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Every guitar hero, special guest and all-star cover from Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s epic Back to the Beginning farewell show
By Michael Astley-Brown published
Jake E. Lee, Ronnie Wood and Nuno Bettencourt were among the six-string royalty joining the likes of Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Slayer, Tool, Pantera, Alice In Chains, Gojira for the nine-hour celebration

Nile Rodgers on what made Bernard Edwards a bass genius – and the making of some iconic 4-string moments
By Bill Leigh published
With Chic, Bernard Edwards delivered some of the most infectious basslines of all time

Rival Sons’ Scott Holiday on what it’s like to open a Black Sabbath show
By Andrew Daly published
Supporting Sabbath throughout The End Tour, Rival Sons got a better view of metal's godfathers than anyone – and will pay tribute to them at their final show. What will they play? Holiday's sworn to secrecy

Billy Gibbons shares the story of the “treasured moment” he sat in on a B.B. King session – as a child
By Matt Parker published
Long before he got the chance to pick it up for himself, the ZZ Top man found himself in a truly formative session with an icon of electric guitar

Troy Van Leeuwen explains why Queens of the Stone Age are not a Fender Strat band
By Janelle Borg published
The alt-rock maverick doubles down on his love for offsets and the Tele's versatile tone

How Este Haim ended up buying her dream ’70s Fender Precision Bass on Craigslist for a bargain – from one of her favorite guitarists
By Janelle Borg published
Haim had been scouring the internet for years for her dream bass, until she spotted one on Craiglist for less than $2,500

Gibson spent years trying to convince Warren Haynes to work on a signature guitar – this is what changed his mind
By Phil Weller published
His signature Les Paul steps away from his usual spec choices, and with good reason

Herman Li on how Guitar Hero helped make guitar solos cool again – and why grunge killing off the shred scene wasn’t a bad thing
By Phil Weller published
Guitar cultures come and go, and though Li was instrumental in putting shred back on the menu, he says the grunge scene was “great” for this one reason

“Let’s just do Free Bird for two hours”: Zakk Wylde on Ozzy’s surprise demands for his final show
By Andrew Daly published
Ozzy Osbourne’s longest serving six-string lieutenant on what it means to be one of the family, and what to expect at Black Sabbath's emotional homecoming and farewell concert
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