If you think Mike Dirnt is another clueless punk, think again
Every success story needs a behind-the-scenes hero, and for Green Day, it was bassist Mike Dirnt. He details the making of ...
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The Tragic Led Zeppelin Song, Written by Robert Plant, That Jimmy Page Felt Uncomfortable Playing
Jimmy Page was Led Zeppelin’s architect. He produced the records, and his experience as a session guitarist and member of The ...
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Allen Abbassi has overseen every Fender electric guitar since 2007 – but he’s still pushing the envelope
The Director of Electric Guitars on the Ultra II line, the future of high-end offsets –and why Fender is keeping one eye on ...
How Andy Summers made a massive Police hit using a hand-wrenching guitar figure and a Telecaster with a mysterious history
The guitarist says “It’s a famous riff, and I have to admit, it’s hard to play. You have to be a real guitarist to do it well ...
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RJ Jacinto and his guitar gizmos
And while in the RJ mode, do check out another one of his guitar gizmos, the Buskerstar Guitar, the first guitar in the world ...
Peter Yarrow, Singer With Folk Legends Peter, Paul & Mary and Co-Writer of ‘Puff the Magic Dragon,’ Dies at 86
Peter Yarrow, one third of the chart-topping 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — which helped popularize Bob Dylan as the ...
A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
Some of the most notable electric guitar companies have their roots in Southern California. Rickenbacker began in the 1930s, ...
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A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
It is renamed the Broadcaster and renamed again a year later to the Telecaster. The name change is done due to a conflict with Gretsch Broadkaster drums. 1951: Fender closes his repair shop to ...