Cleveland, Ohio’s Carl Baldassarre has been practising music for over 50 years and is a renowned guitarist and composer. His YouTube channel dubs him the “Professor of Classic Rock” and focuses on ...

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All electric guitar players know that the amplifier is just as important — if not more — as the guitar itself for shaping your sound. Each major amplifier model has unique dynamics and tonal ...

If you dream of starting a band (or just rocking out in your garage), you’re likely going to want an electric guitar. And if you’ve never strummed one before, you’re definitely going to want one ...

It’s hard to think of popular music without the electric guitar. The instrument became the cornerstone of rock ‘n’ roll, and grew into something far more than just another instrument. The tool behind ...

On July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival and plugged in his electric guitar for what many consider to be the first time. The folk artist turned in his flannel shirt for ...

It’s one of the big philosophical questions: What should an electric Ferrari sound like? Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, or ...