The jangly, chiming sound of acoustic and electric 12-string guitars have played a crucial role in popular music, from blues to rock, pop to folk. 12-string guitars feature six pairs of strings, known ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Fender Electric XII even made a notable appearance on the Woodstock stage, played by Johnny Winter (albeit strung with six ...

As it celebrates over 130 years of music history, Gibson, the iconic global instrument brand, is proud to announce it has partnered with Sir Brian May, one of the most influential musicians in history ...

If there's any one recognizable symbol of the classic rock era, it's the almighty electric guitar, and many of the genre's greatest guitarists have their own favorite, even signature, models. Rock has ...

Although an astrophysicist, Brian May will always be remembered for his time with the hit band Queen. Helping form the band alongside Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury, the band gained icon status when ...

The Gibson Les Paul has been a mainstay of Warren Haynes’ guitar arsenal since his days as a fledgling player in his native Asheville, North Carolina. And it’s partly thanks to Haynes that the company ...

In the mid-1970s, country performer Glen Campbell found another signature song to add to his live show. During a performance, he took a break from playing hits like “Gentle on My Mind” and “Rhinestone ...

Perhaps the most iconic instrument in modern rock is the guitar. It's really just a bunch of strings stretched across a board, which you can strum to make awesome tunes, thanks to the physics of waves ...

Nick Millevoi is Premier Guitar’s senior editor and co-host of the 100 Guitarists podcast. His work as a journalist and musician reflects his curiosity for the ever-expanding possibilities of guitar ...

The artist Larry Bell has amassed a vast collection of acoustic instruments, carefully stored in a climate-controlled room. By Zoë Lescaze In My Obsession, one creative person reveals their most ...