He’s best known as the man behind the score to the 2001 film “Amélie.” The celebrated soundtrack to that Paris romance was full of piano, accordion and all kinds of acoustic folk instruments. So it ...

Creating music is a perfect hobby for anyone into hacking, and the amount of musical hacks and self-made instruments we come across here makes that supremely evident. It’s just a great match: you can ...

I’m in Jay Boone’s Pioneer Square shop for maybe 60 seconds when he calls me over to look at an empty guitar case lying open on a counter, its rose-colored velvet lining exposed. “Here’s one thing I ...

When you feel like sounding like a rockstar without working too hard, you should try one of the songs on our list of 11 easiest electric guitar solos that sound good. I would love to be able to play a ...

Available in Faded Whale Blue and Yellow Tiger (!), the 40th Anniversary Special Semi-Hollow is a limited edition doozie with ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Longlegs,” now playing in theaters. When “Longlegs” sound designer and editor Eugenio Battaglia first spoke with director Osgood Perkins about the ...

Researchers have tested the sounds made by six different acoustic guitars in a study addressing the effects of the type of wood used in their construction. Some of the woods used for guitar backs are ...