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Bassist Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick performs at Nikon at Jones Beach Theater on July 28, 2016 in Wantagh, New York.
Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson shares his 12 tips that every bass player should know

By Nick Wells Published

Cheap Trick’s 12-string bass legend on the joys of multiple amps, and why bass players should never use effects

Bassists
Rick Nielsen, and an aritst render of a 62-foot replica of Nielsen's checkerboard Hamer Standard
A massive 62-foot guitar honoring Rick Nielsen is heading to Illinois

By Matt Owen Published

The Cheap Trick star's Hamer Standard will be recreated as a monster installation that will sit outside the Hard Rock Casino in Rockford

Guitarists
Inductees Tom Petersson and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform onstage at the 31st Annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on April 8, 2016 in New York City.
Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson on how he pioneered the 12-string bass and influenced a generation of players

By Nick Wells Published

Having invented the massive 12-string bass sound back in 1978, Cheap Trick’s Tom Petersson earned his place as one of the most innovative bassists in rock ’n’ roll

Bassists
Bassist Frank Bello of Anthrax performs at Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas at The LINQ Promenade on February 11, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me

By Joel McIver Published

Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more

Bassists
Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “I’m not a virtuoso. I’m a songwriter that plays rhythm guitar – and once in a while I have to play lead”

By Joshua M. Miller Published

The drummer who got addicted to guitar discusses his epic gear collection, working with John Lennon and Jeff Beck, and the making of the Rockford, Illinois rock institution’s storming new album, In Another World

Guitarists
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Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen: “We’ve loved Australia since the first time we went there in 1978”

By Ellie Robinson Published

Neilsen chats LP #20 and Cheap Trick's upcoming Australian tour, and bleeds a whole bunch

Bands
[L-R] John Lennon, Rick Nielsen and Eric Clapton
John Lennon wished Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen had played on Cold Turkey instead of Eric Clapton

By Sam Roche Published

“God, I wish I’d had Rick on Cold Turkey. Clapton choked up,” Lennon reportedly once said

Guitarists
Australian Guitar #142
Foo Fighters bring the noise in an extra-huge new issue of Australian Guitar, out now!

By Australian Guitar Published

Ready to rock? Well, let's roll...

Magazines
Slash performs on stage during the Slash ft Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Living the Dream Tour at Spark Arena on January 26, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand
Slash, Lizzy Hale, Billy Gibbons, Cheap Trick and more to perform at day-long (DE)TOUR Virtual Music Festival

By Richard Bienstock Published

Online fest to benefit NIVA and MusiCares to aid out-of-work touring artists, road crews and independent promotors

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Tom Petersson member of the band Cheap Trick performs live on stage at Allianz Parque on December 13, 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps"

By Jon D’Auria Published

The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone

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