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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”
Different Shades of Blue
BLUES ACE KIRK FLETCHER TAKES US DEEP INTO THE HEART OF HIS NEWEST RELEASE, THE APTLY TITLED MY BLUES PATHWAY
BLACK and WHITE and ED ALL OVER
EDDIE VAN HALEN WAS DOWN-TO-EARTH AND AS COOL AS F*@K — BUT HE WAS ALSO A GENIUS. THIS IS WHY.
Eddie Van Halen – A Farewell To The King
Chris Gill, who interviewed - Eddie Van Halen 15 times between 1995 and 2016, offers a heartfelt tribute to one of the greatest guitarists the world has ever known
Allman Betts Band
The proud inheritors of the Allman Brothers’ Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley prove to be more than chips off the old block
THREE'S A CHARM
Sir Paul McCartney returns with his third self-titled album
SCHOOL'S IN...
...says bassist extraordinaire Damian Erskine as he launches his new bass education portal
WILL POWER
Austin-based Bonnie Whitmore returns with a bass-packed new album—and some serious food for thought...
RAW POWER
There is no band like AC/DC. There is also no bassist like Cliff Williams. “Jazz makes me feel kinda twitchy,” he confesses to Joel McIver
JACKSON Minion JS1X and SQUIER Mini Precision
Small but perfectly formed, these affordable bass guitars bring a touch of fun-sized charm to the table—but can they compete with their full-grown siblings, asks Joel McIver
GOING SUPERNOVA
Nova Twins bassist Georgia South brings a huge tone—and attitude—to modern rock music. We find out (partly) how it’s done