Guitar articles

  • Duane Eddy, twangy guitar icon of early rock, dead at 86

    Duane Eddy, a pioneering guitarist who made his debut in the 1950s, has died. The twangy guitarist was 86. Eddy died of cancer on Tuesday at the Williamson Health Hospital in Franklin, Tennessee, his wife, Deed Abbate, said. Eddy paved the way for a new generation of guitarists by focusing on the bass strands on the guitar versus the high ones. During his career, Duane sold more than 100 million copies and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. "I had a distinctive sound that...
  • Fortnite Festival now supports Rock Band 4 guitar controllers

    If you still have your old Rock Band guitars lying around, it’s now possible to use them in Fortnite’s Rock Band-like music mode. As promised at launch, Fortnite Festival now supports a handful of guitar controllers across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. The announcement comes as part of a fresh update headlined by Billie Eilish. The supported controllers include the Riffmaster Wireless Guitar Controller, Rock Band 4 Rivals Wireless Fender Jaguar Guitar, and Rock Band 4 Wireless Fender Stratocaster...
  • You Can Get These Beginner Guitar Lessons on Sale for $16 Right Now

    The course bundle includes lessons like Beginner Guitar Lessons Crash Course, Guitar Lessons for the Curious Guitarist, and Guitar Technique.