Eric Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, on March 30, 1945. His real father was a Canadian pilot but he didn't find that out until he was 53. When he was 2 his mother felt she was unable to look after him, so Eric then went to live with his grandparents. When...
Widely regarded as the greatest and most influential guitarist in rock history, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised...
Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn't approve of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he joined...
Keith RichardsKeith Richards is an internationally recognized iconic figure in contemporary culture and popular music as a singer, guitar player, songwriter, film actor, and public figure. He was voted 10th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, and...
This article is about the band. For its fifth album, see Metallica (album). For other uses, see Metallica (disambiguation).MetallicaMembers of Metallica onstageMetallica in London, England in 2017. From left to right: Lars Ulrich, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett and...
Nylon strings make it easier to play arpeggios for classical guitarNylon strings are commonly used in classical guitars. Characteristics of a classical guitar include having a wider neck than a guitar with steel strings. This type of classical guitar is also included...
Guitars have built-in strings. There are times when your guitar's strings make a dull or unclear sound. In addition, there is a possibility that the strings are rusty or suddenly break so you have to replace the guitar strings.It is better to replace all strings if...
Apart from being the guitarist for God Bless, Ian Antono also works on compositions and includes his guitar playing for several artists, including Nicky Astria, Ikang Fawzi, Anggun C Sasmi, Ebiet G Ade, and others. Apart from that, Ian is also good at writing songs....
Following questions over what is actually live playing at Mötley Crüe's shows. Departed guitarist Mick Mars now claims he barely played on the band's last three studio albums. Mars is currently in a legal battle with his former bandmates Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and...
It wasn’t too long ago that the legendary Paco De Lucia bought a new flamenco guitar from Pepe Romero Jr. Apparently when Paco was in Los Angeles to play at Disney Hall, Pepe Sr. showed him Pepe’s latest flamenco guitar (Pepe Jr. was out of town), and the long and...