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That time Robben Ford brought his prized Dumble amp to a guitar retreat – and let fans play it
By Phil Weller published
It may be one of the most coveted amps in the world, but Ford let fans get up close and personal with the holy grail #102 Dumble

Why Robben Ford didn’t learn much from touring with George Harrison
By Phil Weller published
The Beatle’s music may not have put the fusion star’s guitar skills through their paces, but the tour proved the making of him in other ways

When That Pedal Show got their hands on an iconic Dumble, it changed everything they thought they knew about great tone
By Neville Marten published
When you play the best guitar amp of your life but know you can never own it, how do you move on? We speak to Mick Taylor and Daniel Steinhardt of That Pedal Show about their tussle with Robben Ford’s Dumble

Fusion bass great Jimmy Haslip breaks down his 2001 project with Robben Ford and Vinnie Colaiuta
By Chris Jisi published
Jimmy Haslip is a lefty who plays a left-handed 6-string bass with the strings reversed

Robben Ford has been sideman to stars from Miles Davis to Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and even Kiss – and he's an expert in fusing the worlds of jazz and blues guitar
By John Wheatcroft published
Improve your voice leading, chordal vocabulary and harmonic tension and release now as we put Ford's style under the microscope in this in-depth lesson

Introduce jazz chops into your blues solos with this lesson in Robben Ford's masterful style
By Andy G Jones published
Have yourself a Ford fiesta of jazzy blues guitar with this lesson in the Dumble rumbler's solo approaches

How to solo using compound time – the secret behind some of Frank Zappa and Robben Ford's most out-there leads
By Andy G Jones published
Open up some all-new possibilities for your lead strategies with these fresh rhythmic soloing approaches

PRS's Robben Ford signature guitar is here at last
By Jackson Maxwell published
The long-awaited signature model features an African Blackwood fretboard, and is powered by a pair of Ford signature pickups – branded with his personal seal

Watch Robben Ford take his signature PRS guitar for a debut spin at intimate Helsinki club gig
By Jackson Maxwell published
Boasting an oversized headstock, a pair of humbuckers branded with Ford’s personal seal, and a pickup-splitting mini-toggle, the guitar was used for the entirety of the maestro's set

From psychedelic transatlantic collaborations to nostalgic acoustic ballads: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Jonathan Horsley, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
Round out July with exciting, guitar-fronted tracks from Orianthi, Hot Mulligan, Lamb of God, David Lee Roth, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin, and more
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