Guitar Zoom

This gallery gets under the strings and into the dirt—where sweat meets steel and the music bleeds straight from the fingertips. These are the moments before the solo, during the grind, and after the strings bite back. No stages, no spotlights—just raw, calloused hands locked in battle with wood, wire, and whiskey. Every close-up here tells the real story of rock and blues: not polished perfection, but the beautiful brutality of making a guitar scream.

Text overlay of a book's title, author, and description. Title: Bottle Slide Blues. Photographer: Bill Sanders. Description discusses stage light, a resonator guitar, and a Budweiser bottle replacing steel strings to evoke raw expression and spirit of blues.
Person playing an acoustic guitar with a Budweiser beer bottle attached to the body of the guitar.
A documentation page describing a photograph titled "Steel on Strings" by Bill Sanders, showing hands guiding a slide across the fretboard of a well-worn Stratocaster guitar, capturing reflections of steel and grooves that tell a story of time, tone, and touch.
Close-up of a person playing an electric guitar, focusing on their hands and the guitar body. The person’s left hand is pressing the strings near the fretboard, and the right hand is strumming or adjusting a slide on the guitar.
Close-up of an electric guitar with a finger pointing at the strings, black and white photo
Text describing a photography exhibition titled 'Twisted Paul' by photographer Bill Sanders. The text explains the contrast and abstract nature of a hand and Les Paul guitar in the photograph, highlighting the tension between touch and distortion.
Text article about Robert Lockwood Jr. on his 91st birthday, mentioning his influence and connection to blues music, and his relationship with his Guild guitar.
Close-up of a musician's hand playing a vintage hollow-body electric guitar, with focus on the strings and control knobs.