The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

This is one of Vince Gill’s most well-known (and impressive) guitar solos. You know you’ve made it when Brent Mason is your backup guitarist! This particular solo is smooth as all heck, and the tone ...

A guitar solo from Eddie Van Halen was indeed an eruption. The legendary Van Halen guitarist, who died Tuesday after a long battle with throat cancer at age 65, will forever live on through solos like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

When planning out our direction for this series of ‘Magic Moments’ features, we set a rule that guitar solos specifically - even the truly majestic ones - shouldn’t be highlighted. Our thinking went ...