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guitarworld.com > artists > bassists > bootsy-collins-james-brown-superbad-soundtrack

“That energy popped back like we had been playing all the time. Nobody was rusty, man. Everybody was on – like we'd just got off the J.B.’s bus!” How Bootsy Collins and his James Brown alumni brought the J.B.’s back to life for the Superbad soundtrack

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (542+ words) With guitarist Lyle Workman at the helm, Bootsy Collins reunited with the J.B.’s for the 2007 Superbad soundtrack “Recording with the J.B.’s cats again felt incredible – beyond sex,” said Bootsy Collins in the October 2007 issue of Bass Player. The…...

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guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > lindsay-lou-bluegrass-women

“There’s the Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass. But there’s no mother of bluegrass”: How Lindsay Lou, Molly Tuttle and an all-star cast united to uncover the women behind bluegrass’ biggest songs

1+ day, 26+ min ago   (1013+ words) After discovering women had written many of the standards she’d grown up singing, Lindsay Lou went digging into history. What she found inspired a four-day Nashville session – and a record designed to put the mothers of bluegrass back in the…...

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guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > periphery-a-pale-white-dot-interview

“We tell our guitar techs we’re sorry profusely. I feel horrible for making their lives miserable”: Mark Holcomb on how Periphery harnesses super-heavy guitars for a super-heavy album that takes djent to a dark place

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (876+ words) After burning the playbook and facing his demons on Periphery’s jet-black new concept album, A Pale White Dot, Holcomb tells us he owes a big apology to his guitar tech There comes a point in every long-running band’s career when…...

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guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > noah-levine-john-page-signature

“I ran over to the student center, unenrolled from all my classes and hit the road”: Noah Kahan was an unknown when his guitarist got the gig. Now he’s playing Fenway Park with his own signature guitar

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (893+ words) Armed with a new John Page signature baritone, guitarist Noah Levine shares the moment that captured the magnitude of Kahan’s ascent and the solo career that’s taking shape behind the scenes Noah Levine was three semesters into Berklee College of…...

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guitarworld.com > gear > guitars > new-guitar-body-shapes

“Most people hate our best-selling guitars right out of the gate”: We’re in a golden era for new body shapes, but they still split opinion – we speak to the brands risking it all in a nostalgia-led market

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1066+ words) The most established guitar body shapes are all over 70 years old. So why are more and more manufacturers turning their backs on tradition to boldly go where no-one has gone before? But it’s not the only one, and Fender’s ongoing…...

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guitarworld.com > gear > plugins-apps > technology-is-supposed-to-make-things-easier-not-get-in-the-way-are-apps-ruining-guitar-gear-we-argue-for-and-against-the-trend-that-has-taken-over-practice-amps

“Technology is supposed to make things easier, not get in the way”: Are apps ruining guitar gear? We argue for and against the trend that has taken over practice amps

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1376+ words) Two Guitar World writers duke it out to see if apps really have a place in guitar amps or if they're a needless extra no-one really wants – which side are you on? Innovation Week: These days, it really does feel…...

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guitarworld.com > artists > bands > van-halen-glitter-demo-announced

Never-before-heard Van Halen demo from 1974 set for release: “Van Halen opens the family archive for the first time”

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (250+ words) Glitter predates the band’s debut album by four years, making it the earliest Van Halen track to be released A previously unheard gem from the Van Halen archive is to be released as part of the limited-edition version of Alex…...

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guitarworld.com > artists > guitarists > brian-may-to-feature-on-william-shatners-heavy-metal-album

“The album is quickly emerging as a major crossover moment”: Brian May will be on William Shatner’s surprise album – alongside a host of metal guitar heroes

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (321+ words) The unlikely collaboration will be heard on the Star Trek actor’s upcoming record Brian May has been confirmed as a special guest on William Shatner’s surprise metal album. Shatner – who played Captain James T. Kirk in Star Trek from 1966 to…...

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guitarworld.com > gear > amps > dave-friedman-on-jose-arredondo-tribute-amps

“Visitors saw stacks of amps with names like Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Jake E. Lee and Adrian Vandenberg on the service tags”: The story of Eddie Van Halen’s elusive amp tech, José Arredondo – and the new amp that honors his legacy

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1682+ words) José Arredondo modified amps for some of guitar’s biggest stars. Dave Friedman’s Jose amp pays tribute to this elusive legend and makes his formerly secret mods available to everyone José Arredondo might not be a household name, but to generations…...

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guitarworld.com > gear > guitar-pedals > im-a-wah-wah-addict

I admit it: I’m a wah-wah addict. It’s the greatest sound a guitar can make. And I have proof

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (689+ words) The humble wah pedal is more than just Jimi Hendrix’s signature effect – it’s the ultimate way to speak and weep on the guitar Today is Tuesday. I got home on Sunday from a trip to San Francisco with my guitar…...