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“I couldn’t work with Lennon and McCartney. I’d end up being beaten to death”: Back in 2011 we locked horns with Lemmy
By Nick Wells published
In a world full of rock ’n’ roll poseurs, Motörhead's hard-living bassist, Lemmy Kilmister, was a true original
“Most bass players are boring… I’m not because I was a guitarist first”: Lemmy on his switch from guitar to bass
By Nick Wells published
The Motörhead frontman switched to bass guitar while working as a roadie for Hawkwind
James Hetfield has had Lemmy's ashes tattooed onto his middle finger
By Phil Weller published
Hetfield says the salute to the late Motörhead legend means “he is still able to fly the bird at the world” even after death
"You can’t talk about distorted bass without mentioning Ace of Spades": Listen to Lemmy’s isolated bass on Motörhead’s born-to-lose anthem
By Nick Wells published
"His tone was so huge!" The secrets behind Lemmy's distorted bass tone
“I don’t buy the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”: The 5 most notorious bass guitarists in rock
By Nick Wells published
From Mötley Crüe hellraiser Nikki Sixx to GN‘R’s Duff McKagan
Lemmy’s 5 greatest Motörhead basslines
By Nick Wells published
"Lemmy’s bass playing was just so insane!" The bass playing legacy of one of the greatest bassists in the history of metal and hard rock: Lemmy
New Motörhead reissue includes a ouija board “should the desire to have a chat with Lem arise”
By Nick Wells published
Commune with the bass legend via the Murder One ouija board and Ace of Spades planchette with new extended box set of Motorhead's last album
Lemmy’s ashes to be enshrined at Hellfest ceremony
By Jonathan Horsley published
Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee will lead the tributes to their fallen bandmate during a memorial at the French rock and metal festival
How Lemmy Kilmister found his terrifying bass tones: “I just turn it up really loud and hit it really hard!”
By Joel McIver, Jamie Blaine published
We remember the Motörhead leader and unpack the gear and playing secrets behind the most fearsome low-end sound in rock
Softube aims to emulate Lemmy’s thunderous tone with Marshall Murder One Lemmy Signature plugin
By Matt Owen published
The amp head emulation, which is based on the late Motörhead legend’s modified Marshall Super Bass 100W, is joined by cab recreations captured by the band's long-time producer, Cameron Webb
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