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When That Pedal Show got their hands on an iconic Dumble, it changed everything they thought they knew about great tone
By Neville Marten published
When you play the best guitar amp of your life but know you can never own it, how do you move on? We speak to Mick Taylor and Daniel Steinhardt of That Pedal Show about their tussle with Robben Ford’s Dumble
Fusion bass great Jimmy Haslip breaks down his 2001 project with Robben Ford and Vinnie Colaiuta
By Chris Jisi published
Jimmy Haslip is a lefty who plays a left-handed 6-string bass with the strings reversed
Robben Ford has been sideman to stars from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and even Kiss – and he's an expert in fusing the worlds of jazz and blues guitar
By John Wheatcroft published
Improve your voice leading, chordal vocabulary and harmonic tension and release now as we put Ford's style under the microscope in this in-depth lesson
Introduce jazz chops into your blues solos with this lesson in Robben Ford's masterful style
By Andy G Jones published
Have yourself a Ford fiesta of jazzy blues guitar with this lesson in the Dumble rumbler's solo approaches
How to solo using compound time – the secret behind some of Frank Zappa and Robben Ford's most out-there leads
By Andy G Jones published
Open up some all-new possibilities for your lead strategies with these fresh rhythmic soloing approaches
PRS's Robben Ford signature guitar is here at last
By Jackson Maxwell published
The long-awaited signature model features an African Blackwood fretboard, and is powered by a pair of Ford signature pickups – branded with his personal seal
Watch Robben Ford take his signature PRS guitar for a debut spin at intimate Helsinki club gig
By Jackson Maxwell published
Boasting an oversized headstock, a pair of humbuckers branded with Ford’s personal seal, and a pickup-splitting mini-toggle, the guitar was used for the entirety of the maestro's set
From psychedelic transatlantic collaborations to nostalgic acoustic ballads: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Jonathan Horsley, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
Round out July with exciting, guitar-fronted tracks from Orianthi, Hot Mulligan, Lamb of God, David Lee Roth, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, and more
Robben Ford and Bill Evans announce new album, Common Ground, share soulful title track
By Matt Owen published
The pair's second collaborative effort follows 2019's The Sun Room and will arrive September 30
Robben Ford: “Tone has always been number one to me. It needs to sound good first – otherwise, who cares what the notes are?”
By Grant Moon published
A revered guitarist who has played for legends such as Miles Davis and Joni Mitchell, and created a series of brilliant solo albums, Robben Ford sits down to share his wisdom...
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