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BLACKSTAR Unity Elite U700H Amp and U410C Cab
Bass Player

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...

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3 mins  |
January 2021
Bass Player

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...

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
Best Bassists Revealed!
Bass Player

Best Bassists Revealed!

You voted for the Bassist Of 2020... and the results are in.

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2 mins  |
January 2021
Total Boomer
New York magazine

Total Boomer

A bumper crop of albums made for contemplating mortality.

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6 mins  |
January 4-17, 2021
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
GOLDMINE

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

FIREFALL RELIVE MUSICAL MEMORIES WHILE REVISITING THEIR ROOTS

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10 mins  |
February 2021
GOLDMINE

Southern Rockers Reborn

WITH A NEWLY RELEASED ARCHIVAL CONCERT ALBUM, THE OUTLAWS RIDE AGAIN.

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9 mins  |
February 2021
THE TIMELESS DAVE MASON
GOLDMINE

THE TIMELESS DAVE MASON

MIKE GREENBLATT CHATS WITH DAVE MASON ABOUT HIS LATEST ALBUM RELEASE AND, OF COURSE, HIS TRAFFIC DAYS.

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10+ mins  |
February 2021
GOLDMINE

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.

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February 2021
Michael Des Barres' Longevity
GOLDMINE

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.

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10+ mins  |
February 2021
Hawkwind Knowledge
GOLDMINE

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.

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9 mins  |
February 2021
FOGERTY'S FACTORY
GOLDMINE

FOGERTY'S FACTORY

JOHN FOGERTY LOOKS BACK ON LIFE, LOVE, FAMILY AND THE CHALLENGES THAT CAME WITH CREEDENCE.

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10+ mins  |
February 2021
GOLDMINE

FEELING YOUNG!

WITH HIS NEW ALBUM, JESSE COLIN YOUNG GOES FROM PAST TO PRESENT AND BACK AGAIN.

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7 mins  |
February 2021
10 ALBUMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
GOLDMINE

10 ALBUMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE

GROOVES

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4 mins  |
February 2021
GOLDMINE

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.

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10 mins  |
February 2021
EDDIE VAN HALEN - IN HIS OWN WORDS
Guitar World

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

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
Sweet Dreams
Guitar World

Sweet Dreams

TAYLOR AD17 BLACKTOP

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January 2021
Lost in Space
Guitar World

Lost in Space

EVENTIDE BLACKHOLE

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4 mins  |
January 2021
LONDON TEA PARTY
Guitar World

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

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7 mins  |
January 2021
The Struts
Guitar World

The Struts

THE U.K. OUTFIT HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH THE TITLE OF THEIR LATEST RELEASE — STRANGE DAYS, INDEED

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January 2021
TALKIN' 'BOUT LOVE
Guitar World

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”

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January 2021
Different Shades of Blue
Guitar World

Different Shades of Blue

BLUES ACE KIRK FLETCHER TAKES US DEEP INTO THE HEART OF HIS NEWEST RELEASE, THE APTLY TITLED MY BLUES PATHWAY

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4 mins  |
January 2021
BLACK and WHITE and ED ALL OVER
Guitar World

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.

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January 2021
Eddie Van Halen – A Farewell To The King
Guitar World

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

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10+ mins  |
January 2021
Allman Betts Band
Guitar World

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

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2 mins  |
January 2021
THREE'S A CHARM
Bass Player

THREE'S A CHARM

Sir Paul McCartney returns with his third self-titled album

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Holiday 2020
SCHOOL'S IN...
Bass Player

SCHOOL'S IN...

...says bassist extraordinaire Damian Erskine as he launches his new bass education portal

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5 mins  |
Holiday 2020
WILL POWER
Bass Player

WILL POWER

Austin-based Bonnie Whitmore returns with a bass-packed new album—and some serious food for thought...

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4 mins  |
Holiday 2020
RAW POWER
Bass Player

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

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Holiday 2020
JACKSON Minion JS1X and SQUIER Mini Precision
Bass Player

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

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4 mins  |
Holiday 2020
GOING SUPERNOVA
Bass Player

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

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6 mins  |
Holiday 2020