“I blew it up and replaced it with a black-panel Deluxe. He probably doesn’t know…”: Steve Hill on the time he recorded at Foo Fighters’ studio – and broke Chris Shiflett’s prized Fender Princeton

Steve Hill – described by Guitarist magazine as “the 21st century’s answer to the traditional one-man band” – is a wildcard guitarist. With a drumstick stuck to the headstock of his electric guitar and a dogged DIY spirit, there are few players like him.

Recently, Hill took a trip to Foo Fighters’ famed Studio 606 to track his latest album, Hanging On A String – and he had to navigate multiple disasters to get it over the line.

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