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Gretsch and Jack Antonoff combine the Jazzmaster with an oddball vintage Gretsch to create his “dream” signature guitar
By Matt Owen published
He's produced for the likes of Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter, and fronts the influential indie rock outfit Bleachers. Now, Antonoff has been honored with his first signature guitar

Pat Metheny called him “the father of modern jazz guitar” – here's how Jim Hall revolutionized modern jazz
By John Wheatcroft published
Hall's genius with a guitar had profound implications for the jazz band format, as six-strings replaced piano in the rhythm section

How Richard Bona found a rare Pastorius tune for his Brazilian-inspired solo album
By Nick Wells published
Bass worshippers will need to listen between the layers to catch the bottom-end brilliance of Bona’s Jaco tribute

Blackbyrd McKnight on his mysterious Strat and the ’70s jazz-funk explosion
By Andrew Daly published
Jazz/funk/fusion veteran DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight recalls his smooth segue from Herbie Hancock sideman to full-on Funkadelic member – plus his ’70s gear and what he learned from Shuggie Otis

Mark Hoppus combines Jaguar, Precision and Jazz Bass parts on his new Fender signature model
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The blink-182 bassist’s latest signature arrives over two decades after his first Fender model, and follows bandmate Tom DeLonge’s recent Starcaster guitar

Philip Sayce channels the blues licks of the greats – and his masterclass will supercharge your pentatonic solos
By Jon Bishop published
The Canadian maestro is your instructor today, and for this lesson you're going to be digging deep for some Texas sizzle and red-hot pentatonic turnarounds

Larkin Poe's Rebecca Lovell on the time Elvis Costello let her borrow his famed Fender Jazzmaster
By Janelle Borg published
Lovell went from being an Elvis Costello fan and buying a Jazzmaster to playing his actual guitar

Darryl Jones on his journey to The Rolling Stones – from Miles Davis to Sting, Herbie Hancock to Peter Gabriel, and Madonna
By Chris Jisi published
The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none
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