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There are some rock ’n’ roll stories that you couldn’t make up. One is how ‘Grog’ Lisee was electrocuted by an unearthed microphone
By Joel McIver published
If you’ve heard Die So Fluid’s music you’ll appreciate that running around the stage is a necessary part of the formula

Billy Sheehan and Paul Gilbert trade blistering licks in this standout rocker from Mr. Big
By Stevie Glasgow published
Inspired, according to Paul Gilbert, by the grooves of Christina Aguilera, Mr. Big’s Mean to Me is brimming with top-drawer axe-work

Joe Dart breaks down his lightning-quick studio approach – and how he tackles his hardest bassline to play live
By Jon D’Auria published
Joe Dart continues to make a lasting impression on the world of retro-funk bass guitar

Victor Wooten opens up on his battle with the health condition that he says is turning him into a beginner bass player again
By Matt Owen published
The revered bassist is battling focal dystonia – a neurological movement disorder that causes his fretting fingers to curl up

At the suggestion of guitar picker James Burton, Elvis set up an audition with an unlikely bass candidate: Jerry Scheff
By Brian Fox published
How bassist Jerry Scheff became the core of Elvis' famed TCB Band

Bassist Ronnie Ficarro on taking Wolfgang Van Halen’s studio sound to the stage
By Nick Wells published
Ronnie Ficarro explains the nuances of pick playing, why tone can make or break a band, and how he stumbled upon slap bass for Mammoth’s latest single

Billy Corgan takes us inside the zeitgeist of his low-end studio work with the Smashing Pumpkins
By Jon D’Auria published
One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, Billy Corgan has also written and recorded the bass tracks on almost every album in the entirety of the Smashing Pumpkins’ history

How Bootsy Collins and James Brown's band ended up playing on the soundtrack of this hit Seth Rogen movie
By Janelle Borg published
Legendary sideman and film composer Lyle Workman recounts how he managed to reunite the legendary funkateers for 2007’s Superbad – by approaching Bootsy at NAMM
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