Are there two more iconic guitars than the Gibson Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster? We’d wager probably not. These two behemoths of music history have consistently found themselves in the hands of ...

Sam Fender is a young up-and-comer making big waves in the music industry. Known for his high tenor voice, Fender was born and raised in England. Though he’s still best known to U.K.-based listeners, ...

Innovation is about more than the people who create a product, or the companies that back them. The history of the electric guitar shows that the musicians who worked the instrument were as much a ...

How exciting, telling rock's story via the development of the solid-body electric guitar, the music's defining instrument. Former San Francisco Weekly Music Editor Ian Port accomplishes this in a fast ...

When Leo Fender and Les Paul met, they didn't have much in common — one was an introverted tinkerer, the other a rising star. But their electric guitars defined the sound of rock 'n' roll. Buddy Holly ...

Leo Fender and Les Paul were pioneers of the solid-body electric guitar. Their innovations helped change the course of music — and put the guitar at the center of the rock 'n' roll revolution. Fender ...

Electric guitars are as American as baseball and apple pie. In his new book from CBS sister company Simon & Schuster, author Ian Port dives into the rivalry that shaped the evolution of the electric ...

The rock ‘n’ roll revolution, it could be argued, didn’t start in a smoke-filled nightclub or raucous juke joint where blues and country were being transformed into a new music form or at least given ...

Before Jimi Hendrix infamously and famously lit his guitar on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival, he kissed it first. He sparked a match, threw it on his black Fender Stratocaster, poured lighter fluid ...

Jim Marshall’s name will forever be associated with loud music thanks to his amplifiers, which are still used today. Following the announcement of Marshall's death, legendary Guns N' Roses guitarist ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Fender timed its original announcement of the Troublemaker Tele perfectly, unveiling its Les Paul ...