Adrian Belew
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"As much as I love gear and gadgets, there’s no substitute for what you can do with your fingers." Adrian Belew reveals six ways to change your guitar game right now, for free
By Joe Bosso published
The guitarist also explains how he made a new instrument out of a child’s toy and used it on his latest album
Adrian Belew on the initial challenges of teaming up with Robert Fripp in King Crimson
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist recently opened up to GP about his early struggles adapting to Fripp’s playing style, with Steve Vai facing similar challenges tackling his parts for the Beat tour
Adrian Belew discusses his love of the Parker Fly, and how he convinced Ken Parker to create his wild signature model
By Phil Weller published
The King Crimson man loved the original model, but pushed for its creators to return to its original idea as a synth guitar, resulting in a guitar he’s convinced he plays better with
Adrian Belew on the time Seymour Duncan set fire to his Strat – and inadvertently created the first relic’d guitar
By Phil Weller published
Belew had sought the expertise of his friend Seymour Duncan to fix his “ugly-ass guitar” – but he didn’t expect his trigger-happy solution
GP Presents Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew’s Remain in Light, with X, December 30 in San Francisco – Win Tickets
By Jimmy Leslie published
GP Presents has joined forces with Goldenvoice for a Talking Heads rave up to round out the year at the Warfield Theatre
Adrian Belew recounts his audition with Frank Zappa: "We sat on his purple couch. I placed my Pignose amplifier face down on it so I could get a little bit of sustain... At the end of it, he reached out his hand and said, ‘You got the job’"
By Jimmy Leslie published
Belew got the gig in the end, but his audition was anything but smooth sailing...
“He Just Wanted Me to Go Wild on the Guitar”: Adrian Belew Reveals How David Bowie Helped Him Become a More Creative Player
By Mark McStea published
The guitarist recalls his “wild and unusual” approach to recording the final instalment of Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy, 'Lodger'
Heard on Classic Records by the Cult, the Smiths, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Metallica, Talking Heads, King Crimson and More, the Boss and Roland Chorus Sounds Are a Mainstay of Rock
By Dave Hunter published
A brief history of artists’ affection for Boss and Roland’s industry-leading chorus effects
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