Sometimes all it takes is one person to believe in you. For 12-year-old Bella, that person was Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. During the grand opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, ...

The viral math-rock duo has been lugging around a double-neck built by luthier Raphaël Le Breton. Now, guitarist Khn has been spotted with another version, crafted by one of Canada's foremost guitar ...

The next time you’re listening to someone play guitar — be it a big-name artist or your favorite local musician — there’s a good chance a critical part of their guitar string was made right here in ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

If you're a fan of vintage guitars and have one or more around the house or in storage, you could be sitting on a small fortune. One of those instruments could help boost your bank account to the tune ...

Wisconsin Book of the Month highlights a book — new, newish or neglected — by a state writer or on a Milwaukee or Wisconsin subject that Journal Sentinel books editor Jim Higgins recommends you read ...

Doug Irwin was paid $5,800, according to the book “Grateful Dead Gear,” to build a guitar for Jerry Garcia. The guitar became known as Tiger, nicknamed for an inlay design on the instrument. Garcia ...

Tension Formula: T = (UW × (2 × L × F)²) / 386.088 — where T = tension in lbs, UW = unit weight of string (lbs/in), L = scale length in inches, F = frequency in Hz. This is the industry-standard ...

On Aug. 4, 1979, the Grateful Dead performed a stellar 21-song set at the Oakland City Auditorium in California. It marked their first-ever performance of “Althea,” Jerry Garcia’s latest collaboration ...

If you’ve been on the fence about adding a 12-string to your lineup, the King-12 CE NT may just make the decision a little easier. This guitar looks the business, sounds great and is surprisingly ...