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What does the future look like for our precious guitar amps, and how will AI shape your guitar tone

“Good evening, Long Island! Are we havin’ a good time? All right. Now we’re gonna do a song by the Killers. This is Mr. Brightside!” Not tonight, Satan…

From the first commercially produced solidbody guitar to the invention of the electric bass, the landscape of guitar would look very different without Fender’s monumental influence

The megastar crossovers where guitar met box office pop and made magic happen

These players all had to pay the bills somehow before they hit the big time

As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year

The '90s were a heady time for the British indie scene, aka Britpop – from the advent of Blur vs Oasis to the emergence of Radiohead, we run down the guitarists behind the genre's biggest hits

We chart the influential axe-slingers who shaped the sound – and look – of rock to come

Most of Kiss's biggest tracks feature the original Spaceman, Ace Frehley, on guitar. But there's plenty more six-string ear candy in the band's catalog – some from surprising names…

Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, Jake E. Lee and a host of all-star guests have all lent their chops to the Prince of Darkness's sprawling solo catalog. Here are their greatest guitar parts