How Roy Orbison and His Epiphone 12-String Made Rock 'n' Roll History
Although Orbison was most often seen with a ES-335 on stage, for songwriting he often used a 12-string acoustic Epiphone Bard model. The guitar, with its lush, natural chorusing quality, was the perfect compliment to the heavy purr of his
The making of a young band
Jacob's mother, Grace Bream, said Jacob started playing acoustic guitar but convinced his parents to let him try an electric. He likes it a lot better. "I'm OK with it," she said of her son's desire to play rock music. "I think it holds his interest
Rock Hall Spotlights Faith Hill, Loretta Lynn, Taylor Swift
Along with numerous artifacts from female rock artists, Lynn's pink gown from her "Portland, Oregon" video will be on display, in addition to an Epiphone acoustic guitar and album covers from Here's Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner's Daughter and Don't Come
Fretboard Journal's $13 Question
Verlinde says there were countless guitarists not being covered in magazines like Guitar World or Acoustic Guitar whom he knew guitar nerds were bigger fans of than, say, Steve Vai or Joe Satriani—great but often uncelebrated players like Tom Waits'
Crazy? 15 Rockin' Facts about Aerosmith's Joe Perry
I begged my parents for an acoustic guitar, which came with a 45-rpm record that taught you how to tune, how to strum…. This must have been around 1961 or 1962 - definitely before The Beatles came out. I bought a fake book and learned chords from that