Jon Sievert
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Bill Wyman on the $15 bass guitar that powered the Rolling Stones’ classic hits
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Long before stadium tours and Platinum sales, a cheap Dallas Tuxedo was the bassist’s secret studio weapon

How Bob Weir stole one of his favorite guitars from George Benson
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Weir, who died on January 10, had about 100 guitars, but Benson‘s was special

Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high”
By Jon Sievert published
In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach
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