Andy Summers
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"That song was going in the trash until I played on it": Andy Summers is locked in a "contentious" battle with Sting over Every Breath You Take songwriting credits
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though coy about details of the dispute, the Police guitarist told listeners of The Jeremy White Show to "watch the press" in the coming year
Electro-Harmonix Andy Summers Walking on the Moon Flanger review
By Paul Riario published
Somebody call the Police! This flanger is a steal at this price, and nails those classic Andy Summers tones. If only those Add9 power chords were as easy
Electro-Harmonix honors Andy Summers with a rare signature pedal, the Walking on the Moon Flanger
By Matt Parker published
The Police guitarist’s signature shimmering flange and filter tones are captured in this stunning new stompbox
Andy Summers: “The Every Breath You Take riff has become a kind of immortal guitar part that all guitar players have to learn”
By Henry Yates published
The Police guitarist takes a trip down memory lane, opening up on how the band found their sound, being too good for punk, and why the creative tension was something to be embraced
The Police were going to throw out Every Breath You Take until Andy Summers recorded its iconic riff – in one take
By Sam Roche published
Sting and Stewart Copeland couldn't agree on its bass and drums parts, but the track was saved by his legendary hook, Summers says
Thunder’s Chris Childs on his 5 best bass albums
By Bass Player Staff published
From his improvisational collaboration with Mick Cox to Thunder’s latest, All the Right Noises, Childs talks through some of the most memorable moments in his discography
Andy Summers: “One of the things I loved about playing in The Police was that it was all guitar all the time! But it needed someone like me to fill that out”
By Grant Moon published
From jazz roots to worldwide fame with The Police, he developed a signature style that defined the post-punk era. “Being a guitar player,” says Andy Summers, “is who I am”
The Police's Andy Summers: "The way I was casting myself was like a sonic experimenter – I was leading the way and everybody was copying me"
By Joe Bosso published
One of rock's greatest tone gurus discusses the making of Ghost in the Machine, which turns 40 this month
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