Early in July, Rusty Shaffer, the founder of Optek, a small music company in Reno, Nev., visited Salon’s offices to show me his invention, the Fretlight guitar. Though it looks and feels like a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The "Guitar Hero" series might be all the rage for amateur axers, but those who want to progress beyond five colored buttons and a ...

I have to admit to a tinge of sadness as I report that both of the LED learning sleeve for guitar projects we featured back in April have so far failed to appear. Development of each is said to be ...