Latest about Duff McKagan
“I was very influenced by Prince’s bass playing – he had a high-end to his sound, and I incorporated that into Appetite for Destruction”: Duff McKagan names 7 bassists who shaped his sound
The Guns N’ Roses bassist on what compelled him to practice John Paul Jones basslines for seven hours, why the Sex Pistols’ guitarist is one of his favorite bass players, and how jams with Mark Lanegan inspired him to take his songwriting in a new direction
“It sounds like Lindsey Buckingham meets The Clash!” That time Duff McKagan played bass for the Manic Street Preachers
Nicky Wire on working with Duff and why Guns N’ Roses are the best band ever
Duff McKagan: “I discovered my acoustic guitar as a refuge during Covid. It lessens the panic attacks”
The Guns N’ Roses bassist and songwriter speaks candidly about how trading the bottle for playing acoustic has helped his panic attack and mental health struggles
Slash, Andrew Watt trade solos, channel their inner punk onstage with Iggy Pop in revved-up take on The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog
Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmate, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith were also on hand to serve as the rhythm section for the all-star performance at the Hollywood Palladium last week
“I don’t buy the idea that the bass player is the quiet one”: The 5 most notorious bass guitarists in rock
From Mötley Crüe hellraiser Nikki Sixx to GN‘R’s Duff McKagan
Watch Jeff Beck play Locomotive with Guns N' Roses at a 1992 soundcheck for a live collaboration that never happened
Beck would ultimately pull out of his performance in Paris with the hard-rock giants – and, potentially, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry – leaving these rehearsal videos as a tantalizing 'what if'
Which is better: 4- or 5-string bass?
“Unless you’re Les Claypool, more than four is unnecessary!” Duff McKagan, Adam Blackstone and Glenn Hughes weigh in on the age-old debate
Ian Hunter’s new album features Slash, Jeff Beck, Billy F Gibbons, Rob Trujillo, Taylor Hawkins, Mike Campbell and more
The Mott the Hoople frontman’s new solo album, Defiance Part 1, has some seriously heavyweight guest talent
