Paul McCartney
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"Do you know what happened to my lost bass, the one that got pinched?" How Paul McCartney's simple 2019 query over coffee in a studio led to a forensic hunt for the iconic Höfner 500/1 violin bass
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The theft of Paul McCartney’s 1961 Höfner bass is a 50-year-old mystery that spans from Hawkwind to the Who. Here's how the Lost Bass project filled a gap in rock and roll history.
"Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album
By Brad Tolinski published
Andrew Watt has made records with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, and more, but manning the boards for the Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds was, he says, "the honor of my lifetime”
“It wouldn’t have worked!” Keith Richards on why Jeff Beck wasn’t the right fit for the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney’s bass carnage – and why his 5-string Telecaster works
By Tom Poak published
In a new interview in the latest Guitar Player, Keith Richards opens up about Charlie Watts, Jeff Beck, playing with McCartney and this theory on why his 5-string Telecaster works
"I Kept Trying to Use Other Guitars, but Nigel Godrich Would Say, ‘You Know What We Should Try, Don’t You?’ ‘Casino?’ ‘Yep!’": Paul McCartney Reveals How He Fell Back in Love with His Epiphone Casino, and Transformed His Sound, in 2005 GP Interview
By Michael Molenda published
For the critically acclaimed 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,' McCartney was encouraged to abandon his Les Paul, but also found time to beef up his acoustic fingerpicking, and plug into his old Vox AC30.
The Incredible Story of Les Paul's "Lover" – the Breakthrough Multitrack Recording That Changed the World, Part 2
By Martin McQuade published
Seventy-five years later, we’re still reeling from this groundbreaking single
Watch the Beatles’ ‘Please Please Me’ Mini-Documentary
By Rod Brakes published
Video The Fab Four’s debut album turns 60 this year
Here's Why the Beatles’ ‘Let It Be... Naked’ Is a Must-Have Album
By Jim Campilongo published
The Fab Four’s 1970 swan song finds its groove in this 2003 redux
Get 22% Off the Beatles’ New ‘Revolver’ Special Edition 5CD Box Set
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Remixed in stereo, this expanded version of the psychedelic rock masterpiece is available now at a special introductory price
Here’s Why Bob Dylan Was Essential to the Birth of Psychedelic Rock
By Christopher Scapelliti published
From the Beatles and the Byrds to Jimi Hendrix and Jefferson Airplane, the folk legend laid the groundwork for all
“I Think It Comes From Their Fingers and the Guitars”: Listen to Tracks From the Beatles’ New ‘Revolver’ Releases and Read Giles Martin’s Unmissable Interview on Re-Mixing (and De-Mixing!) the Landmark Album
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Wielding a sonic scalpel, the producer presents the Beatles’ 1966 milestone recording as you’ve never heard it
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