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How did The Last Dinner Party become one of the UK’s biggest bands? Bassist Georgia Davies reflects
By Nick Wells Published
From a Wayne’s World-inspired Fender to “Roadie Friday”, Georgia Davies reveals the chaos, camaraderie, and curveballs of life on the road with The Last Dinner Party

How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective
By Nick Wells Published
Bassist Stan Woodward talks eBay finds, music theory, and the rapid rise of the Geordie Greep-backed jazz outfit

Troy Sanders on rebuilding Mastodon and why new guitarist Nick Johnston was an instant fit
By Nick Wells Published
Mastodon’s biggest line-up change could have derailed them. Instead, it inspired one of the most ambitious albums of their career

Green Day's Mike Dirnt is selling some of his most iconic gear – from Dookie era and beyond – on Reverb
By Janelle Borg Published
Collectibles include several basses that were burned on stage, American Idiot-era Fender Mike Dirnt signature Precisions, a smashed Gibson Grabber, and tour-worn Mesa/Boogie amps

Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee call Angine de Poitrine’s music the “most entertaining and exhilarating” they’ve heard in a long time
By Janelle Borg Published
The prog legends say the duo remind them of “Primus and a bit of Rush”. And they’re not the only guitar gods to be wowed by the polka-dot aliens lately

Guitar Center CEO explains how customer feedback is helping to turn the chain around
By Phil Weller Published
Mistakes were made, but now a community of players is guiding its direction , says Gabe Dalporto

How a chance family connection brought Raphael Saadiq a lesson with one of the greatest bass players of all time
By Chris Jisi Published
Since breaking through as the frontman of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Raphael Saadiq has forged a career alongside A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip, while playing a key role in the sound of D’Angelo’s acclaimed neo-soul albums

Bass journeyman Kasim Sulton on Meat Loaf, Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, the New Cars, and the hand he never got to shake
By Andrew Daly Published
Keeping his bass rig simple for the most part, he recalls the fun of overplaying on Bat Out of Hell while thinking it would sink without trace, and writing Utopia’s only hit in 20 minutes after reality struck
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