Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein has a controversial go-to guitar, and her perspective is an inspiring approach to selecting gear.

By using various voicings of the same chord, you can expand your fretboard knowledge and spice up your chord progressions ...

We've all been there. Or worse still, you're playing, all is well, and then the mind goes blank. Here, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, ...