They say at times you can't hear the sheer brilliance of a song until it's broken down on acoustic guitar, so for this edition of Gear Factor, you'll get a lot of brilliance from some of rock and ...
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Whether it’s Jimmy Page’s iconic guitar solo in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” or Kurt Cobain’s power chords within Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” hearing a great guitar riff for the first ...
From Jimmy Page’s legendary ‘Whole Lotta Love’ to Steve Morse’s intricate picking techniques, rock guitar is built on riffs, power chords, and expressive playing. Mastering skills like palm muting, ...
David Garrett is out to make peace between rock and classical audiences. After establishing himself as a rising young classical violinist, the German-born Garrett decided to become an ambassador for ...
From accidental late-night recordings to fiery real-life events, the origins of rock’s most iconic guitar riffs are as legendary as the songs themselves. These short, powerful sequences have defined ...
Many rock songs are written on an acoustic guitar. When MTV Unplugged began airing acoustic versions of popular songs, it gave audiences a glimpse of what a hit might have sounded like in its earliest ...
Editor’s Note: This week we introduce Riffs, an occasional profile of a notable professional musician in the Southland. Known for finger pickin’ and putting his own spin on flamenco and classical ...