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Saved from ’70s obscurity by hip-hop, Cymande’s Steve Scipio explains what’s different today
By Andrew Daly published
Ahead of a brand-new album, Scipio reveals what he’s kept and what he’s changed over 50 years of playing bass – and why he still only needs one pedal
How Yamaha evolved its TransAcoustic tech to create an acoustic guitar with an onboard delay and looper
By David Mead published
After experiencing the enhanced version of TransAcoustic tech with the TAG3 C, we spoke to Yamaha’s European product specialist, Dan Stock, to learn more
How Bakithi Kumalo’s swung, fretless bassline helped create one of Graceland’s defining sounds
By Chris Jisi published
Like much of Paul Simon’s Graceland, the 1985 session for The Boy In The Bubble took place at Ovation Studios in downtown Johannesburg
How Matt Freeman became one of punk’s most iconic bassists – bringing bass solos, jazz band and Carole King to Rancid
By Brian Fox published
The Rancid bassist talks picking technique, chasing vintage tones, and channeling John Entwistle
The Linda Lindas’ Bela Salazar and Lucia de la Garza on why they’re too punk-rock for school
By Mark McStea published
Having gone viral with Racist, Sexist Boy and toured with punk luminaries Rancid and Green Day, the Linda Lindas are not done growing up yet on sophomore LP No Obligation
James Hetfield credits Metallica’s original bassist with expanding the band’s horizons
By Bryan Beller published
Cliff Burton’s breakneck metal riff laid down the gauntlet on thrash metal classic Battery
How Joe Cocchi looked to the X-Men and the Punisher for Within the Ruins’ comicbook inspired sequel
By Gregory Adams published
Metal's comic book guys return with Phenomena II, as Cocchi draws on Ron Wasserman’s '90s era X-Men soundtracks for inspiration, and his pedalboard for color
“We hit the stage, and there’s Paul McCartney. He looks at me and he says, ‘Hey, Duff’”: Duff McKagan recalls his real-life Spinal Tap moment
By Nick Wells published
The Guns N' Roses bassist on meeting Sir Paul McCartney, and a life-changing encounter with Prince
The mod that made Kurt Cobain's $6 million MTV Unplugged Martin one of a kind
By Jackson Maxwell published
According to Nirvana guitar tech Earnie Bailey, Cobain was far from a vintage guitar fiend, and had no qualms with making his already weird D-18E even more unusual
Crawlers’ Amy Woodall on EBows, PA disasters – and what they took from that ill-fated Jane’s Addiction support slot
By Andrew Daly published
The British guitarist reveals the pedals she needs to generate her band’s alt-grunge sound, and how they’re finding their way out of a “rough year”...
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