Some guitar solos are more than just musical moments, they are the sounds that defined generations and influenced millions of musicians around the world. In this video we explore twenty of the ...

A guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen was indeed an eruption. The legendary Van Halen guitarist, who died Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer at age 65, will forever live on through solos like ...

Neil Young said “Heart Of Gold” put him in the middle of the road, so, becoming bored with the mainstream, he opted for the ditch. For most of the 80s, Young experimented with genres, fought with his ...

The guitar solo isn’t an endangered species; it’s one that’s evolving to survive in a rapidly changing climate. Guitar gods of the 20th century, like Slash and Eddie Van Halen (or their modern-day ...

You're probably reading this list of the Top 20 Hair Metal Guitar Solos for one of two reasons. You might be an '80s hard rock aficionado and guitar fanatic eager to see which of the era's solos we ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

Before Warren Haynes formed the legendary jam band, Gov’t Mule, he was playing guitar in the Allman Brothers Band. First, he joined the Dickey Betts Band in 1988. Betts formed the band after the ...

Brian May's guitar work in Queen is among the most admired in rock history and one of his biggest fans came from his own band. During a chat with Total Guitar, May recalls a moment from working with ...

Get your Kirk Hammett/wah pedal jokes at the ready, because Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett has gone on the record that he’s sick and tired of playing the “Master of Puppets” solo. You know, the ...