Robben Ford
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Robben Ford on his favorite Tele, Dumble magic and why the guitar is a tough nut to crack
By Joe Matera published
The jazz, blues and rock great plays favorites with his gear and recalls that time when he was supporting Jimmy Witherspoon and he took a fall... and took the drums with him

Robben Ford on Joni Mitchell’s fuzz pedal experiments that shaped one of her most adventurous tracks
By Phil Weller published
Ford says the experience defines what “the ultimate creative artist” is like to work with – and it changed the way he played

“That whole Dark Horse tour was a really weird thing”: Robben Ford on touring with George Harrison
By Joe Matera published
Blues/jazz maestro Robben Ford reflects on his time touring with George Harrison in the fall of 1974

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

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
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