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“Jack had this roaring, growling thing that would start at the bottom and twine all the way up. I’d never heard bass like it”: A guide to the basses, amps, and signature tone of Jefferson Airplane bassist Jack Casady

From his early-‘60s Jazz Bass to a Flying V, Jack Casady was among the first to embrace custom bass builds – and it changed his tone forever

Guitar World · Jun 27

Spoof Legend David Zucker Reflects On His Idea For Airplane 2 Getting Shot Down By Francis Ford Coppola

What could have been.

Cinemablend · Aug 13, 2025

Grace Slick on sex, drugs and Jefferson Airplane: ‘I was sober in the 80s. That was a mistake’

She topped the charts, dropped the F-bomb on US TV, was ghosted by Jim Morrison and planned to spike Richard Nixon’s tea with LSD. Now 85, the legendary singer tells all

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2025

"Neither particularly good or particularly bad. It's just bang average": Freedom At Point Zero by Jefferson Starship

Grace Slick and Marty Balin were gone but Jefferson Airplane had Jane, an AOR landmark, and riffs from Craig Chaquico that would guide the band into the gleaming 80s

Louder · Jan 8, 2024

The Story Behind The Rejected Airplane Sequel That Could Have Been

Though Airplane II: The Sequel does indeed exist, there was a very different concept that could have made for a more beautiful continuation.

Cinemablend · Dec 31, 2023

“Grace was three sheets to the wind, so Marty sang to her while holding her in an arm-lock so she couldn’t get away”: the epic, drunken and very crazy story of Jefferson Starship

Jefferson Starship rose from the ashes of San Francisco’s late 60s hippie movement, but they swapped peace and love for booze, bickering and chaos

Louder · Dec 9, 2023