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Danelectro Big Sitar in three finishes
Danelectro has brought back its Big Sitar – with some modern upgrades

By Janelle Borg Published

The new Danelectro model promises to deliver the quintessential electric sitar sound popularized by the likes of Metallica, Steve Howe and Steve Vai

Electric Guitars
Keith Richards using his Some Girls Telecaster onstage in 1978
Keith Richards’ Some Girls-era Telecaster is up for auction (without its original neck) – for $400K

By Matt Parker Published

Built by the Rolling Stone’s go-to guitar tech Ted Newman Jones, the custom T-style has killer provenance but has been heavily modified since its Stones days

Electric Guitars
Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 2nd June 1964
“I bought it from this bloke our drummer knew. I think it was the first fretless electric bass ever”: Bill Wyman on the origins of his famous “homemade” fretless bass

By Nick Wells Published

The former Rolling Stones bassist used a modified fretless on every album and many of the singles up to 1975

Bassists
Guitarist Keith Richards and singer Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones during rehearsals in May 1978. English bassist Bill Wyman of The Rolling Stones, during rehearsals for an episode of the Friday night TV pop/rock show 'Ready Steady Go
Should Bill Wyman have gotten a songwriting credit for The Rolling Stones (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction?

By Nick Wells Published

Bill Wyman: “The fact of the matter is that my bassline made the song just as much as Keith’s guitar riff”

Music Releases
Harley Benton TE-53KR
Harley Benton pays tribute to Keith Richards’ Fender “Micawber” Telecaster with $253 ash-bodied model

By Matt Owen Published

The TE-53KR BL nods to the Rolling Stones guitarist's '50s Fender Tele, which was the force behind some of the band's biggest open-tuning tracks

Electric Guitars
Keith Richards Main Offender reissue
Keith Richards is re-releasing his second solo album Main Offender, complete with a live set from 1992

By Matt Parker Published

The “limited edition super deluxe boxset” includes a book, copies of handwritten lyrics plus reproduction promo materials

Music Releases
Kieth Richards Gibson ES-335 auction
Keith Richards enters the NFT fray, auctioning off a signed Gibson ES-335 guitar and digital asset in aid of charity

By Matt Parker Published

The auction is set to raise at least $4,500 for MusiCares, which supports the health and welfare of musicians

Guitarists
Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones
Paul McCartney brands The Rolling Stones “a blues covers band”

By Matt Parker Published

The Beatles legend also reveals he’s still working on an unfinished Lennnon song Now and Then

Music Releases
The Rolling Stones performing live
Watch the Rolling Stones play their first No Filter tour show since Charlie Watts’ death

By Matt Owen Published

The band recruited session veteran Steve Jordan for the show at The Dome in St. Louis, which saw Mick Jagger and co pay tribute to Watts

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Ronnie Wood
Ronnie Wood reveals he’s been given the all-clear after battling cancer for a second time

By Matt Owen Published

The Rolling Stones legend was diagnosed with small-cell carcinoma, a type of cancer commonly found in the lungs, during the coronavirus lockdown

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