The Playlist – Jamie Lenman: “The theme tune to ThunderCats is a f**king song, right?” By Matt Parker Alt-rock songsmith picks the tunes
Tool's Justin Chancellor: “We wouldn’t be satisfied with something that wasn’t taken as far as we could take it” By Joel McIver The bassist on the long wait for Fear Inoculum
Fionn Regan: “The guitar, to me, is like the ‘lightning rod’. When that mysterious thing is working, everything resonates from that” By Matt Parker The ethereal Irish singer-songwriter talks sixth album Cala
Rig tour: Dan Donegan (Disturbed) By Jonathan Horsley The Disturbed axe-man gives us a VIP tour of his gear
Dave Hill: “We were always thinking outside the box, but we were also conscious of entertainment” By Rod Brakes The Slade guitarist talks first guitars, Chas Chandler and rebooting the band
Bryan Beller: “With the Aristocrats, there’s a licence to do anything... and we have fun with it” By Alison Richter The Aristocrats bassist and solo artist is on productive form
FX guru Roger Mayer on Hendrix: “Anybody can buy a wah and just make it go ‘wah-wah-wah’, but making it talk is something else” By Rod Brakes Gear mastermind on that Woodstock set and Jimi's rig
Samantha Fish: “Best tip for live sound? Turn the amp up!” By David Mead The guitar-slinging diva muses on blues, blizzards and curling irons...
Dougie Payne: “There’s something so elegant about the simplicity of the four-string bass. They’re just beautiful instruments” By Joel McIver The bassist with Scottish rockers Travis on his relationship with the bass and the gig that transformed his band
Me and my guitar: Matt Bigland (Dinosaur Pile-Up) By Stuart Williams The UK rock acolyte on his beloved Gibson Explorer
