Latest about funk
Elusive neo-soul artist D'Angelo flexes his guitar skills on a G&L Superstrat given to him by a music icon in newly discovered interview footage
The rare video finds D'Angelo discussing the essence of funk, his guitar journey and the significance of having Prince collaborator Jesse Johnson as his guitar mentor
MonoNeon reveals the one pedal Prince urged him to use, now a staple in his bass rig
The viral bassist also talks about how the Purple Rain hitmaker recruited him after seeing his YouTube videos
DeWayne Blackbyrd McKnight on how he came to join George Clinton's legendary music collective
McKnight's journey to Parliament-Funkadelic started with him knocking on a stranger's door after hearing someone play guitar
Paul Simon is one of the all-time great songwriters, but he’s a remarkable guitar player, too
There is a case to be made that Paul Simon is one of the most underrated players ever, but maybe that's because he always foregrounds the song. This lesson shows just what a clever player he is
Giacomo Turra’s energetic guitar skills evolved from his love of dance – and his self-taught style might just be the future of funk
That Turra is self-taught and oblivious to theory is one of the biggest guitar flexes in history – but as he explains, playing funk is all about connecting with an audience
Improve your syncopation now with this lesson in funk guitar 101
Taking small chord shapes, single notes and 16th-note strums, we unpack the essentials for funk guitar and target those offbeats for rhythmic intrigue in your playing
If you play funk, you owe Bootsy Collins – the bass legend who played with James Brown
Bootsy Collins is a legend not just for his interstellar bass playing, but also for his star-shaped bass guitars
The unsung guitarist who transformed James Brown’s music, and laid a funky path for Nile Rodgers, John Frusciante, Cory Wong and countless others
Overshadowed by the flamboyant frontman for whom he worked, Jimmy Nolen created a singular rhythm style that can still be heard all over pop and rock radio today
“I was scared to death. Miles didn’t say a word to me. Afterwards, I asked what he thought of my playing. He said, simply, ‘It was cool’”: T.M. Stevens on playing with Miles Davis and James Brown – and what went wrong on Vai’s Sex & Religion project
Vai hired the “flashy bassist with the long hair” after spotting him in a Joe Cocker video
