<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Primus ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/primus Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:27:22 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “We played a song or two, and I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/les-claypool-looks-back-on-his-disastrous-metallica-audition f7RKEZ5SwQ8N4nsS2DexF9 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:27:22 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:46:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was instantly in a band because nobody wanted to play bass back then”: How Eddie Van Halen led to Les Claypool picking up the bass – and how he nearly joined Kirk Hammett’s band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/les-claypool-on-why-he-picked-up-the-bass TBnPHxtWQLiPBL6YCmevrf Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:49:55 +0000 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:04:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Paul Reed Smith sent me two amazing guitars because I lost all but one of my PRSs. That’s been one of the upsides”: Larry LaLonde lost his home in the LA wildfires, but Primus' new drummer, and two new PRSs, are keeping him focused ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-lalonde-primus-wildfires d3ZMkAm7RembciJw5UgqaG Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:51:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The first thing that I grabbed when I was like, ‘We’ve got to get the hell out of here’ was the double-neck that Alex Lifeson gave me”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde opens up on losing his house and nearly all his gear in the devastating California wildfires ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/larry-lalonde-reflects-on-the-devastating-california-wildfires-that-destroyed-his-house-and-most-of-his-gear 6pJamTovJFhG9X6ok5cN2M Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:20:29 +0000 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:39:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It got stuck in the snow. We were like, ‘The truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/primus-larry-lalonde-on-how-he-and-les-claypool-ended-up-with-off-the-rack-gear-from-guitar-center EDc2Qtjzg26HQp3e8PUByJ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:57:15 +0000 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 12:14:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t really listen to Primus. It amazes me that we wrote like that”: Les Claypool looks back on the stomach-churning grooves of Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Primus’ major-label debut and the moment he became a bass superstar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/les-claypool-primus-sailing-the-seas-of-cheese 4YTusvhJGdoiFujA9L9LxR Mon, 03 Feb 2025 10:41:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:41:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The loss overall is awful and unspeakable”: Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/adrian-smith-and-larry-ler-lalonde-among-thousands-who-have-lost-homes-in-la-wildfires jgXtw6ZbCWK7Kcr8TYQxji Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:20:40 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:17:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Further proof that the gear doesn’t matter when you have the skills to pay the bills”: When their gear didn’t turn up for a festival performance, Primus played brand-new Fender guitars from Guitar Center – with the tags still on ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/primus-sick-new-world-year-in-review-2024 JTExPecEQMdbyGsSGXbgsH Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:03:03 +0000 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:30:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was an insane, bare bones show”: Primus's Les Claypool and Ler LaLonde were just forced to play a gig with brand new gear from Guitar Center – and yes, they still sounded exactly like Primus ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-claypool-ler-lalonde-primus-guitar-center QvVmyfbN5uyBAnxmJkquAT Thu, 02 May 2024 18:51:08 +0000 Tue, 14 May 2024 15:47:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Like wrestling an octopus": How to play bass like Les Claypool ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/play-bass-like-les-claypool DyhPRZ75Qd689euxHJ3hZ9 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 11:19:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus's Les Claypool names 7 bassists who shaped his sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/les-claypool-bassists-who-shaped-my-sound J46iM9dbb5btdEyqaYXBpe Wed, 24 May 2023 11:21:02 +0000 Wed, 24 May 2023 11:58:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Justin Chancellor play through Les Claypool’s rig as this Primus-Tool supergroup take on Ænima at chest-rattling velocity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tool-primus-aenima-supergroup-cover LdvLpxF3QoBizJxAKQiYiH Wed, 03 May 2023 15:48:43 +0000 Wed, 03 May 2023 15:50:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool: “The Pachyderm bass has one knob on it, a volume knob: I don’t want any tone” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/les-claypool-the-pachyderm-bass-has-one-knob-on-it-a-volume-knob-i-dont-want-any-tone nMJdntak7Dd8rkSugKbMuH Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:43:51 +0000 Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:30:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool says he was on acid during Primus’ 1992 MTV Spring Break performance – “everything I saw was just orange” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-claypool-mtv-spring-break-acid uQGsbJHhpJJQQat872x7He Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:16:07 +0000 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 12:18:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus cancel European leg of A Tribute To Kings tour due to “unavoidable logistical challenges” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-cancels-tribute-to-kings-european-leg zHME6dUmAqT9JReu7jZTyh Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:36:53 +0000 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:37:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Larry LaLonde and Les Claypool join Alex Lifeson to discuss A Farewell To Kings and recall that one time the Rush guitarist used a tortilla chip as a guitar pick ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rush-primus-alex-lifeson-les-claypool-larry-lalonde Ra9gD978tMMUU7vsTamjeG Thu, 16 Jun 2022 11:49:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Rush’s Geddy Lee on A Farewell To Kings, Les Claypool the bassist, and what he thinks of Primus playing the album live in its entirety ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rush-geddy-lee-farewell-to-kings-primus 27Gk5gWNKnW8sEk3YU3Cq8 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:34:30 +0000 Thu, 09 Jun 2022 10:36:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool: “Singing Geddy Lee parts and playing