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…And Now For Something Completely Different
Tired of the same old guitar colors, shapes and sizes? While you’re busy social distancing, go online and discover a completely new universe of six-string delights ready to be delivered to your door...
Blue Öyster Cult
Founding guitarist Buck Dharma unwraps the symbol remains, the Hard Rock progenitors’ first album of new material in 20 years
Gargoyl
This multifaceted new band’s brooding songcraft has revocation axeman Dave Davidson re-evaluating when best to employ a shredfest
Burst of Activity
Tool’s Adam Jones — and Gibson’s Cesar Gueikian — discuss the finer points of Gibson’s new Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul custom
Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted was born in 1963 in Battle Creek, Michigan, and learned bass after becoming a fan of Gene Simmons of Kiss.
In 1968, Cream say goodbye... for now, anyway
I WAS THERE! A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it
JOHN MYUNG DREAM THEATER
The acclaimed prog-metal bassist shares essential tips that will help you become a better player
STANLEY CLARKE SIGNATURE PREAMP INBOUND
EBS launches an acoustic pre in collaboration with the jazz icon.
HELP US, RHONDA
Current Jeff Beck and former Prince bassist Rhonda Smith is a force of nature, even faced with a pandemic. Listen up as she reports from the front line of the low end...
GROOVE MASTER
“I don’t care if you can solo. Make people groove,” says the great Etienne Mbappé. Alison Richter digs into the philosophy behind the bass-lines
BLACKSTAR Unity Elite U700H Amp and U410C Cab
The Unity amp and cab range from Blackstar has got people talking. Mike Brooks finds out if it’s a contender...
FLOWER POWER
The Dead Daisies is a supergroup with a stellar line-up, in which the great Glenn Hughes brings a career’s worth of songwriting, singing and playing bass to the table. “I’ve fallen in love with bass again,” says our hero, looking back at his days with Deep Purple, Trapeze, Black Country Communion, and more...
Best Bassists Revealed!
You voted for the Bassist Of 2020... and the results are in.
Total Boomer
A bumper crop of albums made for contemplating mortality.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
FIREFALL RELIVE MUSICAL MEMORIES WHILE REVISITING THEIR ROOTS
Southern Rockers Reborn
WITH A NEWLY RELEASED ARCHIVAL CONCERT ALBUM, THE OUTLAWS RIDE AGAIN.
THE TIMELESS DAVE MASON
MIKE GREENBLATT CHATS WITH DAVE MASON ABOUT HIS LATEST ALBUM RELEASE AND, OF COURSE, HIS TRAFFIC DAYS.
STILL SEARCHING
THE SEARCHERS GUITARIST/ VOCALIST MIKE PENDER REMINISCES ABOUT THE BRITISH INVASION AND THE HONOR OF RECEIVING A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM PRINCE CHARLES IN 2020.
Michael Des Barres' Longevity
MICHAEL DES BARRES AND THE MISTAKES’ NEW RELEASE, LIVE!, SHOWS HOW ENERGETIC THE 73-YEAR-OLD FRONTMAN IS AFTER A LIFETIME OF ROCK AND ROLL.
Hawkwind Knowledge
Written by Goldmineveteran Dave Thompson, the Encyclopaedia Hawkwindia is the ultimate guide to more than 50 years of Britain (and the world!)’s premiere space rockers Hawkwind, from the first show in August 1969, to the next scheduled gig in February 2021.
FOGERTY'S FACTORY
JOHN FOGERTY LOOKS BACK ON LIFE, LOVE, FAMILY AND THE CHALLENGES THAT CAME WITH CREEDENCE.
FEELING YOUNG!
WITH HIS NEW ALBUM, JESSE COLIN YOUNG GOES FROM PAST TO PRESENT AND BACK AGAIN.
10 ALBUMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
GROOVES
The Story of The Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux explains the story of the Grateful Dead, an amazing Box Set of 14 LPs curated by Vinyl Me, Please.
EDDIE VAN HALEN - IN HIS OWN WORDS
IN THIS COLLECTION OF QUOTES — STARTING IN 1981 AND ENDING WITH A 2016 INTERVIEW MAKING ITS FIRST-EVER APPEARANCE IN GUITAR WORLD — EDDIE VAN HALEN DISCUSSES EVERYTHING FROM DEBUSSY TO DAVID LEE ROTH’S FIRST SOLO OUTING, FROM “ERUPTION” TO “SPANKED,” FROM COLLEGE TO CLAPTON, FROM HIS “BLACK SABBATH FUNK” TO HIS BELOVED EVH GUITARS AND AMPS
Sweet Dreams
TAYLOR AD17 BLACKTOP
Lost in Space
EVENTIDE BLACKHOLE
LONDON TEA PARTY
HOW JOE BONAMASSA DECAMPED TO ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS WITH BERNIE MARSDEN AND FORMER CREAM LYRICIST PETE BROWN TO WRITE AND RECORD ROYAL TEA, AN ALBUM THAT’S BURSTING WITH THAT BRITISH BLUES BOOM
The Struts
THE U.K. OUTFIT HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH THE TITLE OF THEIR LATEST RELEASE — STRANGE DAYS, INDEED
TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE
AN AWESOME ASSEMBLAGE OF EDDIE VAN HALEN’S FRIENDS, CONTEMPORARIES AND ADMIRERS PEN THEIR OWN HEARTFELT TRIBUTES AND PICK THEIR FAVORITE “EDDIE MOMENTS”