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Carol Kaye on why it is not who you are but how and what you play that defines you as a musician
As one of L.A.’s top studio musicians during the ‘60s, Carol Kaye’s credits rival anyone's. In this classic 2009 interview, she talks influences, teaching, and how she feels about being a role model
Krist Novoselic achieved harmony through Kurt Cobain’s chaos – and was the making of this Nirvana classic
All great bands have players that fit together, and Nirvana was no exception
This Kiss superfan just paid $12k to be Gene Simmons’ roadie for a day
The eye-wateringly expensive package has been billed as “Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience” – but is it worth the money?
Lemmy honored with a towering bronze statue unveiled in the Motörhead legend's hometown
The statue – which depicts Lemmy wielding his iconic Rickenbacker – contains some of his ashes, and arrives 50 years after the formation of Motörhead
David Hood on Aretha, what Otis Redding taught him, and tales from Muscle Shoals' golden age
In this interview from the Bass Player archive, Hood reflects on his career as a ‘Swamper’, playing on hits by Paul Simon, the Staple Singers Aretha Franklin and more
Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on Paul McCartney, why Cliff Burton ruled and what John Entwistle told him
Inez is a rock bass powerhouse, holding it down with AIC, Ozzy, Heart, guesting with Slash. Here he discusses a life in low-end and the evolution of his style
Billy Corgan asked Jenna Fournier to go back to bass, and she says the timing is perfect
The guitarist-vocalist’s band Niights, solo project Kid Tigrrr, and visual arts projects are one thing, but hitting the stage as part of Corgan’s Machines of God band as a four-stringer is another
From Veruca Salt to Smashing Pumpkins and now Garbage, Nicole Fiorentino thrives on challenge
Traditionally a tube amp user, the Reverend Decision fan is hitting the Helix-powered stage with Shirley Manson and co., with in-ear monitors and no pedals – and delivering her own bass take on the band's classics
32 years ago, Jeff Ament rented a ’61 Jazz Bass from Norman's Rare Guitars to record Pearl Jam’s Vs. – and now he’s been reunited with it
Ament recently reconnected with the vintage four-string more than three decades after using it to track Vs in the early 1990s – and he immediately played it on stage
