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Richie Sambora on how Paul McCartney helped him mix a Bon Jovi track
By Janelle Borg published
Sambora bumped into the Beatles bassist at a studio in LA, and convinced him to help mix a Bon Jovi song during their very first-ever meeting

Session bassist Sean Hurley on taking inspiration from Paul McCartney for a John Mayer session
By Janelle Borg published
Hurley aimed to build his Queen of California bass line around “the roots and flat sevenths” – taking a page from Macca's book

Steve Cradock on that time he recorded Come Together with Paul McCartney – using Paul Weller's Epiphone Casino
By Matt Owen published
Cradock and McCartney formed a supergroup with Weller, Noel Gallagher, Steve White and Carleen Anderson during the recording of 1995's The Help Album

Ernie Isley on the time he met Paul McCartney – and jammed on Twist and Shout
By Janelle Borg published
The Isley Brothers and The Beatles both found career-making hits in Twist and Shout – and the two groups would prove pivotal for each other's musical trajectories

“Carol Kaye taught me real hard”: Gene Simmons names 6 bass players who shaped his sound
By Andrew Daly published
The Kiss icon explains how Ronnie Wood is a better bassist than guitarist, why he can’t recall anything John Paul Jones played, and what makes him the Burger King Whopper of bass players

Paul McCartney was in bass peak form on this lesser-known Beatles gem
By Brian Fox published
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios in February 1968, Hey Bulldog was one of the last Beatles sessions tracked as a band

Super-producer Andrew Watt reveals his secret to convincing music legends to collaborate
By Janelle Borg published
From recruiting Paul McCartney and Elton John to play on the latest Rolling Stones album, to scoring a global hit with Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Watt has quickly established himself as an artist matchmaker

Did Paul McCartney fumble a note on this classic Beatles bassline?
By Nick Wells published
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on October 16th, 1965, see if you can hear the bass glitch where McCartney “breaks” the main riff
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