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Martin Barre on revisiting Jethro Tull, Leslie West – and the bootleg Les Paul that bent like a banana
We might still have some trouble thinking of Barre as the "former Jethro Tull guitarist" but, here, as he anticipates his solo acoustic tour and looks back on the band's epic legacy, he is okay with it
Shane Fontayne on the kindness of Mick Ronson, serving the Boss – and playing Stairway for Jimmy Page
His career highs include surprising Stevie Van Zandt with an improvised part, jamming with U2, and playing Stairway To Heaven with the Heart sisters while Jimmy Page was guest of honor
How Nicole Row went from a wild ride in Panic! at the Disco to laying down the low-end in Incubus – and rerecording their biggest album
The former Panic! At The Disco bassist on the challenges she faced when replacing Ben Kenney in the alt-rock institution – and why she’s finally come around to using a pick…
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Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen come from different worlds, but it all comes back to the blues
Returning with one of the hard-rock records of the year, the dynamic duo talk tone, collaboration, and the limits of technique and gear
Made men: the bassists of James Brown
Fred Thomas, Ray Brundidge and Bootsy Collins dig into what it meant to play with Soul Band No. 1
The Vapors’ hit Turning Japanese was born at 4AM, but came to life when two guitarists were stuck into the same booth
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
That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar
20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights
A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster groovers around today
“There’s an art to simplicity, and Jason Newsted brought that art”: The bassists of Metallica
From Ron McGovney to Robert Trujillo, we trace the evolution of Metallica’s low-end sound
Sampled by Grandmaster Flash, De La Soul and the Fugees, Cymande shaped the sound of hip-hop. Now they’re back to claim their legacy
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
