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Las Vegas Motörhead exhibition will let play through Lemmy’s bass rig
Along with Lemmy's gear, the Punk Rock Museum exhibition will feature an extensive collection of photos from the band’s archive and handwritten lyrics
How Violet Lea went from self-taught bassist to opening for Bon Jovi
As bassist and lead singer for American rock band Madam Radar, Violet Lea’s approach is all about instinct and attitude
Tony Levin on how a Peter Gabriel session changed his trajectory – and led him to King Crimson
The bass juggernaut looks back on his session days and how a recording session in Toronto with an unfamiliar artist turned into one of the biggest chapters of his career
How Geezer Butler helped define the sound of heavy metal on this eight-minute Black Sabbath opus
War Pigs/Luke’s Wall showcases Geezer Butler’s radical approach to bass guitar – and the Chris Squire influence that left Ozzy Osbourne baffled
How Ralphe Armstrong unlocked Hendrix-inspired expression on one of Jean-Luc Ponty's most adventurous recordings
Armed with a Morley Wah pedal and a Maestro Bass Brassmaster, Ralphe Armstrong turned his bass into a psychedelic lead guitar
Stone Temple Pilots bassist Rob DeLeo has experienced the death of his lead singer twice – and somehow found a way to keep playing
Robert DeLeo opens up on the loss of Scott Weiland and Chester Bennington, playing alongside Johnny Depp in Hollywood Vampires, and the ’65 P-Bass with a “fingerboard like a Rickenbacker”
Manning the world’s first production fretless bass, Rick Danko had to be laser-sharp in the Band
Along with Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones and Boz Burrell of Bad Company, Rick Danko was one of the earliest players to take fretless bass guitar into the mainstream
How bassist Zach Cooper earned a permanent place in Coheed and Cambria
Cooper has since become an integral part of the Coheed machine, bringing an aggressive but articulate approach to the band’s low-end
