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Fred Thomas, Ray Brundidge and Bootsy Collins dig into what it meant to play with Soul Band No. 1

Parkinson’s disease has forced him to change his Tele for a GS1, but Fenton’s still going strong. He tells us about the dream-like, dual-guitar inception of his 1980s hit

The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar

A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today

From Ron McGovney to Robert Trujillo, we trace the evolution of Metallica’s low-end sound

Cymande’s influence on hip-hop culture is huge. But with new album Renascence, the spotlight returns to the funk institution, and Patrick Patterson is here to play

Barham's arrangements sweetened everything from 1968’s Wonderwall Music to 1973’s Living in the Material World and beyond, and in this rare interview he talks Harrison the songwriter, producer and collaborator

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Seymour Duncan has expanded its revered PowerStage line with a do-it-all amp head designed specifically for bassists – but it's so much more than just a companion for your amp modeler

Extracting inimitable, stinging tone from his Tele with just his fingers, Albert Collins carved a hugely influential sonic path for himself, though he's still often left out of discussions of the greatest blues guitarists of all time

The Anthrax guitarist was initially asked to take part on his own, but a chat with Tom Morello got the whole band on board. Now he hints at what to expect from July’s never-to-be-repeated heavy metal extravaganza