bass, or just singing Geddy Lee parts period, is f**king hard, because it’s up in the upper stratosphere” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/les-claypool-primus-a-farewell-to-kings oHXdStxTcsXqrJuhP9jxvc Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:10:41 +0000 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 19:35:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Keeley collaborates with Primus’ Larry LaLonde for Artist Series Edition BubbleTron flanger/phaser ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/keeley-larry-lalonde-bubbletron FFVyB3ELrpgYCASCUJ2giP Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:02:33 +0000 Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:02:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ From Pink Floyd to Primus: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/pink-floyd-primus-essential-guitar-tracks qecigo3uuEttiTzaeqFW9Z Fri, 08 Apr 2022 16:20:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus announce Conspiranoid EP, share sprawling 11-minute lead single, Conspiranoia ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-conspiranoid cdFmzxNjsL6qR6xwGg9aHo Wed, 06 Apr 2022 18:30:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Pro tip: play triangles!” Watch Primus’s Ler LaLonde offer a madcap masterclass in Gibson’s latest Riff Lords video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-ler-lalonde-riff-lords ahgsV4yYABbSKSsgegMZ36 Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:21:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Primus perform the entirety of A Farewell To Kings as they kick off their Rush tribute tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-performs-a-farewell-to-kings ZCowhe3vZXcV4vKiD9enQ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 16:00:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool has been taking bass lessons from Rush's Geddy Lee ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/geddy-lee-les-claypool-bass-lessons BgDjKh3KK8E2nHCRDLWzGZ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:00:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Claypool faces off with Metallica’s Robert Trujillo in a bass-slapping duel in new short film Precious Metals ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/les-claypool-faces-off-with-metallicas-robert-trujillo-in-a-bass-slapping-duel-in-new-short-film-precious-metals z8RP9vhw6sgpG4u4Trfm2C Wed, 10 Feb 2021 17:34:58 +0000 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 14:06:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jason Momoa details his jams with Les Claypool: “It was like a childhood dream” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/jason-momoa-details-his-jams-with-les-claypool-it-was-like-a-childhood-dream sGLNkV3EzTcKEhCfxyiTG Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:19:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ EMG introduces all-new Les Claypool 'Pachyderm Gold' bass pickups ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/emg-introduces-all-new-les-claypool-pachyderm-gold-bass-pickups MFzWiEdasM2Ktz6JCMiVAV Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:16:52 +0000 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 11:18:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch members of Tool, Primus, Mastodon and Coheed and Cambria absolutely crush Rush’s classic Anthem ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-members-of-tool-primus-mastodon-and-coheed-and-cambria-absolutely-crush-rushs-classic-anthem PR8VRTtm73ciAaNFtxkwYB Mon, 27 Jul 2020 16:12:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slayer Announce “The Final Campaign” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/slayer-announce-the-final-campaign WGKR5YSCnAi5dN3HdW4DiL Tue, 09 Jul 2019 13:47:08 +0000 Wed, 10 Jul 2019 18:24:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mastodon, Primus Announce Co-Headlining American Tour ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/mastodon-primus-announce-co-headlining-american-tour qjNcvyMZrjMUVUwprsyNs9 Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:53:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gig Review: Primus Bring 3D Show to Pomona, California’s Fox Theater ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/gig-review-primus-bring-3d-show-pomona-california-s-fox-theater by7AuGrXMZT5tfoKEU9jN8 Thu, 30 May 2013 16:39:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus Announce Spring Tour and Limited-Edition 10-Inch Live Single ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-announce-spring-tour-and-limited-edition-10-inch-live-single eKGrvTF5oYxKWvzGEBWbGf Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:20:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar World's Top 10 Music Videos of 2011 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitar-worlds-top-10-music-videos-2011 bGUq6GRKEMG8eJdE7Xz7Fc Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:45:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus at the Roseland: An '80s Guy at a '90s Show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/blogs/primus-roseland-80s-guy-90s-show-0 vE8uTAoP8ekRsSPpYS3keY Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:18:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Interview: Primus Guitarist Larry LaLonde on 'Green Naugahyde' ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/interview-primus-guitarist-larry-lalonde-green-naugahyde 8JwZYX5oNHP8TLoESUqqJi Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:30:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus Streaming New Album, 'Green Naugahyde,' on South Park's Facebook Page ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-streaming-new-album-green-naugahyde-south-parks-facebook-page fi98NghMrF2CyoYdMyxiX3 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:45:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus Streaming New Song, "Tragedy's A-Comin'" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-streaming-new-song-tragedys-comin 6AtHJSYcUSZTcS37JFf2tn Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:25:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video: Rush, Police, Primus and Tool Members Jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/video-rush-police-primus-and-tool-members-jam c7kmYaKm7iZ8vLAYv3FSMM Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:07:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus Announce Fall 2011 Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-announce-fall-2011-tour-dates JzsMykEJi5n6WY7GxXom7n Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:00:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Primus Set To Release New Album, 'Green Naugahyde,' This September ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/primus-set-release-new-album-green-naugahyde-september qksxmdW24xQUG8v6Dz9cWh Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:49:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inquirer: Les Claypool ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/inquirer-les-claypool 6aDDiUNgfBLnruwWXYyyMP Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:46:36 +0000