Most anyone who listens to guitar-heavy music — whether it be electric or acoustic — has probably wanted to play guitar at one point or another. While plenty of people do learn, at least a little, it ...

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Often overlooked in guitar circles when compared to bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir was a brilliant rhythm player who blended jazz, folk, country, blues, and rockabilly influences into a style that any gu ...

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In 1993, Radiohead assured us that "Anyone Can Play Guitar," but, as that band is composed of admitted creeps and/or weirdos, this supposition is suspect. The guitar-based rhythm game explosion of the ...

In the mid-00s, it was almost impossible to escape the popularity of Guitar Hero. Released in 2005, Harmonix and RedOctane’s guitar-based rhythm game is considered one of the most influential games of ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Armchair rock stars the world over have been flexing the gnarled remnants of their hands in agony ever since Guitar Hero's expert difficulty level ...