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Yes, Rick Rubin played the opening riff on Beastie Boys’ No Sleep Till Brooklyn – he looks back at recording a classic
By Janelle Borg published
While Kerry King's searing solo is the star of the show, Rubin sets the tone with his rhythm guitar work on the iconic rap rock track
How Rick Rubin shaped the sound of Slayer’s first album by ignoring heavy metal norms
By Matt Owen published
The 1986 record was the first metal album Rubin produced – and he singled out one of the genre's biggest names when highlighting what he thought shouldn't be done in the studio
How JHS founder Josh Scott built one of the world’s leading pedal firms by recommending his rivals
By Matt Parker published
The JHS founder has become the internet’s go-to pedal guru. He tells GW about his pre-pedal days as a pawn-shop gear flipper, the Bad Monkey bubble – and the key to finding genuinely new guitar sounds
Super-producer Andrew Watt reveals his secret to convincing music legends to collaborate
By Janelle Borg published
From recruiting Paul McCartney and Elton John to play on the latest Rolling Stones album, to scoring a global hit with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Watt has quickly established himself as an artist matchmaker
Andrew Watt on the time he shredded at his own bar mitzvah – and what’s next for his Rolling Stones collaborations
By Janelle Borg published
Watt went from trying to impress his bar mitzvah guests with his guitar skills, to working with Pearl Jam, Iggy Pop and the Stones
Dave Natale has worked with Prince, Van Halen and The Rolling Stones – but Jeff Beck was the loudest player he ever mic’d up
By Matt Owen published
The legendary front-of-house mixing engineer has been exposed to countless guitar tones across his career, but Beck's was one of the best – and certainly one of the loudest
Steve Albini, punk guitar icon, dies at 61
By Jackson Maxwell published
Guitarist and frontman for hard-edged alt-rock titans Big Black and Shellac, Albini was also a famed producer, most famously manning the boards for Nirvana's In Utero
How Raphael Saadiq moved to guitar and earned his new limited-edition Tele
By Amit Sharma published
The Grammy-winning producer has worked with the biggest names in music. He explains why the Telecaster has appeared on every album he’s ever worked on – and shares what he learned from Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Barry Gibb and countless others
“Can never thank Bob enough. Rest in power my friend”: Bob Heil – the Talk Box pioneer who worked with Peter Frampton, Grateful Dead and The Who – dies aged 83
By Matt Owen published
Heil is widely credited for setting the blueprint for live sound systems in rock music
“At first you fight, and you’re a little bit angry and then you get sad... but that solo is blistering”: Brad Whitford recalls the time Aeromith’s producer called in session pro Steve Hunter to replace his and Joe Perry’s lead lines
By Matt Parker published
The guitarist has discussed his feelings around Alice Cooper duo Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner’s involvement in selected tracks from Get Your Wings
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