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Rachel Bolan from the band Skid Row performs on stage during day 1 of Tons of Rock 2023 on June 21, 2023 in Oslo, Norway.
Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan on going solo, his ’70s inspirations, and the band’s continuing search for a new singer

By Andrew Daly Published

Bolan looks back on the only gear he could afford when he started, his creative process, and what he learned from Gene Simmons, Paul McCartney, and Yes

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Robert 'Bubby' Lewis onstage for Gallien Krueger bass amps.
When Robert ‘Bubby’ Lewis mistook Andrew Gouché for a security guard – and ended up landing the gig with Snoop Dogg

By E.E. Bradman Published

Lewis landed the bass chair with Snoop Dogg in 2007. Shortly after he moved to L.A. for good

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Georgia Davies of The Last Dinner Party performs onstage during Tramlines at Hillsborough Park on July 27, 2025 in Sheffield, England.
How did The Last Dinner Party become one of the UK’s biggest bands? Bassist Georgia Davies reflects

By Nick Wells Published

From a Wayne’s World-inspired Fender to “Roadie Friday”, Georgia Davies reveals the chaos, camaraderie, and curveballs of life on the road with The Last Dinner Party

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Stan Woodward of the band Knats performing at Jazz Re:freshed.
How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective

By Nick Wells Published

Bassist Stan Woodward talks eBay finds, music theory, and the rapid rise of the Geordie Greep-backed jazz outfit

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Mike Dirnt playing bass on stage
Green Day's Mike Dirnt is selling some of his most iconic gear – from Dookie era and beyond – on Reverb

By Janelle Borg Published

Collectibles include several basses that were burned on stage, American Idiot-era Fender Mike Dirnt signature Precisions, a smashed Gibson Grabber, and tour-worn Mesa/Boogie amps

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Jaco Pastorius performing with Weather Report at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois, February 9, 1980. Singer Raphael Saadiq performs during the 2010 Lollapalooza music festival.
How a chance family connection brought Raphael Saadiq a lesson with one of the greatest bass players of all time

By Chris Jisi Published

Since breaking through as the frontman of Tony! Toni! Toné!, Raphael Saadiq has forged a career alongside A Tribe Called Quest, Snoop Dogg and Q-Tip, while playing a key role in the sound of D’Angelo’s acclaimed neo-soul albums

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Kasim Sulton, former member of the band Utopia, performs onstage at The Belasco on November 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
Bass journeyman Kasim Sulton on Meat Loaf, Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, the New Cars, and the hand he never got to shake

By Andrew Daly Published

Keeping his bass rig simple for the most part, he recalls the fun of overplaying on Bat Out of Hell while thinking it would sink without trace, and writing Utopia’s only hit in 20 minutes after reality struck 

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English-born Irish musician who is the bass guitarist for U2, Adam Clayton performs during "The Joshua Tree Tour" on April 30, 1987, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan
“Bono said, ‘Whatever you’re doing, don’t stop’”: How a spontaneous studio jam sparked an unexpected moment of U2 magic

By Gregory Isola Published

Adam Clayton reveals the story behind one of U2’s defining bass-driven riffs – and how he evolved as a player

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Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament recalls the wild night that brought his custom “NBA” bass to a brutal end

By Nick Wells Published

Built by renowned bass builder Mike Lull, both of Ament’s “NBA” basses would eventually meet their demise on the road

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Michael Manring performs at Nidaba Theatre on March 3, 2015 in Milan, Italy.
Solo bass pioneer Michael Manring offers his advice to entrants of the first annual Solo Bass Guitar contest

By Nick Wells Published

Finalists will compete for a haul of prizes including Phil Jones Bass amps, basses, effects, and other bass gear

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