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Left–Guitarist Joe Satriani performs on stage at the World Music Theater in Tinley Park, Illinois, September 3, 1998; Mick Jagger performs at Oakland Coliseum on October 28, 1994 in Oakland California
How Mick Jagger very nearly ended up on a Joe Satriani record – before Satch deleted his performance

By Janelle Borg Published

From the Archive Jagger was supposed to play harmonica on Satriani's sixth studio album, but his takes ended up being replaced

From the Archive
American rock musician Nils Lofgren and the Rolling Stones performing in 1975
When Nils Lofgren tried to join the Rolling Stones

By Phil Weller Published

From The Archive Lofgren almost flew out to audition after Mick Taylor’s eventual successor put him in touch with the Stones

From The Archive
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones onstage on the Bridges to Babylon Tour in 1997 in Chicago, Illinois
The Canadian musician who co-wrote a Rolling Stones song without realizing it

By Phil Weller Published

k.d. lang collaborator and lifelong Stones fan Ben Mink says the unexpected co-credit fulfilled a childhood dream – sort of

Guitarists
Eastwood Micawber five-string Tele and Keith Richards, the inspiration for the guitar
Eastwood debuts the Micawber, a Keith Richards-inspired Tele-type factory-fitted with five strings

By Phil Weller Published

The Rolling Stones guitarist famously deems the sixth string unnecessary when churning out open G riffs. Eastwood has built the Micawber with that in mind

Electric Guitars
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones perform live on stage during the 'No Filter' tour at The London Stadium on May 25, 2018 in London, England
Mick Jagger on how his guitar playing adds another element to the Rolling Stones

By Phil Weller Published

The legendary frontman is behind more guitar riffs on the new Stones record than most would assume

Guitarists
The Rolling Stones perform at the Boston Garden. Bill Wyman on bass. Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones.
How a revolutionary amp nearly derailed the Rolling Stones’ 1969 US tour

By Nick Wells Published

The Stones bet big on Ampeg’s all-new SVT. And the gamble paid off… until one night it didn't

Bassists
Jimi Hendrix playing a Fender Stratocaster guitar, while performing live onstage, 1968
Inside the chaotic sessions that produced Jimi Hendrix's classic rendition of All Along the Watchtower

By Janelle Borg Published

Recorded in London and New York, Hendrix's version of the Bob Dylan track would become the Experience's best-selling single – but it took many takes to get there

Guitarists
Paul McCartney and Keith Richards comp
Keith Richards on why Paul McCartney’s collaboration with the Rolling Stones meant so much

By Phil Weller Published

McCartney linked up with the Stones for their latest record – and there might be more to come

Bassists
Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones plays a Gibson Les Paul on the set of the pop music television show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, England on 21st March 1965
Why Keith Richards never wanted anyone to hear his Satisfaction guitar riff

By Janelle Borg Published

Turns out, Otis Redding's rendition was the right one all along…

Guitarists
English rock guitarist Jeff Beck and Ron Wood on bass guitar performing on stage as the Jeff Beck Group.
How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass

By Ed Friedland Published

Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

Bassists
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