From Ritchie Blackmore to Ozzy, bassist Bob Daisley has worked with rock’s heaviest heroes
For more than 30 years, bassist Bob Daisley laid the foundations on which some of the greatest rock and roll ever was built ...
“We’ve only changed the strings one time”: Travis Barker reveals the bass he uses on everything he records
The Blink-182 drummer and producer has made a revelation about a go-to bass that has proved perfect for almost every record ...
The wildest bass solo you’ve never heard? Robert Sledge cranked the fuzz for this Ben Folds Five classic
Over the course of a stop–start 17-year-long association, the group from Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Folds on piano and ...
Created by the Ibanez Custom Shop in L.A., Thundercat’s double-neck bass guitar has a 6-string on top and an 8-string on the bottom
Created by Ibanez’s L.A. Custom Shop in 2012, Thundercat’s main axe is a highly customized Ibanez Artcore 6-string. It’s a ...
After 50 years at the low-end, Stanley Clarke decided to part ways with his astonishing bass collection
The bass virtuoso recounts his bass gear past and present, from his trademark Alembic to the bass equivalent of the Fender ...
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Gene Simmons says Ace Frehley copied a Robby Krieger guitar solo note for note on a famous Kiss track
The former Kiss bass guitar player recalled how Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready told him Ace Frehley’s guitar work had been a big inspiration to him. Specifically, McCready cited “She” as one of ...
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Fender unveils Player II refresh with the Strat, Tele, P and Jazz Basses in Sparkle 3-Color Sunburst
The new-look models have all the same Player II features – rosewood fingerboards with rolled edges, Alnico V pickups, ...