The Gibson Les Paul and Fender Esquire/Telecaster and Stratocaster solidbodies, and the Gibson ES-335 semi-hollow electric, rightfully rank as some of the most iconic guitars of the early days of rock ...

125 years ago, a German immigrant by the name of Friedrich Gretsch opened a small instruments shop in Brooklyn, NY. Young Gretsch built banjos and drums, and his little business was success. After his ...

A 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 electric guitar, once given away for free in a magazine competition by Jimmy Page, sold at auction for £100,000 ($135,366) on September 9 by auction house Gardiner ...

Decades after it was stolen, Canadian rock star Randy Bachman says he’s finally found the rare guitar he used to write hits like “American Woman” and “Takin’ Care of Business” after an internet sleuth ...

Chet Atkins was, first and foremost, a guitar player. He became a producer and a record executive, but he started as a musician and continued learning his craft until he passed away in 2001. Often ...