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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

Ryan Gosling of Dead Man's Bones performs at FYF fest 2010 at Los Angeles State Historic Park on September 4, 2010 in Los Angeles, California

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 2023: how to choose the right flatwounds for you

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

Bootsy Collins, Geddy Lee, Bernard Edwards and Roger Waters

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