Bass players don't often get the love they deserve. I know this, because I'm a bass player. While the lead vocalists and ...

“Clapton isn’t God. Jack Bruce is,” wrote Jeff Berlin in the October 2003 issue of Bass Player. “When I was 14, I sprayed his ...

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Former Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin still has a few tricks up her sleeve, including a debut solo album ...

Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke sits at the center of the room, six young musicians focused on him as they practice at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on a recent afternoon. “So the ...

Famed Rush bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee is preparing a new music docuseries that seeks to answer one important question — Are Bass Players Human Too? Paramount+ released a new trailer featuring Lee ...

For Gene Simmons of KISS, less bass is more. The legendary artist recently shared his opinions on his fellow bass players, highlighting the style he likes best and his approach to his own playing.

Quite a while ago, I wrote a post entitled 5 Latin Jazz Bass Players That You Must Hear!. This article was meant as a quick introduction to some of the bassists that have defined the style since its ...

He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra. By Adam Nossiter Gary Karr, a double-bass virtuoso who ...

LONDON — Andy Rourke, bass guitarist of The Smiths, one of the most influential British bands of the 1980s, has died after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate Johnny Marr ...

Billy Sheehan is one of the more celebrated modern bassists, but who does he think is the greatest bassist of all-time? While appearing on the Mistress Carrie Podcast (heard below), Sheehan championed ...