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How Gail Ann Dorsey honed her bass craft with David Bowie and Lenny Kravitz
By Chris Jisi, Nick Wells published
Bowie’s long-time bassist salutes her mentor and unpacks her approach to the bass chair with Lenny Kravitz

Gibson honors Mick Ronson with limited-edition recreation of his iconic David Bowie Les Paul
By Phil Weller published
The release is limited to just 100 copies, celebrating that guitarist that helped immortalize a rock ’n’ roll icon

“I was auditioning during the making of the album”: Bassist George Murray’s six-year stint with David Bowie
By Chris Jisi published
As a member of Bowie’s band, George Murray cut the studio albums Station to Station, Low, Heroes, Lodger, and Scary Monsters

From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history
By Gregory Adams published
Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar

How Tony Visconti rethought rock bass for David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World
By Chris Jisi published
The legendary producer revisits his ground-shaking bass work on Bowie’s 1970 breakthrough album

How Nile Rodgers and David Bowie accidentally wrote Let's Dance – with a 12-string that was missing 6 strings
By Janelle Borg published
The 1983 chart-topping hit features both Nile Rodgers and the then-unknown Stevie Ray Vaughan on guitars – and its demo was recorded at Queen’s studio in Switzerland

The one time David Bowie ordered Earl Slick to swap his Fenders for Gibsons
By Matt Owen published
Slick went into the recording of 2003's Reality armed with a Telecaster, but his guitar of choice didn't cut it with Bowie

Remembering Mick Ralphs, the highly innovative founding guitarist of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company
By Amit Sharma published
The trailblazing English guitarist passed away on June 23 and left a formidable legacy, influencing the likes of Joe Bonamassa and countless others

Adrian Belew on his carpal tunnel fears and recovery, working with Vai and Frank Zappa, and his next musical adventure
By Andrew Daly published
As he recovers from surgery, the progressive guitar icon draws a line from Frank Zappa through Talking Heads, King Crimson and Beat, explains his synergy with Steve Vai, and hints at the pedals that will drive his future creations

How Trevor Bolder anchored this 12/8 rocker from David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane
By Brian Fox published
Replacing longtime Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti in the Spiders From Mars, Bolder found himself writing basslines on the spot, a challenge he relished. On Drive-In Saturday, he hit the jackpot
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