones song when it comes on. Even casual music fans will notice the innate differences between ...