(Solo: Eric Stewart) Spare a thought for Eric Stewart, a great guitarist in a band that wasn’t really known for guitar rock. Their greatest hit, “I’m Not in Love” had no lead at all. Maybe that’s why he gave himself a long solo break on the finale of 10cc’s debut, Decept...
The song “Celebrity Skin,” which opens the album of the same name, starts with a pounding riff played by guitarist Eric Erlandson. The track was a hit single for Hole, the band formed in Los Angeles in 1989, reaching No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1998. Singer Courtney Lo...
Eric Clapton 2,112 votes From The Yardbirds to Cream and Derek & The Dominos, this legendary guitarist has been part of some of rock's most influential bands before embarking on a solo career that spanned decades. Known for his soulful playing style and emotive vocals, he's...
Best known for his songs “Born Under a Bad Sign”, and “As the Years Go Passing By”, this legendary guitarist even stopped Jimi Hendrix in his tracks when he opened for him in 1967. John Lennon The rhythm guitarist of the one and only, The Beatles, Lennon is the first of two...
using transistors instead of vacuum tubes. V4 shrinks the enclosure to compact size and offers a three-voicing toggle switch emulating the behavior of the classic JCM, a modded tone dear to Guns’n’Roses’ guitarist Slash (#34) and a voice with more tone range & structure response in the...
The VH-2 Vintage is basically a super strat with active pickups, tweaked to meet the playability and tone demands of Metallica’s lead guitarist. It has a double cutaway alder body in aged black finish, complete with chipped paint, stickers and other cosmetic details found on Kirk’s actual...
Being the lead guitarist of a band where Myles Kennedy is the rhythm player is no easy feat, but then again, Mark Tremonti isn’t your average player. He’s an incredibly talented musician and has been a long endorser of PRS guitars. ...
Clark was highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist, banjo player, and fiddler. He was skilled in the traditions of many genres, including classical guitar, country music, Latin music, bluegrass, and pop. He had hit songs as a pop vocalist (e.g., "Yesterday, When I Was Young" and ...
In a quandary over how exactly to follow up the sprawling rock opera Tommy, guitarist Pete Townshend attempted to create another concept piece in the form of Lifehouse. However, when audiences - who were meant to be part of the performance - failed to respond, it drove Townshend to the edge...
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