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Stageworthy Strategies, Pt. 5
Understanding acoustic amps.
David Crosby – Wooden Ships
As he sets off on new acoustic adventures with For Free, David Crosby delivers insights into the guitars and tunings of his classic period.
FAME – Live Forever
With a history that includes the Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin and Jason Isbell, FAME Studios makes plans for a bright and very long future.
Brother To Brother
From Duane’s earliest sessions to Gregg’s last, FAME remains hallowed ground for Allman Brothers history.
TRIUMPHANT
Jamie Lee Cussigh of Triumph Of Death on learning to trust her instincts about bass
PLAY SAFE
Anna Achimowicz is a bassist, physiotherapist and health professional. We ask her how to do what we do without injury
TAYLOR MADE
A new book on Duran Duran’s Rio album highlights the role of bassist John Taylor, a hero in our community. Author Annie Zaleski digs deep into the pleasure groove
RAISING HELL
Who wouldn’t cherish a signature bass as luscious as this one? Dan Firth of Cradle Of Filth talks through his new acquisition...
IN THE Groove
GIOVANNI BOTTESINI, DOUBLE BASS CONCERTOS (DYNAMIC, 1997)
LONDON BASS DISPLAY
Clash bassist Paul Simonon’s smashed Fender is now on permanent view
I WAS THERE!
A historic moment in bass world—recalled by those who were there to see it
HIP SHOT
Canadian stalwarts The Tragically Hip return with an album of nostalgic songs: Bassist Gord Sinclair explains why
Dusty Hill 1949-2021 – Top Man
When ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill left us on July 27, he left a legacy like few others. Jamie Blaine pays tribute, and we revisit words of wisdom from Hill himself
The Omnific – Wizards of Oz
The Australian trio The Omnific make music like no other band—with two bassists, a drummer, and a whole lot of genius. We meet Matt Fack and Toby Peterson-Stewart
Speed Shop
CHARVEL PRO-MOD SERIES
Combo Breaker
BOSS NEXTONE SPECIAL
ROAD- TESTED Royalty
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram assumes his throne atop the Delta blues tradition
Liz Phair
AFTER AN 11-YEAR SELF-EXILE, LIZ PHAIR IS BACK IN TOP FORM — WITH SOME UNCOMMON TUNINGS
PERFECTLY FRANK PERFECTLY
THE TRUE ORIGINS AND EVOLUTION OF EDDIE VAN HALEN’S LEGENDARY FRANKENSTEIN GUITAR
HONOR ROLE
Fingerstyle guru Andy McKee’s first new studio effort in nearly a decade pays homage to Prince and Michael Hedges.
Enslaved
THIRTY YEARS INTO THE GAME, THESE VENERABLE NORWEGIAN EXTREME METALLERS ARE STILL SHAKING THINGS UP WITH “A BIT OF CHAOS”
MORE is MORE
Yngwie Malmsteen takes his neoclassical shred to new extremes on Parabellum.
DRIVE LIKE A DEMON
As he returns with Fist Full of Devils, his first solo album in 20 years, Earl Slick shares tales of his fast times with David Bowie and John Lennon.
Danko Jones: Loud and Proud
Power trio, the outspoken canadian rocker’s latest, is drenched in the kind of swagger that’s been missing from rock since Mötley Crüe called it a day the first time around
Young 'N' Hungry Dirty Honey
Dirty Honey guitarist John Notto explains why this riff-fueled Los Angeles four-piece is ready for literally anything — including the big, big, big time
Metallica in the Black
Thirty years after famously fracturing the world of metal (and heavy rock in general), metallica’s self-titled 1991 masterpiece — aka the Black Album — is getting the deluxe reissue treatment. In this exclusive interview, James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett pull back the veil on the album that became “the master key to everything”
Blacklisted!
On the Metallica Blacklist, 53 acts try their hand at reinterpreting one of the Black album’s 12 tracks in their own voice. Here, four artists — St. Vincent, Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr and Rodrigo y Gabriela’s Rodrigo Sánchez — discuss how they did it, and what Metallica means to each of them.
Acoustic Blues Musings, Pt. 1
How to choose a blues box and strings.
Broad Strokes
Robben Ford goes bold with Pure, the new instrumental outing he calls “the most complete expression of a musical life.”
Boulevard of Broken-In Dreams
Billy Rowe’s Rock N Roll Relics look, play and sound like much-loved and well-traveled treasures.