Rory Gallagher learned blues from the radio, dug deeper than the “Three Kings,” and turned grit, rhythm and truth into a lifelong guitar lesson.
Browsing: guitar history
A practical, punchy guide to Albert Collins: his icy tone, capos, minor blues bite, and why legends like Hendrix and Pareles couldn’t ignore him.
From Esquire to Broadcaster to Telecaster: the blunt, bolt-on solid-body that killed feedback, cut costs, and reshaped modern guitar tone.
Django Reinhardt didn’t just play jazz; he reinvented the guitar after a fire left him with only two working fingers. Discover the edgy story of the original shredder.
How The Clash’s 1979 double album ‘London Calling’ turned punk inside out, reinvented rock, and left its mark on guitars, basses and politics for generations.
How a Texas teen who hated the blues economy cut dozens of pop singles, then surrendered to his true obsession and rewired slide guitar forever.