Adolph Rickenbacker, who immigrated to the U.S. from Switzerland as a child, invented the electric guitar in the 1930s, the instrument that inspired the rock 'n' roll phenomenon.

Rock 'n' Roll is an industry that’s continually pushing musical, social and cultural boundaries, and the electric guitar is its iconic instrument. The acoustic version has been around since at ...

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland added a Rickenbacker Frying Pan A25 lap steel guitar to its collection on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. It's considered the first electric guitar.

Elvis Presley exploded the popularity of rock 'n roll music and with it, the electric guitar. With an increasing number of companies building electric guitars, competition has become fierce and ...

The convention couldn’t sound less rock-and-roll — the National Association of Music Merchants Show. But when the doors open at the Anaheim Convention Center, people stream in to scour rows of ...

Before the 1960s, many electric guitars, particularly Fenders, weren’t yet widely applied to rock and roll, and eventually, the advent of psychedelia. “The music hadn’t been written yet ...

You may be surprised to learn the history of smashing guitars goes back to the early days of rock — indeed, not long after mass-produced electric guitars first became affordable to many.

Any ardent fan of classic rock would know them, while newer fans might have heard them being sampled in newer rock and roll songs, or songs from other genres. Here are the top 5 on our list: 1.

(Image credit: N/A) “George Harrison’s iconic Futurama guitar, one of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history at today’s auction,” ...