“I saw the harmonica player, and he asked me, ‘Do you have any reefer?’ He also said, ‘Oh, Muddy just fired somebody last night…’” Bob Margolin had long admired Muddy Waters – then came a chance backstage encounter, and the gig of a lifetime … from Guitarworld janelle.borg@futurenet.com (Janelle Borg)

Margolin played with Waters for almost seven years and maintained their friendship until the blues icon’s death in 1983 Read More 

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“I found it more rewarding playing bass than playing rhythm. I’ve always been into Northern Soul and funk grooves and it was like, ‘This is it’”: Anchoring Primal Scream and the Stone Roses, Mani proudly defied trends, and re-defined rock bass in the 90s … from Guitarworld scott.rowley@futurenet.com (Scott Rowley)

In this 2000 interview, the late Gary “Mani” Mounfield discusses “trouser flapper” amps, groove, the making of Roses classics, and the problems of playing with…

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“I’d heard these rumours that ‘it’s even been a sunburst’… I’ve read that one, too. But I could find no evidence of this”: Up close and personal with Gary Moore’s mythical 1960 Fender Stratocaster – the $330,000 Strat that lit up his Red House performance … from Guitarworld

Having just been auctioned for megabucks, we take a closer look at Moore’s red Strat, sifting through the myths behind a guitar forever linked to…

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