Chuck Berry is on the short list of the greatest guitarists to ever play and helped inspire a generation of rock and roll.

A 2004 rock hit was named among the greatest guitar solos of all time and it was inspired by a Beatles classic.

Coming up with a Big 4 of Jimi Hendrix solos alone is a task unto itself, but this closing track from Electric Ladyland, the ...

Who doesn’t love a good, solid guitar solo? We love when guitarists get to shred on a classic song, and there are so many definitive lists of great solos out there. Here are just four of my personal ...

While people love guitar solos, these are three they forget. These are three forgotten guitar solos from the 1970s that still ...

Some songs do not just enter the conversation, they take control of it. The opening notes hit, the room shifts, and suddenly ...

He might be the most underrated guitarist of his generation, but Neil Young has had a powerful impact on rock music. One of my favorite albums of Young's over the years is "Rust Never Sleeps," which ...

Few things defined the genre of rock and roll more than the guitar solo. Sometimes powerful and loud, at other times gentle and orchestrated, the guitar solo changed pop culture and the way rock ...

Billy Idol guitarist Steve Stevens dazzles fans every night with a nylon-string guitar solo that ever-so-slightly teases bits of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" and Van Halen's "Eruption." It's a ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like the thrill of a glorious six-string explosion — a long, twisted, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...