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Nile Rodgers playing guitar with Le Sserafim at Coachella

“The chord changes in K-pop are a lot more interesting than what's been happening over the last few years”: Nile Rodgers makes surprise appearance at Coachella with K-pop group Le Sserafim

By Janelle Borg published

Nile Rodgers lent his signature playing style to the group’s track Unforgiven

Bassist Bernard Edwards and Guitarist Nile Rodgers, both of the group Chic, in a recording studio, New York, New York, July 29, 1981.

“The last thing Bernard Edwards wanted to be was a bass player who used a pick”: Nile Rodgers on the funk behind Chic’s Le Freak

By Nick Wells published

In 1978 Bernard Edwards helped define one of the most distinctive sounds of disco

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Fine-tune your rhythm chops with this lesson on classic disco funk

By Steve Allsworth published

The glitter ball is spinning and it's time to throw some shapes on the guitar in the style of the funk heroes behind Chic, Sister Sledge, Earth, Wind & Fire and more

Grandmaster Melle Mel of Granmastrer Flash and the Furious Fiveand WOnder Mike of The Sugar Hill Gang join Living Colour backstage during The Million Man Mosh II at the Highline Ballroom on January 21, 2013 in New York City.

The 10 coolest bassline samples ever

By Nick Wells published

How Sugarhill Gang, Eminem and even Vanilla Ice introduced new generations to the basslines of Ron Carter, Nathan East, Lee Sklar, John Deacon and more

Nile Rodgers and Slash perform live at the Budokan in 1996

Slash once joined Nile Rodgers and Chic for a marathon Le Freak solo spot – but the show ended in tragedy

By Michael Astley-Brown last updated

Watch the 1996 performance the Guns N’ Roses guitarist called “the biggest privilege of my life” – at the concert that would prove to be bass legend Bernard Edwards’ last

Nile Rodgers auction guitars

Nile Rodgers to sell over 100 guitars and basses in mammoth We Are Family Foundation charity auction

By Matt Owen published

The Chic legend's Hitmaker Fender Prototype Stratocaster headlines the collection, which also boasts a bass used on David Bowie's Let's Dance and a Tokai played on Daft Punk's Get Lucky

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Nile Rodgers: “To me, the less information I throw at you at once, the funkier something sounds“

By Jamie Dickson published

The Hitmaker himself talks about his love of jazz, the possibilities of the Acoustasonic and the importance of the notes he doesn't play

Chic bassist Jerry Barnes: “I use Bernard's chucking, but not like him… I’m trying to keep from bleeding!“

By Bass Player Staff published

Chic's low-end master of funk on gear, influences, touring with Cher and keeping Bernard Edwards' basslines alive

The secrets behind Nile Rodgers' tone on Chic's Le Freak

By Chris Gill published

How the legendary guitarist nailed that infectious funk tone