Keeping the Hawaiian steel guitar tradition alive

Alan Akaka teaches a high school student steel guitar.

KAILUA, Hawaii —  Quincy Cortez plucks at a slim black box laid across his legs, his fingers flashing silver. Steel strings twang with each pull from the metal rings — wearable guitar picks — adorning his […]

JIMMY PAGE Partners With GIBSON On Doubleneck Collector’s Edition Guitar

JIMMY PAGE Partners With GIBSON On Doubleneck Collector's Edition Guitar

As it celebrates 130 years of music history, Gibson, the iconic global instrument brand, is proud to announce it has entered into a new partnership with Jimmy Page, one of the most influential musicians in […]

DAVE GROHL Partners With EPIPHONE To Release His DG-335 Guitar

DAVE GROHL Partners With EPIPHONE To Release His DG-335 Guitar

For 150 years, Epiphone has been a leading innovator in instrument design. By leveraging its iconic past and leaning into the future, Epiphone has set the stage for the next era of sound for present […]

Paul McCartney’s Famous Bass Guitar Returned to Beatles Singer 50 Years After It Was Stolen

Paul McCartney's Famous Bass Guitar Returned to Beatles Singer 50 Years After It Was Stolen

McCartney shared that he’s “incredibly grateful to all those involved” after he was reunited with this 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass guitar, which had been lost since 1972. Paul McCartney’s famous bass guitar has been returned […]

‘We Are The World’ Doc Director On Lionel Ritchie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & More – Deadline

‘We Are The World’ Doc Director On Lionel Ritchie Karaoke, Prince’s Guitar & More – Deadline

“I didn’t really know much about the making of the song,” admits The Greatest Night in Pop director Bao Nguyen of 1985’s star-studded Ethiopian famine relief hit “We Are the World.” “You just make these […]