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Steven Van Zandt reflects on leaving Springsteen's E Street Band just before their breakthrough
By Janelle Borg published
During his initial tenure in the E Street band, Van Zandt was partially responsible for the iconic Born to Run guitar riff
Tom Morello reunites with Bruce Springsteen for a show-stopping performance
By Janelle Borg published
After collaborating on two albums, Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen brought the star power to LA's Kia Forum this past weekend
“Bruce Springsteen was in the next studio… He had a Gretsch Country Gentleman, and I asked him if I could borrow it”: How a loaner from The Boss powered the iconic spaghetti western line in Blondie’s Atomic
By Matt Parker published
Former Blondie guitarist Frank Infante has revealed that he recorded the twanging lick using a Gretsch belonging to the blue collar rock icon
Richard Davis, legendary jazz bassist who worked with everyone from Van Morrison to Charles Mingus, dies at 93
By Nick Wells published
He recorded with the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Paul Simon, but it was Davis’ bass playing on Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks that was described as “the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album”
Bruce Springsteen launches his Telecaster across the stage – and accidentally hits his guitar tech in the head
By Matt Owen published
The Boss hurled the sunburst single-cut across the stage to Kevin Buell, but the whole stunt was horribly misjudged
The story of the 1950s Fender “Payola” Telecasters, which featured one of the wildest guitar mods of all time
By Matt Owen published
Used by early session musicians and championed by players such as Bruce Springsteen, these heavily modded models were originally devised for two reasons: economy and output
Bruce Springsteen played guitar for Clarence Clemons in the hospital on the final day of his life
By Jackson Maxwell published
Clemons played a huge musical role in Springsteen's E Street Band, helping bring his tales of youth, romance and lovable but complex characters to life
Paul McCartney joined by Dave Grohl and Bruce Springsteen during Glastonbury headline set
By Sam Roche published
The Beatles legend also delivered a virtual duet of I've Got a Feeling with John Lennon
NAMM 2022: Vintage recreates Bruce Springsteen’s iconic number one Tele with ‘The Boss’
By Matt Parker published
The UK guitar brand’s ProShop has put together a pre-beaten T-style in tribute to the New Jersey rock icon’s 1950s “mutt”
Bruce Springsteen reveals the story of his beloved, Born to Run Fender: "This guitar has been in every club, theater, arena and stadium across America"
By Jackson Maxwell published
Springsteen brought out the (very) heavily-used Fender "mutt" out for a round of show and tell during a recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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