https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/blind-melon-no-rain-rogers-stevensGuitar Worlden“I saw a line of people wrapped way down the block. I thought maybe Bill Clinton was in town, but it was for our show”: Rogers Stevens on how a young Blind Melon made it big with No Rain2026-05-14T16:46:22Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pUjLXsx5a9h5x4NDdBsUBB.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/slash-on-that-time-he-was-invited-to-play-on-a-bob-dylan-recordGuitar Worlden“I walked in at about 2pm and George Harrison and Kim Basinger were there hanging out. 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But we went to work straight away”: Richie Kotzen and Adrian Smith on absurd volume, improv and how long a solo should be2026-05-14T11:14:54Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/26Am3nhYbY3uzP5bFZm443.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/les-godfrey-guitars-telecassoGuitar Worlden“For the most part, people seem to really like it… others have been very vocal about hating it”: The making of the Telecasso – the Telecaster-Picasso mashup that has driven guitarists crazy2026-05-14T09:51:56Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KSz2ZzankhmBYsA4WgEq3E.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-guitars-held-up-in-customs-ahead-of-rock-hall-wings-exhibitGuitar Worlden“They’ve been stuck in London customs for a month”: Paul McCartney's guitars allegedly held up in England ahead of major Rock & Roll Hall of Fame exhibition2026-05-13T18:31:37Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuLKA96NaawWDSgZbfqRYU.jpghttps://www.guitarworld.com/gear/bass-guitars/how-a-thief-stole-50-bass-guitars-from-a-uk-storeGuitar Worlden“He had a flat full of headless basses. 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