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Why Klaus Voormann’s bassline on John Lennon’s Whatever Gets You Thru The Night is a must-listen
The German musician and artist was John Lennon's bass guitarist of choice for two decades
Listen to John Deacon’s isolated bassline on Killer Queen
John Deacon’s bass playing on Killer Queen is guaranteed to blow your mind
Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield found her country voice via indie and riot grrrl
The Alabama-born songwriter recalls her formative punk years, graduating to a Thinline Tele, and embracing banjo and dobro on latest album Tigers Blood
Cedric Burnside on keeping country blues real – and why he plays guitars built by a brain surgeon
Cedric Burnside’s style of country blues is deep, deceptively complex, and unafraid of sending in a curveball – because if it feels right it is right
The history of Fender offset guitars
Only now, over 60 years on from their launch, are the Jazzmaster and Jaguar becoming recognised as guitars for all players. We trace the innovations that mapped the offset’s long journey from misunderstood outsider to contemporary king
Heart performed Stairway to Heaven for Led Zeppelin – and reduced Robert Plant to tears
When Led Zeppelin were awarded the Kennedy Center Honors in 2012, they were treated to an emotional rendition of their 1971 classic, performed by Ann and Nancy Wilson with the help of John Bonham's son
Nashville session master Rob McNelley on his emotional reunion with his dad's '55 Tele
Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now made him a country guitar hero, and playing with Buddy Guy ranks among his career highlights. Now with his father’s ’55 Tele in tow, Rob McNelley reveals the secrets to succeeding in Nashville
Bad Religion’s Jay Bentley on his bass-playing influences and the “best sounding P-Bass he’s ever heard”
Vomit and blood may be punk rock, but it’s not what you might expect from longtime Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley
