“A Strat with a P-90 at the bridge and a Jazzmaster pickup at the neck is not going to sound like anything else Fender makes”: Ariel Posen on Jeff Beck, amp strategies and how his thirst for fresh tones inspired one of the most unorthodox Strats ever
Posen’s new album, Bannatyne, finds the Canadian flipping the script for rock guitar, exploring in full the creative potential of that quite brilliant signature Strat of his
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“Modeling tech has gotten so good I doubt many guitarists would be able to tell the difference”: Analog vs. digital rig build challenge – here’s how two very different players would spend $2,500
One player puts his stake in tubes and pedals; the other in IRs and FRFRs. We gave them both $2,500 to build the ultimate mid-tier rig
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“I was on a summer break from music college. Suddenly, I had a DM asking if I would be interested in a gig with Little Mix”: From Raye to Zara Larsson, how session pro Liv Thompson learned to nail pop’s biggest gigs
Having performed everywhere from SNL to the Grammys, Thompson knows a thing or two about the bass and its role in pop
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“When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer
In 1972, Quatro released her first single after she moved to England – and there are a couple of familiar names in the credits