The track is widely ranked among the greatest — and even top — rock songs of all time, thanks to a groundbreaking riff that ...

Rock music continued to evolve in 1967, and with it, so did guitar riffs. As fuzz guitar pedals became more ubiquitous, the volume intensified to blistering levels. Guitar effects have as much to do ...

For many guitar players, Jimi Hendrix was simply the GOAT. We've heard plenty of guitarists say as much over the years on Gear Factor. In this video, you'll see the rockers who've discussed Hendrix's ...

However, for others, simple items like a record or a T-shirt aren’t enough, and they instead want to own parts of the genre ...

Being a great guitar player has meant something different in almost every decade. Guitarists have had to adapt over the years to meet listeners’ needs. In the ’50s, you needed to match the genius of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Deep Purple's 1973 hit "Smoke on the Water" is the greatest guitar riff of all time, according to a poll by a London music school that has taught members of top bands like Radiohead ...

In 1967, Jimi Hendrix unleashed one of the most influential songs in rock history. His track "Purple Haze," recorded with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, quickly became a defining moment of the ...