Prior to joining Metallica in 1983, Hammett played in Bay Area legends Exodus and was one of the band's founding members, starting up the group back in '79. After two years, he started taking lessons ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Diehl, owner of Freehold Music Center and the man who gave Bruce Springsteen his first guitar lessons, passed away on Dec.

My youngest son is 10 years old now, and since November, he's been taking guitar lessons. With a love of Metallica in his heart and a Squier Strat over his shoulder, I bring him to Blue Sky Studios in ...

My first guitar lesson ended in discomfort, confusion and despair. But I was hooked. I was 10 but still sensed an intense connection to this beautiful and mysterious instrument. Since then, guitars ...