ZZ Top’s “La Grange” is famed for its iconic blues rock guitar riff. Guitarist Billy Gibbons detailed the riff’s origins and signature techniques. The song sparked a lawsuit and allegedly contributed ...

Buddy Guy and Jack White have continued to deliver some of the best blues rock projects multiple decades into their careers ...

Powerful guitar riffs were the defining sound of the 1970s. From rock and roll to blues, shredding guitar tracks were such an important element in hits from that era. Many of those iconic solos are ...

Influenced by Jimmy Page and Beck, this famed guitarist has given us timeless riffs from tunes such as "Walk This Way," ...

Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine" turns 38: The accidental riff that became a No. 1 hit and defined a generation of hard ...

Rock music continued to evolve in 1967, and with it, so did guitar riffs. As fuzz guitar pedals became more ubiquitous, the volume intensified to blistering levels. Guitar effects have as much to do ...

Guns N' Roses hero Slash has always been been indebted to the British masters of the blues, with there two who inspired him ...

This week we begin exploring three new blues albums - Danielle Nicole puts her spin on Southern blues - Ryan "Bluwrath" ...

Following the superb No Name, White continues his fan service with stripped back songs and nasty, anarchic riffs – though it all ends up feeling a little samey It’s a strange thing to say about one of ...

The greatest blues, rock and metal songs of all time have one thing in common: a slamming guitar riff that elevates the song to iconic status. Guitar World knew that when it placed ZZ Top's La Grange ...