Lee Sklar
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Lee Sklar shares his secrets for finding the perfect groove in the studio
By Jim Roberts published
Sklar has played on over 2,500 albums – not bad for someone who claims, “I never had any intention of becoming a studio player”

Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month
By Nick Wells published
May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz

How Leland Sklar went from being banned from the studio to a session legend
By Janelle Borg published
Sklar reflects on his first encounter with the legendary collective of session musicians widely known as “Wrecking Crew”

How the bass guitar became a crucial part of Sheryl Crow’s songwriting process
By Chris Jisi published
Already a Grammy-winning, global pop star, Sheryl Crow geeks out on bass for all the right reasons

Legendary sideman Lee Sklar reveals the studio secrets behind his incredible career
By Nick Wells published
The legendary bassist looks back at five decades of studio work on hit songs by James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, and many more

Lari Basilio reveals what she learned from playing side by side with all-time guitar and session greats
By Janelle Borg published
From sharing the stage with Steve Vai to having Joe Satriani shred on one of her tracks, Basilio knows a thing or two about playing alongside some of the most established names in the biz

Robby Krieger, Skunk Baxter and Leland Sklar among the rock veterans leading the February edition of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp
By Janelle Borg published
The Masters of Rock: 2025 edition also features The Police's Stewart Copeland and wraps up with shows at LA's legendary Sunset Strip venues

Why Lee Sklar hand-carved his 1962 Fender Jazz Bass
By Nick Wells published
1971’s Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon featured some of Lee Sklar’s best work with James Taylor – and Lee Sklar's “total hippie bass”
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