Andy Timmons hit the big leagues more than three decades ago when he joined the rock group Danger Danger in the late ’80s. Since then, the talented and creative guitarist has, among other things, ...

One of the biggest differences between playing acoustic and electric guitar is the force required to bend the strings. A typical medium steel-string set starts at gauge .013, compared to .010 for an ...

Pushing a string up or pulling it down raises the pitch of the note you're playing. This is called string bending. The technique can be used to create singing, vocal-like phrases that other ...

Some of the following licks are decidedly unconventional and there is much to explain so, without further ado, let's just dive straight in and have a look at Ex. 1. Want all the hottest music and gear ...

MELODIC MUSE by Andy Timmons THE BENDS, PART 4 String bending offers us guitarists a highly effective way to evoke a wide range of sounds and emotions from our instrument and emulate some of the ...

Jazz guitarist John Scofield, who performed with his quartet at the Dakota jazz club Tuesday night, has probably done more than any other musician to influence the stylistic direction of jazz guitar ...

During daylight hours, Dr David Robert Grimes takes on the serious and important job of battling cancer. But by night, the Doctor swaps his white lab coat for a leather jacket to become a rock'n'roll ...