country

Melissa Etheridge reveals the most important lesson she learned from her “scary” first guitar teacher

By Janelle Borg published 8 March 26

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee takes us back to her roots – and pays homage to the guitar teacher who started it all...

Steel guitarist Pete Finney – who performed with Vince Gill, Reba McEntire and the Monkees – dies aged 70

By Janelle Borg published 17 February 26

The Nashville legend played with a variety of high-profile artists, including the Chicks, the Judds, and Patty Loveless – and was known as a connoisseur of American music history

Martin teams up with the Grand Ole Opry on a one-of-a-kind, limited-edition acoustic

By Janelle Borg published 12 February 26

The Nashville institution celebrated its 100th anniversary last November

When Keith Urban and Dann Huff got heated over a guitar solo

By Janelle Borg published 14 January 26

The two first started working together in 2002 – and Huff tested Urban’s patience with an hour-long solo session

How Stephen Wilson Jr. bought his workhorse, ride-or-die nylon-string guitar

By Janelle Borg published 5 January 26

The country rock star stumbled across his forever guitar thanks to a chance Craigslist find

How a rite of passage led Margo Price to etching her signature onto a guitar next to a country legend’s

By Janelle Borg published 20 August 25

Price recently collaborated with Gibson on a signature J-45 and is set to release her upcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, at the end of the month

Eric Gales nearly recorded a guitar solo for Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter

By Janelle Borg published 10 July 25

Raphael Saadiq reveals he was close to giving Gales a ring when Beyoncé requested an extended solo on one of the Cowboy Carter tracks

Derek Wells on the transcription hack that helped him go from server to working with Post Malone

By Janelle Borg published 26 June 25

The in-demand guitar player has played with a who’s who of the country world – including Maren Morris, Luke Combs, and Kelsea Ballerini

Dann Huff and Keith Urban got off to a rocky start – but they went on to create a string of number 1 singles

By Phil Weller published 20 June 25

Huff was handpicked to help bring more guitar into the Urban’s sound, but their “oil and water” mindsets caused tumult in the studio

Justin Ostrander on the sought-after pill bottle slide used by Duane Allman and Derek Trucks – and how he got one for free

By Janelle Borg published 18 June 25

As Ostrander explains, a number of legendary slide players have turned to particular vintage Coricidin bottles – to the point they can now command crazy money on the used market