“Solos come and go, riffs last forever,” Keith Richards declared on the Today show on BBC Radio 4. That’s fighting talk from the man they call the Human Riff. In the guitar-driven rock genre that ...

November Rain, Guns ‘N’ Roses – November Rain highlights Slash’s precision and versatility, with slow, steady solos that build intensity and faster runs in the final solo, increasing the song’s ...

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 ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the ...

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” is an incredible song, even without Kurt Cobain’s guitar solo. But that very solo made the iconic grunge track even better. And it’s not that complicated of a solo, either.

Metallica have created some of the most critically acclaimed music in the world of rock and metal over the course of three decades. And one of the foundations of their music has been Kirk Hammett's ...

When the world lost Prince on April 21, it didn't just lose an amazing singer, it lost one of the most important guitarists of this generation. Listen to any one of Prince's guitar solos, and you will ...

Where does Eddie Van Halen, seen here playing a signature EVH Wolfgang guitar, rank among the all-time greats? (Matt Bruck) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's the instrument most associated with rock and roll.