Frank DiBussolo
Frank DiBussolo is an eight-time Grammy nominee who has been a featured soloist in the bands of Buddy Rich, Dizzy Gillespie, and Art Blakey....
Fretprints: The Beatles’ Revolver
If any rock album can be labeled “groundbreaking,” it’s the Beatles’ Revolver. A sweepingly innovative masterpiece, it divides the ’60s in half, evades categorization,...
Pop ’N Hiss: Deep Purple’s Machine Head
Now regarded as the “Beethoven’s 5th” of rock and roll, “Smoke on the Water” became a surprise hit in the summer of ’73 thanks...
D.K. Harrell
B.B. King may be gone, but on The Right Man, D.K. Harrell picks up the baton and carries that legendary sound into the future....
Kinga Glyk
Like a tightrope walker, bassist Kinga Glyk finds a delicate balance between funk-fusion virtuosity and wicked, booty-moving grooves. Deploying her trademark Fender Jazz and...
Scott Henderson
Scott Henderson continues to blow minds with his ever-evolving guitar mastery. From his early years blending bop and Holdsworth to his magical Jeff Beck-meets-SRV...
Roger Glover
Deep Purple’s 1972 album, Machine Head, is one of rock’s totemic monsters, especially its best-known track, “Smoke on the Water,” and its guitar riff....
T.M. Stevens
Thomas Michael (T.M.) Stevens, a world-renowned bassist whose career saw him back artists in a range of styles, died March 10 after suffering with...
Mike Lewis
Mike Lewis, a longtime employee at Fender who most recently served as Vice President of Product Development in the company’s Custom Shop, died March...
Johnny A.
The passing of Jeff Beck affected few people as much as it did Johnny Antonopoulos.
“It had the same impact as when I heard John...