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Fender remixes its blockbuster Player II range with the Modified Series and got IDLES to demo them
The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose
Harley Benton’s DIY Kit Challenge is now open and there are prizes to be won
Grab a DIY guitar kit and see what you can make out of it... A hat, a brooch, a pterodactyl? The sky's the limit – and there are Thomann vouchers to be won
“I thought I was going to die”: Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus on surviving cancer and his band’s resurrection
Bassist was diagnosed with B-cell lymphona
![James Hetfield [left] and Kirk Hammett harmonise solos as they perform live with Metallica in 1988. Hammett plays a Jackson Rhodes, Hetfield has his trusty white Explorer.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mpZgd7e7YSCLwb7LuqPpbi-840-80.jpg.webp)
How Metallica wrote the ultimate metal ballad and took thrash into the mainstream with One
The sound of Metallica in full command, One would prove to be the ultimate thrash metal power ballad
Why Fleetwood Mac’s most iconic riff is one of music’s greatest ever moments
That thrilling and inspired John McVie bassline steered the band to create one of its most captivating songs
“A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds”: Carol Kaye on her 10 greatest recordings
As she celebrates her 90th birthday, we revisit our classic interview with the legendary bassist
“He was using reverse psychology on us”: Bootsy Collins on why James Brown’s fines worked for his musicians
Plus how he found someone to make his ‘space’ bass
Affordable retro mojo: Fender expands American Vintage II series with fresh finishes and new models
Described as “a near 1:1 comparison” of the original models that inspired them, these box-fresh new electrics and bass guitars give you that old-school tone and feel without the vintage price tag
