Guitar World
OPEN MIKE
LONGTIME TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS “CO-CAPTAIN” MIKE CAMPBELL UNLEASHES WRECKLESS ABANDON, THE DEBUT ALBUM BY HIS VERY PATIENT SIDE PROJECT, THE DIRTY KNOBS
10+ min |
October 2020
Guitar World
GW LESSON LICKS OF THE BLUES GIANTS GROOVE MASTER
A brief, insightful tribute to GARY CLARK JR.’s multifaceted lead and rhythm-playing approaches and ways in which the guitarist tastefully combines elements of blues, rock, funk and soul
4 min |
October 2020
Guitar World
BIG-TIME RUSH FAN
Dream Theater maestro JOHN PETRUCCI geeks out on Permanent Waves, Alex Lifeson’s “How is that even possible?” solos and the undeniable majesty of Rush
10+ min |
October 2020
Guitar World
When Less Is More
Alt-country rocker Jason Isbell discusses his "clean and loud" approach to recording, the magical union of a strat and a Roland Jazz Chorus – and his latest album, the masterful reunions.
4 min |
October 2020
Guitar World
What We Do in the Shadows
Volbeat's Rob Caggiano talks ongoing projects his current rig and his new signature workhorse model, the Jackson Shadowcaster
7 min |
October 2020
GOLDMINE
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
HENRY GROSS MAINTAINS HIS PROLIFIC PROWESS
9 min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
SWEET AND SOUR
“IT’S BECOME A LAST MAN STANDING SITUATION NOW WITH STEVE’S PASSING,” SAYS ANDY SCOTT, THE LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF THE CLASSIC SWEET LINEUP.
10+ min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
COVER TO COVER
Singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse maintains a certain decided legacy.
9 min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
THE PERFECT SOUND
MOBILE FIDELITY SUCCEEDS AT GIVING THE BEST SOUND TO ALBUMS THAT MOST RECORD COLLECTORS LOVE.
10+ min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
PRESENTING - SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS
PINK FLOYD DRUMMER NICK MASON JOURNEYS ON HIS OWN TO DELIVER A GIFT TO FANS YEARNING FOR THE EARLY PSYCHEDELIC DAYS.
10+ min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
SPACE TREKKIN'
THE LEGENDARY HARD ROCK BAND DEEP PURPLE CHOOSE TO ‘WHOOSH!’ INTO A NEW DECADE. SINGER IAN GILLAN AND DRUMMER IAN PAICE TELL THE STORY GOING FORWARD.
10+ min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
HOWE MELODIC
AS A GUITARIST, STEVE HOWE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TEAM PLAYER. BUT ON HIS NEW SOLO ALBUM, LOVE IS, HE CONDUCTS THE MELODY ON HIS OWN AND SINGS LEAD ON MOST OF THE SONGS.
10+ min |
September 2020
GOLDMINE
ALBUM GUIDE - FOR TURTLES FANS
UNDER THEIR FLOEDCO BANNER, VOCALISTS MARK VOLMAN AND HOWARD KAYLAN HAVE OVERSEEN THE VINYL REISSUE OF THE SIX ORIGINAL TURTLES LPS. VOLMAN TOOK THE TIME TO DESCRIBE EACH ALBUM IN DETAIL.
10+ min |
September 2020
Bass Player
TRIVIUM PURSUIT
Modern metal is alive and well in the hands of Florida headbangers Trivium, reports their bassist Paolo Gregoletto. “Years of experimenting have made me realize what I want and what I need to get there,” he muses
4 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
These Boots...
...were made for walking bass-lines, says Slyboots bassist Margaret LaBombard
3 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
PASS NOTES: MICHAEL McKEEGAN
Welcome to Pass Notes, our new advice page where we ask a renowned bass player for tips about building a career. This month: Michael McKeegan, Therapy?
5 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
“IF YOU WANT TO BE A WORKING MUSICIAN—PLAY BASS!”
You read it here first... We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the scenes and some pearls of wisdom
5 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
BASS OF TOMORROW
Bass case warlock Jonny Coffin of Coffin Cases has been making sarcophagi to die for over the past 25 years. We sit down for a grave chat with him
2 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
LOW LIFE
You’ve got to make it at local level before you hit the big leagues, advises Tax The Heat bassist and BIMM UK Live Performance tutor Antonio Angotti...
3 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
PASSING THE TORCH
Felix Pastorius is an extraordinary bass player, as you might expect given the legacy of his late father Jaco—and he finds himself in an equally extraordinary position for the same reason. We ask Felix about his plans for the future, his perceptions of the past and his advice for those ‘expecting to see a Pastorius’ when they come to his shows...
10+ min |
August 2020
Bass Player
FENDER: Vintera 60s Jazz
A Fender Jazz in Firemist Gold isn’t a common sight, but does this J offer anything other than a pretty finish? Mike Brooks finds out
3 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
DB BASS: Elbee 10 Series II, Embee 12, Embee 1210 Series II Cabinets
Why compromise on cabs, say UK-based DB Bass. Mike Brooks gets the lowdown on the low end
3 min |
August 2020
Bass Player
BACCHUS: Woodline Jazz DX5AC-WBDP
A Japanese Super-Jazz? Mike Brooks heads to the land of the rising sun
3 min |
August 2020
Guitar World
Spider Bites, Busted Axles and Personal Space
TOURING TIPS FROM FOUR YEAR STRONG GUITARIST/VOCALIST DAN O’CONNOR
3 min |
September 2020
Guitar World
KEEPIN' IT COPACETIC
Veruca Salt’s Louise Post and Local H’s Scott Lucas — veterans of the Nineties alternative-rock signing spree — discuss life after major labels
10+ min |
September 2020
Guitar World
Mythical Creatures
MEET INTRONAUT GUITARIST SACHA DUNABLE, THE MAN BEHIND DUNABLE GUITARS, MAKERS OF THE YETI, THE CYCLOPS AND OTHER OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD AXES
6 min |
September 2020
Guitar World
LORDS OF CREATION
TESTAMENT bring the metal to the masses with Titans of Creation, the 13th chapter in their canon of symphonic savagery. Guitar World checks in with guitarists ERIC PETERSON and ALEX SKOLNICK and gets a glimpse inside the making of the legendary group’s latest thrashterpiece.
10+ min |
September 2020
Guitar World
The Dirt on Dirty Shirley
GEORGE LYNCH DISCUSSES THE FATE OF HIS CLASSIC-ERA GUITARS, HIS NEVER-ENDING LED ZEP LOVE AND DIRTY SHIRLEY, HIS NEW ALBUM (AND PROJECT) WITH CROATIAN-BORN SINGER DINO JELUSIC
6 min |
September 2020
Guitar World
GUNS N' ROSES
WHY HAVEN'T THE SPAGHETTI INCIDENT? AND LIVE ERA ‘87 - ‘93 CONNECTED WITH GN'R FANS LIKE APPETITE? GW CHECKS IN WITH GUITARIST GILBY CLARKE, VOCALIST ROBERTA FREEMAN, ENGINEER JIM MITCHELL, HANOI ROCKS' MICHAEL MONROE AND THE DAMNED'S BRIAN JAMES.
10+ min |
September 2020
Guitar World
5 Questions with Death Valley High's Reyka Osburn
SAN FRANCISCO’S DEATH Valley High recently unleashed “Raise Hell,” the first of a planned series of singles to drop throughout 2020. Describing their music as “aggressive, skronk-disco light fantastic, like Saturday Night Fever on Thorazine,” singer/ guitarist Reyka Osburn isn’t really doing justice to the fact that, basically, DVH are a great rock ’n’ roll band.
2 min |