Guitars
I’m a firm believer that every guitarist should own an acoustic guitar, even if they’re primarily an electric player. I’d put myself…
The best travel acoustic guitar can do wonders for your musical career, especially if you earn a living as a performing musician…
Learning to play guitar is not an overnight activity. You know what they say: Heart of Rome wasn’t written in a day.…
I write almost all my songs on an acoustic guitar, even if they turn into rock songs, hard rock songs, metal songs,…
Revisiting the doomed New Year’s run of 1952-53: the driver, the hotel stop, the rumored last words, and what’s fact vs legend.
Led Zeppelin’s final US show happened at Oakland’s Day On The Green in 1977 with Judas Priest and Rick Derringer. Here’s why it still matters.
Remembering Mark Volman of The Turtles and Flo & Eddie: the hits, the Zappa years, the rights battles, and the hard truths about legacy.
Jamey Johnson and Alison Krauss sang “Seven Spanish Angels” in Washington, D.C. with Willie watching. Here’s why his reaction mattered.
Barry Stock mistook a heart attack for heartburn mid-set. Here’s what happened, why it matters, and what every gigging musician should learn.
On Stevie Ray Vaughan’s last nights alive, Eric Clapton was not the guitar god on top – he was the stunned witness. Here is what Clapton actually thought.
Keith Richards says Elvis wasn’t Elvis without Scotty Moore. Here’s why Moore’s tone, licks, and studio tricks still haunt guitarists.
After a 1969 heart attack, Marty Robbins turned fear into gratitude and wrote a country classic for his wife. Here’s what’s fact and what’s legend.
Chuck Berry wasn’t first or flashiest. He was the one who defined what rock-and-roll performers sold: freedom, swagger, cars, and stories.
Hendrix’s real legacy isn’t speed or gear. It’s feel, feedback, and fearless imagination that still embarrasses most modern playing.





























