Much of rock music is centered around a powerful guitar solo. Few genres have such a reliance on a single instrument. There have been many famous guitar solos throughout the decades, but the four ...

Sometimes, a producer needs a guitar legend to elevate a potential hit single. Or, for reasons of youth, addiction, or lack of skill, professional session players are called upon to rescue a track.

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, ...

Modern pop with echoes of Hendrix and George Harrison? Instrumental jazz rock to rival Pat Metheny or Jeff Beck? A landmark ...