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Players have waited months for Line 6’s next-gen Helix Stadium Floor XL to be released – now, the next-gen amp modeler is finally shipping
Redesigned from the ground up with all-new modeling tech and UI upgrades, the Helix Stadium XL was first unveiled by Line 6 back in June
Anthony Esposito’s unique career alongside Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E. Lee
The upright bassist with no previous experience of rock joined Lynch Mob and spent years telling it like it is to his guitar player bosses. He reveals what he’d always tried to explain to Lynch, the pain of losing Frehley and his concerns for Lee
“It vacuum-packs superb tones and incredible utility into a compact space”: IK Multimedia ToneX One Bass Edition review
Honey, I shrunk the Ampeg! And the Gallien-Krueger, and the Sansamp, and...
Wolfgang Van Halen on his early gigs with Van Halen – and keeping Eddie in line
Wolfgang also wanted to unearth some B-sides to help honor the genius of his predecessor once he stepped into the role
Mike Dirnt looks back on his early bass days – as Epiphone launches signature version of his cult classic Grabber G-3
Dirnt has championed the oddball 1970s bass throughout his career. Now he's got his own signature Epiphone version
Paul McCartney was meant to be the Beatles’ lead guitarist – then stage fright led him to George Harrison
McCartney explains how Harrison became the band’s primary soloist in this exclusive extract from The Beatles Anthology
The Rolling Stones legend who stole his first guitar
Before he became rock royalty, Ronnie Wood couldn’t afford the Fender Jazz Bass that he needed to gig
John Paul Jones’ best Led Zeppelin basslines
A choirmaster, organist and expert in many archaic music styles, John Paul Jones also happened to play bass guitar in the biggest heavy rock band there has ever been
Jerry Jemmott played with B.B. King and George Benson – but two car accidents influenced him the most
A childhood head injury meant the session icon had to find his own way of making music. But after working with King, Aretha Franklin, Benson, Roberta Flack, and many others, he’s proud to be a poster boy for not knowing what he’s doing
