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How Jason Falkner went from St. Vincent and Beck to a last-minute tour with Foo Fighters
When the veteran guitarist filled in for Pat Smear, he had to learn 23 songs in four days
“I woke up to Eric and George playing ukuleles at the foot of my bed”: The first time session pro George Terry met a Beatle
Terry was Clapton's guitarist in the 1970s, and through Slowhand he was able to meet a particularly famous face
Meet Spencer Mackenzie, the Canadian blues-rock maestro covering Rory Gallagher and learning when to unleash his “ginormous” lead tone
Mackenzie says he’s learning all the time to control the dynamic between sweet and acoustic and "rip-your-face-off" drive sounds – and you can hear it on new album, Empty Chairs
The first time Rickey Medlocke played Lynyrd Skynyrd’s iconic Free Bird guitar solo
Medlocke rejoined Lynyrd Skynyrd as their new guitar player in the early 1990s, and one of his main responsibilities ever since has been to tackle Allen Collins’ legendary lead effort
Bruce Watson on the birth of Big Country, Stuart Adamson’s legacy and the secret to bagpipe guitar
Bruce Watson shares the guitar story of the Scottish rock stalwarts, the "Itch and Itch" amps so crucial to his tone, and how “Scotland’s answer to Jimi Hendrix” was the heart of Big Country's sound
Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did
The Bolin ’Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin – but its route to Bonamassa was considerably less direct
How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman
Armed with years of experience as a session bassist and arranger – having worked with the Yardbirds, Jeff Beck and the Rolling Stones – John Paul Jones could do it all
Roger Glover’s path to bass greatness with Deep Purple
Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, Deep Purple formed the holy trinity of hard rock that would ultimately induce heavy metal
