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L.A. session bassist Pops Magellan walked away from stadium shows with megastars to shine the spotlight on her own material
Following career-defining gigs with Adam Lambert and Willow, Brazillian-born Pops Magellan is forging ahead with a short-scale bass and a Phase 90
Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary “Mani” Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing
The beloved Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist passed away on November 20 at the age of 63
How Juan Alderete’s infatuation with bass gear made him one of the world’s greatest authorities on pedals and effects
The Mars Volta and Racer X tone wizard imparts decades of wisdom on stompboxes and all things bass effects
How a pre-fame Stanley Clarke helped define an Aretha Franklin classic
Clarke's early session career offered tantalizing glimpses of his technical prowess and innovations, and hints of how he would transform the low-end landscape with Return To Forever and his own solo albums
Mani on gear, groove, and the making of Stone Roses classics
In this 2000 interview, the late Gary “Mani” Mounfield discusses “trouser flapper” amps, groove, the making of Roses classics, and the problems of playing with a drum machine
Gene Simmons on how he wished he’d handled his relationship with Ace Frehley differently
Simmons says he wishes he’d practiced more tough love on his former bandmate when they were younger
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, legendary Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies
The influential bassist, who helped shape the groove rock scene of the 1990s, had announced a tour days prior to his death
Anthony Esposito’s unique career alongside Ace Frehley, George Lynch and Jake E. Lee
The upright bassist with no previous experience of rock joined Lynch Mob and spent years telling it like it is to his guitar player bosses. He reveals what he’d always tried to explain to Lynch, the pain of losing Frehley and his concerns for Lee
John Paul Jones’ best Led Zeppelin basslines
A choirmaster, organist and expert in many archaic music styles, John Paul Jones also happened to play bass guitar in the biggest heavy rock band there has ever been
Jerry Jemmott played with B.B. King and George Benson – but two car accidents influenced him the most
A childhood head injury meant the session icon had to find his own way of making music. But after working with King, Aretha Franklin, Benson, Roberta Flack, and many others, he’s proud to be a poster boy for not knowing what he’s doing
