Ryan Madora: “I’ve learned mostly by ear: I was the person that sat in the basement for hours and played along to records” By Bass Guitar Magazine published 21 August 19 We talk to the session bassist and Robben Ford collaborator
Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt: the 10 guitarists that blew my mind By Amit Sharma published 19 August 19 Prog titan on the players that inspire his work
Del Palmer: “I was fortunate to have been involved in a lot of moments that have now gone down in history” By Richard Purden published 19 August 19 The former Kate Bush bassist on his remarkable career
Rodrigo y Gabriela: “I listen to some of those early solos and think, ‘Did I actually play that?!’” By Amit Sharma published 15 August 19 The Mexican mavericks dissect the key ingredients behind their cross-genre fusion
Rig tour: Behemoth By Rob Laing published 14 August 19 What rig does it take to withstand the ‘war’ of a Behemoth show? Adam ‘Nergal’ Darski tells all
Chris Buck: “I thought, ‘Let’s immerse myself in some different sounds and see what it brings out of me.’ That was the making of me” By David Mead published 13 August 19 We talk to the fast-rising, poll-winning UK player
5 minutes alone - George Benson: “A guy said, ‘I could get you a job with Fats Domino’. I said, ‘I am not ready for that’” By Jonathan Horsley published 12 August 19 We pick the brain of a jazz great
Brian Setzer: “It was a combination of balls and stupidity... Naivety is a nicer way of putting it” By Ed Mitchell published 8 August 19 The Stray Cat on the band's 40th anniversary and his beloved Gretsch guitars
Green Book's Mike Hatton: “No-one has called me out for playing it wrong, which is great” By Joel McIver published 8 August 19 We meet the bass-playing actor in the multiple Oscar-winning movie Green Book
Me and my guitar: Leprous's Tor Oddmund Suhrke By Rob Laing published 7 August 19 Norwegian progateer’s Aristides fan fret eight-string is not for the faint of heart