Hywel Davies

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Classic interview: KISS' Gene Simmons - “Studio bassists who play with their fingers live have no idea that we can’t hear what they’re playing”

By Hywel Davies Published

The bass icon on bass rigs, riches and 50 years of music

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Behemoth's Tomasz ‘Orion’ Wróblewski: “I’m not looking at my fingers; I don’t want to see them. I just want to listen to what I’m playing”

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The Polish metal titan's bassist on his role, writing and I Loved You At Your Darkest

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Snow Owl: “This is the magic of what Hans Zimmer does. He told us, ‘Don’t play the notes on the score - do more!’”

By Hywel Davies Published

We talk to Juan García-Herreros, Hans Zimmer collaborator and orchestral electric bassist

Guitarists
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Schonitz Ellipsis

By Hywel Davies Published

A breath of fresh air

Bass Guitars
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Lamb Of God's John Campbell: “The pinkie is 25 per cent of what you’ve got going on, and you’ve got to use it!”

By Hywel Davies Published

The metal bassist on 20 years of making records

Guitarists
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Supro Huntington III

By Hywel Davies Published

Is three really a crowd?

Bass Guitars
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Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto: “Playing fast is great, but the detail’s got to be worked out”

By Hywel Davies Published

With album number eight, The Sin And The Sentence, Floridian metal warriors Trivium return with a vengeance. Bassist Paolo Gregoletto reveals the secrets behind the (very) low notes

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Wednesday 13's Troy Doebbler: “Be what you’re supposed to be. You’re the wall behind it all”

By Hywel Davies Published

Scared? You should be! Troy Doebbler, bassist for shock-rockers Wednesday 13, meets Hywel Davies...

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Creeper's Sean Scott: “In the punk world, bassists are often put to the side”

By Hywel Davies Published

From underdogs to pack leaders, Creeper are a force that cannot be ignored. Bassist Sean Scott and Hywel Davies talk punk… a lot of punk.

Guitarists
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Di Carlo Fiorenza Blonde

By Hywel Davies Published

Riding into the danger zone

Bass Guitars
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Sepultura bassist Paulo Pinto Jr: "I always have problems in the studio"

By Hywel Davies Published

Few metal bassists have had a career like that of Paulo Pinto Jr. of Brazilian legends Sepultura. Hywel Davies grills the great man about Seps’ album number 14

Guitarists
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Danny Worsnop talks starting his own acoustic guitar company, vintage Martins and going country

By Hywel Davies Published

The Asking Alexandria/We Are Harlot man on solo left turn The Long Road Home

Guitarists
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Johnny Christ on The Stage, playing style and rhythm relationships

By Hywel Davies Published

Unsociably loud, theatrical and bombastic - but that’s enough about MusicRadar's Hywel Davies. Here’s his little chat with Avenged Sevenfold bassist Johnny Christ

Bass Guitars
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Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon on playing 'lead bass', his signature Dean and recording with Bob Babbitt

By Hywel Davies Published

Southern rock low-end maverick speaks

Bass Guitars
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Matt Brooks talks Yamaha basses, learning from Jaco, and Wille And The Bandits' new album Steal

By Hywel Davies Published

Matt Brooks is leading the UK blues pack with his band Wille And The Bandits, says Hywel Davies

Singles And Albums
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Sigma JM-SGE

By Hywel Davies Published

Sigma adds to its legendary status

Acoustic Guitars
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Sigma JM-SG45

By Hywel Davies Published

The latest from Sigma's SG line

Acoustic Guitars
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Sigma GJA-SG200

By Hywel Davies Published

Sigma outdoes itself

Acoustic Guitars
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Tim Commerford on bass gear, taking the mic and Wakrat: "I've never been in a band like this"

By Hywel Davies Published

Tim Commerford of Rage Against The Machine returns with a new band, Wakrat. We have a word with the renegade of bass

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