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Her guitar playing had already reached the ears of millions, but advice from Johnny Marr re-shaped her approach
Already an established instrumental composer, Rebecca Mardal took up acoustic guitar at the Smiths man’s suggestion, and she changed her playing style after he gave her a slimmer neck than she’d used before
Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles bassline
After the Beatles, Paul McCartney wasn’t done writing killer basslines – as L.A. session and Wings guitarist Laurence Juber can attest
How Richard and Linda Thompson regrouped to record a folk-rock classic after Gerry Rafferty tried to turn them “pop”
Is 1982’s Shoot Out the Lights the best album Richard Thompson ever made? Fans think it is. His own opinion might surprise you
When Stone Temple Pilots supported Megadeth and Dave Mustaine defended them from his own fans
STP’s 1992 debut album, Core, was just out in stores. Sex Type Thing had traction on MTV. But Dean DeLeo recalls those Megadeth support slots as a baptism of fire
From Pet Sounds to playing Brian on tour, Glen Campbell’s hair-raising tenure as the Beach Boys’ guitarist
He became a country icon, but for a stint in the mid-’60s, Campbell was a Beach Boy
“I don’t know if I got better or worse”: Jazz legend Bill Frisell reflects on his guitar journey at 75
Veteran jazz man Bill Frisell toasts his 75th birthday with a stellar lineup and questing new album, and the hope that maybe he's getting better...
Larry McCray on his Albert King-inspired Flying V, touring with Gary Moore and his life in three guitars
The blues comeback king tells his life story via the medium of three guitars that he can’t live without
How a young Blind Melon made it big with No Rain
Channeling Dickey Betts and using different gear paid off for the band in 1992. But it wouldn’t have happened if their label hadn’t been so supportive, guitarist Rogers Stevens says
