One day in 1947, three visionaries put their heads together to imagine a new instrument that didn’t really exist yet: a solid body electric guitar. Their names were Les Paul, Leo Fender, and Paul ...

This is because they don't share the same hollow body architecture acoustic guitars have that allows the sound to resonate. Instead, electric guitars rely on electromagnetism to convert vibrations ...

Gibson hardly needs an introduction; it is one of the most distinguished electric guitar brands in the world. But their ...

St. Francis University student Trinity Weimer received a special Christmas gift this year – a guitar donated by the Luke ...

Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...

A guitar played by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain in a rare acoustic concert has sold for a record $6m (£4.9m). Cobain played the retro acoustic-electric 1959 Martin D-18E during a legendary MTV ...

The collection, sold at Halls Fine Art in Shrewsbury, included electric, acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars, spanning from 1914 to 2012. The top price was for a Gretsch 1959 Double Anniversary ...