guitar

Former Guns N’ Roses/current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash has been part of some iconic TV moments, such as the Michael Jackson 30th anniversary special in 2001, the 100th episode of ‘South Park’ in 2003 and the Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show in 2011 with the Black Eyed Peas. It’s not too soon to add this one to his impressive list: Playing guitar during actor Charlie Sheen’s Comedy Central roast,

While the world of guitar rock, admittedly, is male-heavy, a number of female players have risen to the top over the years, proving women have just as much aptitude for the 6-string as their male colleagues. These women crushed instruments and eardrums in pursuit of a new way to make the guitar sing, scream, shout and move souls...

Nobody would debate Eric Clapton’s standing as a bluesman. Even his overt pop hits like “Wonderful Tonight” and “Tears in Heaven” contain strong elements of blues-derived playing, like artful string bends, slide guitar and melodies based on pentatonic scales...

Eddie Van Halen's guitar was preserved forever for future generations to check out at the Smithsonian Institute!

My Friday favorite is a band called Mountain, check out one of my guitar heroes at Woodstock, the rather large Leslie West!