Is buying a high-end guitar always necessary to achieve a great tone? Well, according to Cars six-stringer Elliot Easton, you ...

In the late ’70s, Elliot Easton helped to redefine what it meant to be a guitar hero. As a founding member of the Cars, he was the six-string force in a band that fused power-pop with the ...

On Easton Island, the venerable guitarist and his band, Elliot Easton 's Tiki Gods (which also includes Nick Walusko, guitar; Todd Jaeger, keyboards; Chris Reccardi, bass; and Michael D'Amico, drums), ...

Courtesy of Elliot Easton A theory has been floated that with the dominance of Ocasek and Orr in the Cars, Easton’s role and his guitar playing were underrated. “Well, I don’t know,” he ...

David Hasselhoff dropped a sprightly rendition of Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Head On” featuring the Cars‘ Elliot Easton on guitar. The shoegaze cover will appear on Hasselhoff’s upcoming LP ...

Up on the balcony are the judges: guitar gods Joe Satriani and Steve Vai; the Cars' Elliott Easton; Dokken's George Lynch; and Brendon Small, a death-metal guitarist who's behind "Metalocalypse ...

Their latest incarnation featured Orr on vocals, Ocasek on rhythm guitar, and Elliot Easton on lead guitar. But after a lackluster showcase for industry executives, the band shook up their lineup ...

Why The Cars' Elliot Easton believes a guitar's setup is more important than its price tag. Janelle Borg. Tue, July 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM UTC. 2 min read.

For guitar enthusiasts who thought that the highlight of any great Cars song was Elliot Easton's infectious, impeccably composed riffs, call-and-response lines and solos, word that the six-string ...