The 1980s were prime years for the killer guitar solo. These three songs were partially or entirely improvised on the spot.

The 21st century is still young but has already borne witness to some of the most spectacular lead guitar moments in the history of the instrument. Here, Total Guitar have whittled down the greatest ...

Here’s nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch‘s Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...

An iconic guitar solo doesn’t just elevate a song, it defines it. It’s the moment that sweeps you off your feet, sets your speakers on fire, and cements a track’s place in music history. And while the ...

Blues rock is often known genre-wide for featuring a killer guitar solo or two, especially when it comes to these three ...

From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

If there's one topic classic rock fans love to debate, it would probably be which guitarist is the "best" ever, and which licks and riffs are the most impressive. So it's no surprise that when Guitar ...

There aren’t enough guitar solos anymore. I mean, there are guitar solos still happening—in the metalspheres of the world, most explicitly—but rock and roll’s got a serious solo deficiency going on.

Jeff Beck, who died suddenly at the age of 78, was among the first and last of rock music’s epic guitar heroes. He played according to his own rules, with styles as unpredictable as the diverse genres ...

Picking the greatest guitarists of all time is a Sisyphean task. Let's pick five of the most important early innovators of ...

It may surprise you, but in the year-end edition of Total Guitar magazine, Metallica's Kirk Hammett posits that much of the music-listening public likely forgets most songs' guitar solos. But Hammett ...

You've certainly heard a great guitar solo before, and if you're a fan of live music, you've probably seen your fair share as well. But we're betting not very many people have seen a rocking guitar ...