Why there are no guitar effects on the Modern English hit “I Melt WIth You"
Gary McDowell says the group's producer refused to use artificial reverb or delay on the pop group's 1982 breakthrough single ...
Mark Hoppus charts his bass origin story, embracing amp modelers and switching from Ernie Ball to Fender
In a rare interview, the blink-182 bassist shares his tone secrets, the bassline he still struggles to play, and how Ned’s Atomic Dustbin changed the way he approaches the bass ...
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"If you gave that guy a ukulele and a Pignose amp, he'd make it sound like the solo in 'Comfortably Numb.'" Bob Ezrin reveals David Gilmour's most important guitar tech…
"David Gilmour is my favorite guitar player,” producer Bob Ezrin tells Guitar Player. “That's the truth. I love his work.
“The very best sounds”: Brian Wilson on the guitarist no one could compare to
Brian Wilson has always been focused on building songs through layers of instruments, but he knew this guitarist belonged in ...
Songwriter Tony Macaulay on 'Rosemary' and creating the band Edison Lighthouse
For the Story Behind the Song, NSAI's Bart Herbison talks with British songwriter Tony Macaulay about his hit "Love Grows ...
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How George Harrison, the Beatles’ unsung hero, wrote his own ‘Hallelujah’
In the book, Rogovoy takes a closer look at Harrison’s contribution to the Beatles and as a solo artist, going song by song ...
John Anderson, James Burton And Toby Keith Inducted Into The Country Music Hall Of Fame During Star-Studded Medallion Ceremony
After being inducted by Hall of Fame member, "Falling Star" songwriter and fellow Florida native Bobby Braddock -who called Anderson "my country hero"-Anderson arrived at the podium, and reflected on ...
"The Audience Gets Weirded Out By It": 12 Succesful Actors Who Had Not-So-Succesful Music Careers
She later told the BBC, “I would have put money on me being a singer far more than being an actor. To me, being an actor was ...
James Adrian Brown: 'When you have a sequencer and synth and drum machine, a laptop and a tape machine the world’s your oyster'
Two years on from his departure from Leeds alternative rock band Pulled Apart By Horses, their former lead guitarist James ...
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Royel Otis wants to be the first band to play on Mars—and why not?
Saucy Aussie duo hits it big with '90s nugget covers, deep mutual trust, and a yen for Lil Yachty and spicy margaritas.
Why the E Street Band Is Glad Bruce Springsteen Stopped Changing His Set List: ‘It’s Not Stump the Band’
Bruce Springsteen became known for changing the set lists on his tours, but on his most recent one, he stopped. The E Street ...