Watching leftie master Eric Gales play – in all his idiosyncratic glory – is a thing of breathtaking beauty. And we got to see it firsthand when he dropped by Guitar World HQ in NYC a few months back.

“For me it’s the best of the Police,” guitarist Andy Summers says. “There are a lot of other great tracks, but I’ve always particularly liked that one.” That one is “Message in a Bottle,” the lead ...

This main riff in “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is deeply memorable and insatiably catchy. Though the vocal melody is equally as enticing, it’s really Lennon’s playing that gives this song its wings.

Our latest episode of Gear Factor features Hoobastank guitarist Dan Estrin, who was gracious enough to share some of the riffs that impacted his career and show off some of the band's more famous ...