Best gifts for bass players 2024: the ultimate gift guide for the lovers of low-end By Daryl Robertson last updated 4 January 24 Show your bass-playing buddy, parent, or partner some love with these brilliant gift ideas for bass players
8 Hollywood actors who are also bass players By Jon D’Auria published 2 May 23 A-listers who tug at the heartstrings – and the four-strings
"If you’re overplaying, you’re under-listening": Rocco Prestia on 50 years with Tower of Power By Chris Jisi published 13 April 23 From the archive: in our last in-depth interview with Rocco Prestia he looked back over his five decades with Tower Of Power
Best flatwound bass strings: how to choose the right flatwounds for you By Ed Friedland last updated 21 October 22 Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with our pick of flatwound bass guitar strings
Lemmy: "I always wanted to be John Entwistle, but since that place was taken, I became a lesser version" By Joel McIver last updated 14 October 22 In this classic interview from 2003, the late, great Motörhead frontman shares his thoughts on five-strings, Jaco Pastorius and soloing - and he doesn't hold back...
Blackstar Fly Bass Amp review By Jonathan Herrera last updated 26 July 22 Need a tiny bass amp to accompany your travels? Blackstar has the answer
The best Class D mini bass amps By Ed Friedland last updated 26 July 22 Downsize your rig with these ultra-lightweight bass heads
The 40 best basslines of all time By Bass Player Staff last updated 29 June 22 The greatest bass guitar parts ever committed to record
Happy 400th birthday Bass Player! Legends of the low-end pay tribute By Joel McIver, Bass Player Staff published 3 November 20 Bass playing legends congratulate BP on 400 issues
My Dying Bride's Lena Abe: "When you’re playing slow, it’s even more noticeable if your timing’s not bang-on" By Bass Player Staff published 26 June 20 The doom-metal bassist talks playing exclusively with a pick and the creation of the band's latest album, The Ghost of Orion
Stanley Clarke: "The bass is a very important instrument in film. It can create tension - that's powerful" By Alison Richter published 15 April 20 The skilled bassist discusses working on the soundtrack to Frédéric Tcheng's Halston, which documents the life and work of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick
Kinga Glyk: "The hardest thing to do onstage is to stop playing - we play because we are afraid of silence, but silence is part of the music" By Kinga Glyk published 8 April 20 The Polish bassist goes deep into her low-end philosophy
Victor Wooten: "Music is about more than the time spent on your instrument. It’s about the time spent on yourself" By Ellen O'Reilly published 18 March 20 How the Wooten Brothers ended up among the most accomplished musical families in history
Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: "As a bass player, I tend to play off of what a vocalist would do" By Bass Player Staff published 17 February 20 The hard-rock bassist talks writing and recording Walk the Sky, and collaborating across time zones
Killswitch Engage's Mike D’Antonio: "I use less midrange these days so I can get that really sick, empty, low funk sound" By Hywel Davies published 14 February 20 The metal bassist on angry tones, staying loyal to Ibanez and getting too pumped up to play
Jackson Spectra Series JS3 bass review By Joe Daly published 14 February 20 This slinky Jackson bass steps away from the brand’s heavy metal heritage
Ruth Goller: "My regular Mustang Bass is still my favorite... I know exactly what to do with it" By Bass Player Staff published 12 February 20 Bass Player columnist and composer Ruth Goller talks about her career playing jazz, world and uncategorizable music
Guitar World is the new home of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar Techniques and Bass Player By Michael Astley-Brown published 9 January 20 Welcome to the new-look Guitar World, bigger and better than ever
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic: "I'm never in any bass magazines" By Bass Player Staff published 8 January 20 Back in 2012, we met the bassist turned political activist, commentator and now recipient of his own signature instrument
Review round-up: semi-hollow and hollowbody basses By Brian Fox published 8 January 20 We check out the D’Angelico EX-Bass, Ibanez ASB180 and AGB205 Warwick RockBass Star Bass 4- & 5-strings