With Chic, bassist Bernard Edwards brought a new sophistication to late-'70s disco with hits like Le Freak and Good Times, ...

Isn't Joe Satriani a guitarist?’ I hear you cry. Well, yes he is, but in common with many other guitarists, Satriani also ...

“I took a bass string, put it on the guitar, and tuned it in unison an octave lower than the A string so I'd still be able to play with all six strings.” ...

At its core, bass tab is a simplified notation system for the bass guitar. Where standard sheet music represents all musical elements and details the rhythms, dynamics and pitches on a five-line ...

Paul McCartney playing a Höfner violin bass guitar on Salisbury Plain in England during the filming of “Help” in May 1965. It is similar to the one that went missing.

I’ve been playing music games for the past 10 years and playing music-music for longer than that, and I’m fascinated with how much musicianship you can learn from playing video games.

On the extreme metal scene of the early 1980s, bass players were expected to stick to precise root notes, or at most to copy the guitar riff. The late Cliff Burton blew all that out of the water.

The recording was all done from his home studio (and sometimes in his dining room), with one musician playing all of the instruments — McDonald. Even the fretless bass got several layers upon ...

Simmons argued that when it comes to playing a bass guitar, though, playing with a pick helps a live crowd hear the notes better. “Respectfully, studio musicians who play with their fingers live ...

The Traveling Wilburys always had a strong lineup of amazing guitarists, but even the most legendary have one person relegated to bass.