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What We Do in the Shadows

Volbeat's Rob Caggiano talks ongoing projects his current rig and his new signature workhorse model, the Jackson Shadowcaster

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

HENRY GROSS MAINTAINS HIS PROLIFIC PROWESS

SWEET AND SOUR

“IT’S BECOME A LAST MAN STANDING SITUATION NOW WITH STEVE’S PASSING,” SAYS ANDY SCOTT, THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE CLASSIC SWEET LINEUP.

COVER TO COVER

Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse maintains a certain decided legacy.

THE PERFECT SOUND

MOBILE FIDELITY SUCCEEDS AT GIVING THE BEST SOUND TO ALBUMS THAT MOST RECORD COLLECTORS LOVE.

PRESENTING - SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS

PINK FLOYD DRUMMER NICK MASON JOURNEYS ON HIS OWN TO DELIVER A GIFT TO FANS YEARNING FOR THE EARLY PSYCHEDELIC DAYS.

SPACE TREKKIN'

THE LEGENDARY HARD ROCK BAND DEEP PURPLE CHOOSE TO ‘WHOOSH!’ INTO A NEW DECADE. SINGER IAN GILLAN AND DRUMMER IAN PAICE TELL THE STORY GOING FORWARD.

HOWE MELODIC

AS A GUITARIST, STEVE HOWE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TEAM PLAYER. BUT ON HIS NEW SOLO ALBUM, LOVE IS, HE CONDUCTS THE MELODY ON HIS OWN AND SINGS LEAD ON MOST OF THE SONGS.

ALBUM GUIDE - FOR TURTLES FANS

UNDER THEIR FLOEDCO BANNER, VOCALISTS MARK VOLMAN AND HOWARD KAYLAN HAVE OVERSEEN THE VINYL REISSUE OF THE SIX ORIGINAL TURTLES LPS. VOLMAN TOOK THE TIME TO DESCRIBE EACH ALBUM IN DETAIL.

TRIVIUM PURSUIT

Modern metal is alive and well in the hands of Florida headbangers Trivium, reports their bassist Paolo Gregoletto. “Years of experimenting have made me realize what I want and what I need to get there,” he muses

These Boots...

...were made for walking bass-lines, says Slyboots bassist Margaret LaBombard

PASS NOTES: MICHAEL McKEEGAN

Welcome to Pass Notes, our new advice page where we ask a renowned bass player for tips about building a career. This month: Michael McKeegan, Therapy?

“IF YOU WANT TO BE A WORKING MUSICIAN—PLAY BASS!”

You read it here first... We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the scenes and some pearls of wisdom

BASS OF TOMORROW

Bass case warlock Jonny Coffin of Coffin Cases has been making sarcophagi to die for over the past 25 years. We sit down for a grave chat with him

LOW LIFE

You’ve got to make it at local level before you hit the big leagues, advises Tax The Heat bassist and BIMM UK Live Performance tutor Antonio Angotti...

PASSING THE TORCH

Felix Pastorius is an extraordinary bass player, as you might expect given the legacy of his late father Jaco—and he finds himself in an equally extraordinary position for the same reason. We ask Felix about his plans for the future, his perceptions of the past and his advice for those ‘expecting to see a Pastorius’ when they come to his shows...

FENDER: Vintera 60s Jazz

A Fender Jazz in Firemist Gold isn’t a common sight, but does this J offer anything other than a pretty finish? Mike Brooks finds out

DB BASS: Elbee 10 Series II, Embee 12, Embee 1210 Series II Cabinets

Why compromise on cabs, say UK-based DB Bass. Mike Brooks gets the lowdown on the low end

BACCHUS: Woodline Jazz DX5AC-WBDP

A Japanese Super-Jazz? Mike Brooks heads to the land of the rising sun

Spider Bites, Busted Axles and Personal Space

TOURING TIPS FROM FOUR YEAR STRONG GUITARIST/VOCALIST DAN O’CONNOR

KEEPIN' IT COPACETIC

Veruca Salt’s Louise Post and Local H’s Scott Lucas — veterans of the Nineties alternative-rock signing spree — discuss life after major labels

Mythical Creatures

MEET INTRONAUT GUITARIST SACHA DUNABLE, THE MAN BEHIND DUNABLE GUITARS, MAKERS OF THE YETI, THE CYCLOPS AND OTHER OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD AXES

LORDS OF CREATION

TESTAMENT bring the metal to the masses with Titans of Creation, the 13th chapter in their canon of symphonic savagery. Guitar World checks in with guitarists ERIC PETERSON and ALEX SKOLNICK and gets a glimpse inside the making of the legendary group’s latest thrashterpiece.

The Dirt on Dirty Shirley

GEORGE LYNCH DISCUSSES THE FATE OF HIS CLASSIC-ERA GUITARS, HIS NEVER-ENDING LED ZEP LOVE AND DIRTY SHIRLEY, HIS NEW ALBUM (AND PROJECT) WITH CROATIAN-BORN SINGER DINO JELUSIC

GUNS N' ROSES

WHY HAVEN'T THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? AND LIVE ERA ‘87 - ‘93 CONNECTED WITH GN'R FANS LIKE APPETITE? GW CHECKS IN WITH GUITARIST GILBY CLARKE, VOCALIST ROBERTA FREEMAN, ENGINEER JIM MITCHELL, HANOI ROCKS' MICHAEL MONROE AND THE DAMNED'S BRIAN JAMES.

5 Questions with Death Valley High's Reyka Osburn

SAN FRANCISCO’S DEATH Valley High recently unleashed “Raise Hell,” the first of a planned series of singles to drop throughout 2020. Describing their music as “aggressive, skronk-disco light fantastic, like Saturday Night Fever on Thorazine,” singer/ guitarist Reyka Osburn isn’t really doing justice to the fact that, basically, DVH are a great rock ’n’ roll band.

Built to Spill

FRONTMAN DOUG MARTSCH REFLECTS ON KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET AT 20

Eight Arms to Hold You

PERENNIAL BRITISH PROG-ROCK HEROES WISHBONE ASH RETURN TO THE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE MUSICAL LANDSCAPE OF 2020 WITH COAT OF ARMS, THEIR FIRST NEW ALBUM OF STUDIO MATERIAL IN SIX YEARS. GUITARIST ANDY POWELL GIVES GW THE LOWDOWN ON HIS BAND’S 23RD OFFERING

“A Guitar is Like a Mini Orchestra”

From Jeff Buckley to gods and monsters and beyond, Captain Beefheart Alum Gary Lucas celebrates his diverse career on an impressive new compilation.

DION IS STILL KING

A ROCK AND ROLL ICON, FROM THE BELMONTS TO A HIPPIE FOLK HERO, DION IS AT HOME WITH THE BLUES.