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Using just the index finger may not seem like the most “efficient” way to play, the low-end legend wrote in his GW column, but he loved the consistent attack and dynamic control that he got from using one finger
Zeppelin’s power lay in their timing, the low-end giant explains, but there was more in the method to the band's madness
The third cut from 1969's Led Zeppelin II is considered the peak of John Paul Jones’ melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic brilliance
Reid toured with the Rolling Stones, Cream, Jethro Tull, and Fleetwood Mac, released seven studio albums, and was even a session player for the likes of Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt
The Yardbirds, and later Led Zeppelin, reworked Jake Holmes’ 1968 song for their own ends, and Holmes believes he wasn’t properly credited
The proud owner of a broken Grammy award is regarded as a revelation in folk rock with Fairport Convention – but he only played bass that way because he didn’t know what else to do
It’s not guaranteed that they’ll make you sound like Jimmy Page, but Sundragon’s fastidiously accurate replicas of two of his favorite amps may well get you close
They may have played a huge role in bringing heaviness and triple-digit onstage decibel counts to rock, but as bassist John Paul Jones explains, Zeppelin were also masters of silence
In his inaugural Guitar World lesson column, authored in 1996, the legendary bassist also revealed why he used pick to lay the song down in the studio – and why he later would use an eight-string bass to play it live
