“The original owner was a schoolteacher. It had been under her bed for 15 years in its case”: How a forgotten 1969 Jazz Bass became the go-to studio instrument for one of London’s top session bassists
The most difficult job in guitar maintenance? How to make and install an ES-335 wiring harness – and why it’s easier than you think
“I wrote those songs before she died – with the exception of Sleep’s Dark And Silent Gate. That was written after. I guess that song could be considered cathartic”: Jackson Browne on his classic album The Pretender and its tragic backstory
“That’s one thing I don’t like… It’s a completely different scene”: Jimi Hendrix never understood why people pitted him against Eric Clapton
“Somebody handed me a ’59 Les Paul and said, ‘That’s yours to play.’ I went from poverty one minute to having the world’s ultimate guitars in my care”: The underrated Stone Roses guitarist whose life changed completely after landing the highly-coveted gig
“I tried to play rock stuff. I didn’t particularly like jazz – I couldn’t hear what was happening in it”: The pioneering jazz guitarist who bridged Jimi Hendrix and Wes Montgomery – and was gone too soon
“You wouldn’t write it down as an idea – let’s have gentle falsetto vocals referencing a Batman film and try to be inspired by UK garage and Prince”: How Hot Chip made an electronic pop classic
“The only way to keep it in time was to take a piece of tape with the sound on it and measure it with a ruler. You would take the exact length of tape and then splice the next exact length of tape to it”: How Pink Floyd made Money
“A step towards the upper echelon of acoustic guitar lutherie at a very reasonable price”: Cort Gold-A10 Cocobolo review
Ever lost a great idea because you forgot to hit record? GhostTape is here to make sure that never happens again
“Every note delivered as intended”: Technics drops limited-edition wireless earbuds in collaboration with the Rolling Stones
“This one tip could change your musical outlook forever”: 10 music theory tricks every producer and songwriter should know
“You feel the music through your whole body. It’s incredibly physical”: Sander de Keere reimagines the church pipe organ as an ‘ancient synthesizer’
“Put some diapers on next time, y’all”: Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan urges fans to take precautions or control themselves amid a growing rise in cases of people relieving themselves at his shows
“Billie plugs in, puts the guitar on, and plays When I Come Around. He’s like, ‘That’s the sound’”: The story of the Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong amp – its first artist signature in 14 years
“Around 4am, Jimi decided we should do some playing – fortunately, I had my Guild with me. It ended up as Voodoo Child”: How Jefferson Airplane’s Jack Casady wound up recording one of Jimi Hendrix’s greatest studio jams
