Even in the Beatles’ ever-ubiquitous catalog, Hey Jude occupies a special place. Written by Paul McCartney as a pick-me-up for John Lennon’s son, Julian, in the wake of his parents’ divorce, Hey Jude has racked up – in less than a decade on Spotify – over 600 million streams, and is ranked #13 on Billboard’s
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“I never liked the idea of getting lessons from a guitar player, and thought it would be more useful to learn from someone who didn’t play the guitar at all”: Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist
From creating his own brand of expressive, jazz-infused yet genre-fluid guitar music to capturing the internet’s fascination with his Fender Jaguar baritone setup and his penchant for using a Tascam as a preamp, Mk.gee has truly managed to capture – and conquer – the zeitgeist. The elusive guitarist and multi-instrumentalist recently opened up about his
“I gave him 35 bucks for the guitar, bought a six-pack of Bud, went down to the studios and they played me the song. Recorded it in one take”: Skunk Baxter on how he recorded his classic Hot Stuff solo on a cheap guitar he bought right before the sess
The blazing guitar solo on Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff signified a new direction for the disco star – one that was more rock-oriented, allowing the […]
Guitar World deals of the week: get $600 off D’Angelico, $120 off a Blackstar amp, a half-price Darkglass pedal, plus all the weekend’s best Labor Day sales
News (Image credit: Future) Welcome to a bumper Labor Day edition of Deals of the Week. There’s a huge amount of sales action this weekend […]