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Gorillaz' Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez showcases some of the most inventive collaborations of the internet era

The ‘Voice Of Rock’ and Deep Purple icon speaks candidly about his bass playing over the decades, why he should have never left Trapeze, and how the Dead Daisies reignited his four-string fire

We investigate a bona-fide classic of '80s twang, with a modded Deluxe assuming a starring role

EVH details the advent of Van Hagar, that time he took a belt sander to a 335, and why Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl is one of his favorite solos of all time

Confused about the pickups on your bass? Don't be. Read on for the skinny on split-coils, soapboars, humbuckers and actives

On multifaceted new album, V, it’s obvious these Colorado thrashers take their sound beyond the fundamentals of the Big Four

An all-star line-up remembers the life, times and exploits of the player who raised the bar and reinvented the electric guitar

The jazz and session maestro looks back at his career in bass

This highlight from the Boston new wave heroes' 1980 album Panorama is all about the magic in the midrange

Here’s a guy who knows a thing or two about buying guitars – and it turns out he’s sold a few, too…