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“My mom said, ‘What are you doing? Your kind of music has gotten popular. Why are you changing it?’ I thought it was a good idea – just like Mrs. Robinson was a bad idea”: The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando on the art of cover versions

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The Lemonheads mastermind discusses the value of being lectured by your heroes, rolling between grunge and metal, his favorite Gibson, and that time he [lees meer]

“My mom said, ‘What are you doing? Your kind of music has gotten popular. Why are you changing it?’ I thought it was a good idea – just like Mrs. Robinson was a bad idea”: The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando on the art of cover versionsmarcohageman2025-12-02T12:27:10+01:00

“Bob Dylan wrote some notes on a napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do withit.’ It was like the Holy Grail”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classic

marcohageman2025-12-02T12:27:08+01:00

Roger McGuinn explains how Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Bob Dylan and CBS-era Fender amps all factored into the making of The Byrds’ 1969 classic, [lees meer]

“Bob Dylan wrote some notes on a napkin and said, ‘Give this to McGuinn. He’ll know what to do withit.’ It was like the Holy Grail”: Roger McGuinn on the making of The Byrds’ countercultural classicmarcohageman2025-12-02T12:27:08+01:00

Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist didn’t enjoy performing Whiskey in the Jar with Metallica: “They said, ‘When we do this, we tune our guitars a whole tone down.’ I thought, ‘A whole tone? The guitar is going to sound like a f**king banjo!’”

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Former Thin Lizzy guitarist Eric Bell apparently did not relish the time he joined Metallica onstage for Whiskey in the Jar, the very song [lees meer]

Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist didn’t enjoy performing Whiskey in the Jar with Metallica: “They said, ‘When we do this, we tune our guitars a whole tone down.’ I thought, ‘A whole tone? The guitar is going to sound like a f**king banjo!’”marcohageman2025-12-02T12:27:04+01:00

“Legends never die”: Ross revived under Bud Ross’s grandson with new Era 6 pedals after failed JHS relaunch

marcohageman2025-12-02T11:37:03+01:00

After last year’s short-lived and turbulent JHS revival, Ross is officially entering a new chapter. The brand has resurfaced with the announcement of its [lees meer]

“Legends never die”: Ross revived under Bud Ross’s grandson with new Era 6 pedals after failed JHS relaunchmarcohageman2025-12-02T11:37:03+01:00

“I thought I could just give all my problems away and start over”: John Fogerty recalls giving away his prized ‘ACME’ Rickenbacker guitar to a 12-year-old after Creedence fell apart

marcohageman2025-12-02T11:37:00+01:00

John Fogerty has looked back on the time he gave away his legendary ‘ACME’ Rickenbacker electric guitar to a 12-year-old kid during the darkest [lees meer]

“I thought I could just give all my problems away and start over”: John Fogerty recalls giving away his prized ‘ACME’ Rickenbacker guitar to a 12-year-old after Creedence fell apartmarcohageman2025-12-02T11:37:00+01:00

“This is the guitar I wrote and recorded Chasing Cars with”: Snow Patrol auctions off life-changing and career-defining Fender Telecaster for children’s charity

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The guitar was used to write and record the UK band's biggest hit, and starred during some historic performances

“This is the guitar I wrote and recorded Chasing Cars with”: Snow Patrol auctions off life-changing and career-defining Fender Telecaster for children’s charitymarcohageman2025-12-01T21:27:51+01:00

“He said, ‘You think I’m old. Don’t you ever hold back onstage again”: Tommy Emmanuel on the time Les Paul baited him into bringing his A-game to a jam

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The Aussie acoustic guitar maestro found out the hard way that Les Paul had a wicked sense of humor

“He said, ‘You think I’m old. Don’t you ever hold back onstage again”: Tommy Emmanuel on the time Les Paul baited him into bringing his A-game to a jammarcohageman2025-12-01T21:27:49+01:00

“Gives you the keys to a studio full of classic tube amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, and effects”: Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studio

marcohageman2025-12-01T21:27:47+01:00

Offering six amps, cab sims, and studio-quality pre- and post-effects, it aims to be a one-stop shop for vintage tone enthusiasts embracing the modern [lees meer]

“Gives you the keys to a studio full of classic tube amps, speaker cabs, stompboxes, and effects”: Universal Audio’s amp-emulating pedals have been a huge success – now they’ve arrived in plugin form via the all-inclusive Paradise Guitar Studiomarcohageman2025-12-01T21:27:47+01:00

Mod Garage Guitar Makeover: Optimize Your Electric Guitar’s Body

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Hello, and welcome back to Mod Garage. Let’s wrap up work on the body of our Telecaster. Usually, the string grounding connection on a [lees meer]

Mod Garage Guitar Makeover: Optimize Your Electric Guitar’s Bodymarcohageman2025-12-01T20:28:42+01:00

Nylon Strings, Endless Possibilities

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We are all familiar with the nylon-string guitar or the Spanish guitar or the gut-string guitar or the folk guitar or the concert classical [lees meer]

Nylon Strings, Endless Possibilitiesmarcohageman2025-12-01T19:09:07+01:00

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