ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis was saddled with his 17-string bass after a joke appearance went viral – now he’s experimenting with a 2-string build
He moved on to bass duties in the group following the sad passing of Dusty Hill and, in keeping with the proud ’Top tradition, often catches the eye with his gear choices, most notoriously, a ...
Guitars, masks and defiance: Kenya’s rock and metal scene catches fire
After years in the wilderness, Kenyan bands like Irony Destroyed, Last Year’s Tragedy and Rash are clawing their way up the ...
Bass journeyman Phil Soussan looks back at his storied career – and why he picked Ozzy Osbourne over Jimmy Page
The Last in Line member recalls his weird experience of recording bass on The Ultimate Sin, what it was like being in the ...
LiberLive C1 Review: A Stringless Smart Guitar Looking For A Player
LiberLive C1 is a stringless smart guitar with a very specific userbase in mind. The hardware is great, but its musical capabilities are fairly limited.
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Anne Bass’s Palatial Fifth Avenue Co-op Has Sold for $54 Million
Photo: Donna Dotan/Compass Though 960 Fifth is as old line as buildings get in New York, Bass, who divided her time among properties in New York, Texas, and Connecticut, was far from an ...
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Best acoustic guitars 2025: Super steel string acoustics for all players and budgets
Our team of musicians here at MusicRadar have been reviewing guitars for decades, so all of our recommendations are backed by real-world experience. We’ve put these acoustics through their paces in ...
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Karen Bass once insisted she wouldn’t go abroad as LA mayor. Instead, she took five city-funded trips overseas
Karen Bass once promised she wouldn’t go abroad as the mayor of Los Angeles — now, as her city battles the worst wildfire in its history, she has five international trips under her belt during ...
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LA Mayor Bass rejects FDNY’s offer to help — despite not having enough firefighters to battle blazes still raging: sources
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denied rebuffing an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though California officials have said they don’t have enough ...
Los Angeles Times22d
Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that
A stone-faced Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood silently as a British reporter asked whether she had anything to tell Angelenos as the most destructive fire in the city’s history raged.
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This stringless guitar is Guitar Hero in real life – and I low key love it
You can also have the C1 sound more like a bass or piano to further customize your music-making experience. The music purists amongst you will likely be a little horrified at the LiberLive C1 ...
Orange County Register28d
A look at the electric guitar’s origin in Southern California
1960: The Jazz Bass is introduced. 1964: Fender begins production of acoustic guitars. The company has ... The Brazilian rosewood used for the fretboard of the neck was made thinner to bring ...
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Orianthi played live on television for millions of viewers using her $219 Orange practice amp
“I just did Victoria’s Secret and I used the Crush for that,” she says ... Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars and guitar culture since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly ...