“I start with the melody, and then I start sketching what the chord structure would be underneath. That’s where the interesting things in Tortoise happen”: The long-awaited return of the post-rock trailblazers
We had to wait nigh-on a decade for new album Touch but it demonstrates that Douglas McCombs and his six-string lieutenant, Jeff Parker, have not lost theirs, nor for their taste in retro-audio engineering techniques
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“I carry it in a sleeping bag – it looks like a dead body”: Angine de Poitrine’s strange choice of gig bag causes problems at airports
Taking the papier-mache masks through airport security is fine, they say. Their trademark double-neck guitar is another matter
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Taylor Next Generation 324ce review: “this could easily be your forever acoustic”
With a raft of player-friendly features, including a Claria pickup system and an Action Control Neck for rapid string height adjustments, the new 324ce is now one of the strongest offerings in the Taylor lineup
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“I don’t want to make a record without that guitar”: How Dave Grohl found the “lucky guitar” that appears on every Foo Fighters album
The frontman is superstitious about the 1967 hollowbody he bought when he was still in Nirvana
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“Premium gear gets discounted somewhere. Today it’s scattered across marketplaces and clearance racks. Musician’s Friend pulls it into one place”: Guitar Center relaunches Musician’s Friend as an off-price outlet for premium gear
With hearty discounts on overstocked models, massive close-out sales, and open-box inventory from leading brands, the online music retailer is looking to become the place to go for serious deals
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“He’s one of the best musicians in the world. He’s the only guy who could have filled that space”: Don Henley explains why Vince Gill is such a valuable asset to the Eagles
Gill has proven a shrewd hire for the stadium-filling band – covering every base they need
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“Quite how many Lucilles there were is unclear”: Everybody knows B.B. King played a Gibson guitar named Lucille – but what model was it really?
B.B. King will forever be known as the great bluesman who always played Lucille. But he had many Lucilles
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Court rules in favour of Dean Guitars in trademark dispute with Dimebag Darrell’s estate
The parent company of Dean Guitars says it was “proud to work directly with the Abbott family under a relationship built upon mutual respect”.
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“The guitar gets funny questions because it looks like a dead body”: Angine de Poitrine have to transport their double-necked guitar in a sleeping bag – which causes problems at airport security
Not your average touring problem…
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“If I didn’t get some kind of help, I was going to die. So I said, ‘You guys, can I have a minute? Please give me a minute.’ And they said, ‘No’”: Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure
The bassist says he was a “horrible addict” and needed to leave the band for his own sake