As the Fender Stratocaster turns 70, have we reached peak electric guitar?
For most of the past 70 years, popular music has centred on the electric guitar, the portable instrument that emerged from ...
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“I’ve seen firsthand how technology and innovation have reshaped the six-string landscape”: 5 reasons why new guitar players have never had it so good
Learning the guitar today vs 30 years ago is a very different experience. From online lessons and free resources, to clever ...
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“Kim Deal with Bruce Springsteen’s guitar”: Statue of Rory Gallagher is unveiled in Belfast... but fans aren’t happy
A new statue of the late great Rory Gallagher has been unveiled in his hometown of Belfast. High time, of course. Gallagher left us 30 years ago, in 1995, at the ridiculously young age of 47. But it’s ...
A Rory Gallagher statue has finally been unveiled in Belfast – but some fans aren’t too happy with it
The statue was green-lit in 2016, and recreates one of the late guitar great’s most famous poses from a 1972 Melody Maker ...
A look at electric guitar history that originated in Southern California
Attuned to guitars What’s considered the best-selling pop instrument of all time was invented by Southern Californian Leo Fender. Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in ...