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“Here to make its first stage appearance in 50 years is my original bass.” Paul McCartney’s iconic Höfner bass returns to the stage after being lost for over 50 years as he brings the Got Back tour to a star-studded close
Ringo Starr and Ronnie Wood helped cap the curtain-closing show. But the reappearance of the bass was the biggest surprise of all
Derek Trucks reveals how fretboard visualization helped him find harmonic possibilities all over the fretboard
The guitarist also explains why open E remains his favorite tuning and how it pairs so well with standard tuning
Mark Knopfler on why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking
Read one of our top 20 stories of 2024: The former Dire Straits guitarist told us why he moved away from the plectrum but still regards the pick as “a superior thing”
Steve Hunter tells how he spontaneously tracked the guitar solo for Aerosmith's "Train Kept a Rollin' "
How the veteran session guitarist helped launch Aerosmith’s career
Andy Summers reveals his role in the making of the Police hit “Every Breath You Take”
The former Police guitarist says his riff should have earned him a writing credit
Brian Ray on the only time Paul McCartney and John Lennon got writer's block
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime guitarist told us, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
Danelectro brings back its famed Spring King – a spring reverb pedal you can kick
Downsized but tonally faithful to the original, the Spring King boasts a real spring reverb
Chris Impellitteri reveals his 1988 invitation to become Ozzy's guitarist
When Jake E. Lee left the band, Impellitteri was at the height of his powers as a virtuoso speed-metal guitarist
