One hundred six years ago today, the influential steel guitar master who played with some classic country's biggest stars was born.

Discover the unique tonal characteristics of foil-enhanced pickups in a handcrafted archtop guitar. This video explores how different materials and pickup configurations influence warmth, clarity, and ...

Curious about using $2 bill foils in guitar pickups and how they affect tone? This video explores what these foils do, whether they influence sound quality, and what role they play in pickup ...

Every electric guitar presents a problem. It’s the fascinating sort of problem that musicians delight in confronting, over and over again. But is it ever really solved?

MIRC owners realized their customer base wanted to experience their guitar refurbishment business, so they opened a retail storefront on 8th Avenue.

The 33-year-old blues musician first came to the city as a fan attending the Chicago Blues Festival. He’s now a staple of the local blues scene.

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a ...

Dr. Wayne Goins’ story began with homemade “guitars” crafted from cardboard, plastic or anything else he could get his hands on while growing up in Chicago’s South Side. “I have been obsessed with ...

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Paul Reed Smith salutes his mentor, Ted McCarty, and celebrates 40 years of PRS with an immaculate weight-relieved single-cut When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...