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Tal Wilkenfeld: “I’m a completely different bass player now. When I was in Jeff Beck’s band, I hadn’t even been playing for four years!”

By Chris Jisi Last updated 20 January 22

The Australian bassist on Love Remains and her superstar collaborators

Guitarists

"I’ve worked with so many people but I have to say Axl Rose’s voice is amazing, truly one of a kind" – remembering late vocal coach legend Ron Anderson with this 2019 interview

By Amit Sharma Published 22 December 21

Anderson taught artists including Myles Kennedy, Janet Jackson, Ozzy Osbourne, Seal, Alicia Keys and even Tom Cruise

Artists

Joanne Shaw Taylor: “Blues doesn’t have to be a 12-bar shuffle. So long as you sing it with a certain attitude, or play it with a certain feel, it is blues “

By Jonathan Horsley Published 24 September 21

How the British blues-rock sensation got her mojo back on an album of classic covers recorded with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith

Artists

Classic Interview: Ed Sheeran's bad guitar habits – “The first song I ever learned to play on the guitar was Layla by Eric Clapton. I used to know all the solos for Guns N’ Roses songs”

By Chris Vinnicombe Last updated 28 July 21

In this interview from 2012, the pop megastar shares his secret to finding warm acoustics, talks Lego and Yazoo milk, and explains how rapping like Snoop can keep a crowd onside

Guitarists

Classic Interview: Eric Clapton – “I was in it to save the world. I wanted to tell the world about blues and to get it right. In a way I thought, ‘Yes, I am God; quite right!‘“

By Guitarist magazine Published 20 July 21

In this Guitarist interview from 1994, Slowhand looks back on the early days with John Mayall, The Yardbirds and Cream, and explains why blues was the only education he needed

Guitarists

Derek Trucks: “I love hearing the Strat with the slide. Clapton is more tucked in. Duane’s slide sounded like it could totally flame out or go off the rails at any time“

By Jonathan Horsley Published 2 July 21

Trucks takes a deep dive into the Derek and the Dominos classic and explains how Tedeschi Trucks Band captured its forbidden passions and guitar genius live for Layla Revisited

Electric Guitars

Producer Mitch Easter shares the inside story of R.E.M.’s early recording sessions: “It was glorious. They rehearsed a lot just because they liked to play together“

By Rod Brakes Published 3 June 21

With R.E.M.’s debut 1981 single, Radio Free Europe, poised for reissue, Easter offers a definitive account of the moment that kickstarted both his and the band’s storied careers…

Bands