John Paul Jones

The bassist for Led Zeppelin, one of rock's greatest bands, John Paul Jones is universally recognized as one of the greatest bassists of all time. He's also a highly regarded multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer.

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John Paul Jones performs onstage with Led Zeppelin at Earl's Court in London in May 1975

Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones explains what people get wrong about his Black Dog riff

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In his inaugural Guitar World lesson column, authored in 1996, the legendary bassist also revealed why he used pick to lay the song down in the studio – and why he later would use an eight-string bass to play it live

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