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“You can set up amplifiers and drums to your heart’s content”: Gene Simmons defends paid roadie scheme
The Kiss bassist says those who pay $12k to roadie for him can do “whatever floats your boat”
Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist Nicole Fiorentino on how she landed her role in Garbage – with no audition
Fiorentino continues the trend of former Pumpkins bassists delivering the low-end for both bands
From Ritchie Blackmore to Ozzy, bassist Bob Daisley has worked with rock’s heaviest heroes
For more than 30 years, bassist Bob Daisley laid the foundations on which some of the greatest rock and roll ever was built
“We took 36 hours to cut Good Vibrations. We knew it was a big deal”: Carol Kaye’s 10 greatest basslines
The session legend was responsible for some of the finest bass playing ever committed to tape – here are her best moments
Slayer’s Tom Araya charts his incredible 4-string journey
From starting on a Paul McCartney Höfner ripoff to pioneering some of the heaviest metal ever committed to tape, Tom Araya admits he's no bass virtuoso… but he “can play fast sometimes”
Created by the Ibanez Custom Shop in L.A., Thundercat’s double-neck bass guitar has a 6-string on top and an 8-string on the bottom
It’s impossible not to notice Thundercat onstage, especially when sporting a custom-made double-neck bass
After 50 years at the low-end, Stanley Clarke decided to part ways with his astonishing bass collection
The bass virtuoso recounts his bass gear past and present, from his trademark Alembic to the bass equivalent of the Fender Stratocaster
Opeth’s Martín Méndez names the 5 albums that shaped his sound
The low-end maestro for prog titans Opeth digs deep into fusion and soul as he names his favorite bass records
