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The Cult’s Charlie Jones on how he almost never got his Grammy for Robert Plant and Alison Krauss’ Please Read the Letter
By Jonathan Horsley published
Irony is alive and well

Stuart Zender on sessioning for Stevie Wonder and supplying the funk to Jamiroquai’s first three albums
By Joel McIver published
After he quit Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender became an in-demand session bassist, jamming with Gorillaz, Stevie Wonder, and Amy Winehouse co-writer Mark Ronson

When Jimmy Haslip met Jaco Pastorius at Frank Zappa’s studio
By Nick Wells published
The Yellowjackets co-founder and then-bassist tells the story of his first encounter with bass royalty

Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2025
By Jackson Maxwell published
2025 has been a big year for the guitar, but we've also had to sadly say goodbye to dozens of guitar greats, from many eras, and every imaginable genre. Here, we recognize those guitarists, and their contributions to the instrument

Chris Dreja turned down Led Zeppelin, but he will be remembered as the Yardbirds’ unsung bass hero in a band of guitar superstars
By Neville Marten published
Co-founder of the Yardbirds, Chris Dreja – who supported Clapton, Beck and Page on rhythm or bass guitar, then went on to become a photographer – has died, aged 79

Girlschool guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like
By Janelle Borg published
The two bands released a joint EP, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which also made an impact on the UK charts

Reverb unveils the best-selling pedals of 2025 with more categories than ever before
By Phil Weller published
Last year’s winner falls to fourth, while there’s a surprise victor among the most popular used pedals

New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer
By Phil Weller published
The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour

Höfner, maker of Paul McCartney’s legendary Violin Bass, shares statement following bankruptcy filing
By Janelle Borg published
The company filed for insolvency following a particularly “difficult period, especially since the introduction of the US tariffs”

The life and wild times of Danny Thompson, the legend of upright bass who “brought greatness to everything he played”
By Henry Yates published
The fabled upright acoustic bassist leaves us with a thousand tales of misadventure and an extraordinary body of music that weaves through the rock ’n’ roll era
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