The electric guitar is the alpha instrument in rock music, but there have been plenty of great acoustic songs as well.

The acoustic guitar is still an important part of rock music. A huge production, complete with electronic components, isn’t always necessary to create a solid rock song for the ages. These four bands ...

Sometimes, a solid rock song just needs to have its production stripped down and its instrumentation broken down into basic parts to really shine. Plenty of rock stars have performed “unplugged” ...

Due to widespread production of sound effects, electrical music and music pedals, we tend to romanticize simple and raw versions of music. In these settings, an artist can demonstrate melodies in ...

Sometimes a guitar is just a guitar. More often, however, it's a talisman or a totem, a combination of toy and weapon, simultaneous object of love and hate. Above all, though, it's an eternal object ...

Discover different guitar body styles in this beginner-friendly guide. Learn the differences between acoustic, electric, ...

Diana Crandall is a deputy editor of automation at Forbes Marketplace. With a master's degree in journalism from the University of Southern California and a background in marketing, she combines ...

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, ...

The Ann Arbor Folk Festival is an event built on exploration, exposing audiences to what they hadn’t previously considered ...