A lap steel guitar is a compact guitar played in a horizontal position, either in the player’s lap — hence the name — or on a stand or table. Players use a slide known as a tone bar to fret the ...

I’ve been campaigning for more slide guitar in metal for years — what would some nasty pedal steel licks sound like amidst wicked slams?? — and my wish has finally been granted by Velocihamster, the ...

How is it that a tiny guitar amp with origins that date back 76 years is still considered a monster tone machine today? It’s because Fender got so much right with the humble Champ combo from the start ...

Steel guitar music started on the island of Oahu — and teachers there are working with the next generation of students to continue the tradition. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) Quincy Cortez ...

Who could have imagined that a few serendipitous events on a remote Pacific island in the 19th century would fundamentally change American music. In 1832 Hawaii's king brought Mexican cowboys to the ...