A look at the wah-wah pedal, its history and how Jimi Hendrix perfected its use in one of his best-known and best-loved songs.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been through it all as artists, delivering us greatness as they've done it. But what are their best albums?

The Grammy-winning guitarist talks about the “Gentle Genius” who inspired her sound and deserves more widespread recognition ...

Why is the image of the electric guitar hero so often a man, when women have been shredding the axe for nearly a century?

New chocolate shop Cocoa Legato in Greenwood is becoming a venue for younger, fusion-oriented jazz musicians, as well as ...

Tower of Power took to the Alameda County Fairgrounds stage June 26 and immediately commanded the audience’s attention.

You may have heard the news a while back that Gibson was relaunching the legendary Tobias brand of basses. Founded in the late 1970s by Michael Tobias, Tobias basses were truly cutting-edge for their ...

Black guitarists have played a foundational role in shaping modern music, from the birth of the blues to the rise of rock, jazz, and funk. Early innovators like Henry Sloan and Lonnie Johnson ...

This San Francisco bass player and producer has a knack for getting top-shelf guitarists to play on his stream of Spotify masterpieces ...

The phenomenal guitar playing of Joe Satriani needs no introduction, but he also handled bass duties on his first two albums ...

Jake Funk, 27, is awaiting parenthood. The NFL player is expecting his first kid with wife Hannah Ann Sluss, 29.