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“If you can handle the fanned frets, this is a bass you’ll cherish for decades”: Dingwall John Taylor Signature review

By Joel McIver published 4 April 24

After playing a custom Dingwall live with Duran Duran, John Taylor has launched his production model, loaded with a new bridge design, a Rupert Neve Design preamp to die for and a monster tonal range

James Jamerson and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran

“That incredible musicality James Jamerson would bring to his parts – nobody wants to hear that today”: Duran Duran bass legend John Taylor on why music is becoming simpler

By Matt Parker published 26 July 23

The British bass player says pop music has lost its complexity – and he understands why

NAMM 2023: Dingwall Guitars launches the John Taylor Rio Dream Bass

By Nick Wells published 13 April 23

The new John Taylor Signature model salutes Duran Duran’s breakthrough album

Andy Taylor onstage with Duran Duran in 2004

Original Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor reveals he has stage four prostate cancer

By Matt Parker published 7 November 22

The guitarist says he has been living with the disease for four years and that “there is no cure”

Tony Iommi to perform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

By Matt Owen published 21 July 22

The Black Sabbath legend will share the roster with new wave icons Duran Duran for the show, which takes place in their home city of Birmingham, England – the birthplace of heavy metal

John Taylor: “The energy is my department – it gets laid down by the bass and drums. It’s my job to bring as much energy to that mood as possible”

By Bass Player Staff published 1 February 22

The Duran Duran bassist and recipient of Bass Player’s Lifetime Achievement Award on gear, technique and songwriting for a multiplatinum pop institution

Interview: Duran Duran Bassist John Taylor Discusses His New Autobiography, 'In The Pleasure Groove'

By James Wood published 11 October 12

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