2017 has been quite the year, any way you look at it. From the unexpected losses, to the unexpected reunions and wild new music and gear, we've enjoyed bringing all of it to you.
So, to look back on the year, we bring you the year's 10 most popular stories on GuitarWorld.com.
Enjoy!
10. John Petrucci: “My Favorite Chord Is ‘The Alex Lifeson Chord’”
John Petrucci recently went out for a drive with the folks from Cosmo Music. In the resulting Rockstars in Cars video, shown below, the Dream Theater guitarist talks about his favorite solo to play live, his mix of technical and emotional guitar playing, and more.
Best question in the video: “Desert Island Chord: You got one chord you can play forever. What is it?”
9. These Are 10 of the World's Wealthiest Guitarists
In a recent-ish article, Total Guitar counted down the 10 wealthiest guitar players in the magazine’s home country, the U.K. We should note that £500 million shown for the Edge is actually the total worth for U2. If that were to be split equally, the Edge would be worth £125 million, or roughly $153 million, placing him at number 4 on the list.
8. Study Finds the Bass Guitarist is the Most Important Band Member
A study conducted at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, set out to determine the importance of low-frequency information on music listeners. Their results, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, were revealing.
The study notes that music contains streams of tones throughout the auditory spectrum and is polyphonic, or multi-voiced. And you don’t need this study to tell you (but it does) that the most important melodic information