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Randy Bachman kept busy during the pandemic with a series of projects that includes a new album with his son Tal, entitled 鈥楤achman, Bachman鈥�, and a rockumentary about the return of his cherished 1957 Gretsch guitar which was stolen from his hotel room 45 years ago.

Bachman talks about the return of the guitar which took place on Canada Day, and how intimate an instrument it is.

鈥榊ou basically are putting your arms around it, you鈥檙e holding it next to your bosom. It鈥檚 like you鈥檙e hugging your girlfriend, right? They breathe with you. They feel your heartbeat, you feel their heartbeat, and you become one鈥�.

The host of 鈥榁inyl Tap鈥� for almost 20 years, Bachman says his favorite song writing effort was 鈥楽he鈥檚 come Undone鈥�, which was inspired by a line from a Bob Dylan song.

鈥業t was amazing, I just had Guitar Player Magazine call me and interview me that it was voted by their viewers of Guitar Player Magazine as one of the greatest rock songs of all time鈥�.

The founder of The Guess Who and B.T.O., recalled the late Ian Tyson.

鈥楬e was a great guy, he was a real cowboy鈥� says Bachman. He鈥檇 say at the end of a tour, 鈥業鈥檓 going back to the ranch, I got to get on a horse, I got to rope some cattle.

鈥楾his guy was starring in Yellowstone before Kevin Costner鈥�.

Bachman has owned over 1000 guitars in his life.

He sold his Gretsch guitar collection back to the company a few years ago, the guitars are now on display in Savannah Georgia, he also has a number of guitars on display in the National Music Centre in Calgary.

Bachman recalls some of his musician friends including Neil Young and Bill Henderson. as well as Broadcaster Terry David Mulligan.

He told host Peter McCully who would be a member of his own all-star band and explains about the 鈥榊ouTube Train Wreck鈥� show with Tal, that airs Fridays.

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