Are there two more iconic guitars than the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster? We’d wager probably not. These two behemoths of music history have consistently found themselves in the hands of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Sting guitarist Dominic Miller has made his case for the age-old Fender ...

Many of us looking for the best of all worlds in a guitar but UK guitarist Conrad Snook has just created it; combining two of the most iconic designs into one double-neck extravaganza. Say hello to ...

Innovation is about more than the people who create a product, or the companies that back them. The history of the electric guitar shows that the musicians who worked the instrument were as much a ...

When Leo Fender and Les Paul met, they didn't have much in common — one was an introverted tinkerer, the other a rising star. But their electric guitars defined the sound of rock 'n' roll. Buddy Holly ...

Leo Fender and Les Paul were pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar. Their innovations helped change the course of music — and put the guitar at the center of the rock 'n' roll revolution. Fender ...

Before Jimi Hendrix infamously and famously lit his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival, he kissed it first. He sparked a match, threw it on his black Fender Stratocaster, poured lighter fluid ...

Brent Mason has enjoyed a long career as one of the best session musicians in the business – playing guitar on numerous records by major artists including Shania Twain, George Strait, Alan Jackson and ...

How exciting, telling rock's story via the development of the solid-body electric guitar, the music's defining instrument. Former San Francisco Weekly Music Editor Ian Port accomplishes this in a fast ...

Brent Mason has enjoyed a long career as one of the best session musicians in the business – playing guitar on numerous records by major artists including Shania Twain, George Strait, Alan Jackson and ...