Pushing a string up or pulling it down raises the pitch of the note you're playing. This is called string bending. The technique can be used to create singing, vocal-like phrases that other ...

“Okay, so I’m not an idiot, I’ve worked out what string bending involves, but, tell me, why bother?” Well, those pesky frets can make things sound a bit lumpy sometimes as there’s a defi nite point ...

In this video, country guitar wizard Matheus Canteri’s helps to unlock the secrets of hot country picking by sharing six of his favorite licks. Matheus is best known as a Brazilian born solo artist ...

With all due respect to poet Joyce Kilmer, Bend instrument maker Tom Bedell never saw a guitar as lovely as a tree. Bedell, 67, is owner and CEO of Two Old Hippies Guitars, a company that makes ...

A new guitar string developed by a Scottish scientist has struck a chord with leading musicians. It could revolutionise music by allowing electric instruments to be more balanced in sensitivity and ...