I remember the first time I saw Eddie Van Halen on MTV, the way he played two hands on the fingerboard during his short “Jump” guitar solo. I loved his cool “Frankenstein” guitar, so named because he ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. As one of the world's most popular instruments, the electric guitar is the primary instrument of many musicians and songwriters nowadays.

Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ...