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Jennifer Finch of L7 performs during Fun Fun Fun Fest 2015 at Auditorium Shores on November 8, 2015 in Austin, Texas
L7 bassist Jennifer Finch, who changed the game on and off the stage, has died aged 59

By Matt Owen Published

The musical and cultural force passed away shortly after revealing a brain cancer diagnosis

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Troy Sanders of Mastadon performs at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill on June 11, 2019 in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
How an off-the-cuff studio experiment unlocked one of Mastodon’s biggest bass sounds

By Nick Wells Published

Troy Sanders discovered an unexpected source of low-end fury thanks to a Marshall guitar head and 4x12 cabinet

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Troy Sanders of Mastodon performs at Festival d'été de Québec. Geezer Butler of the band Deadland Ritual
How Troy Sanders landed one of metal’s greatest bassists for a guest spot on Mastodon’s new album

By Nick Wells Published

Marrow Deep features an unexpected low-end hero – and according to Troy Sanders, it's the album’s defining bass performance

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Jennifer Finch of L7 performs in concert during Day 3 of Fun Fun Fun Fest at Auditorium Shores on November 8, 2015 in Austin, Texas
L7 bassist Jennifer Finch reveals aggressive brain cancer diagnosis ahead of band's farewell tour

By Janelle Borg Published

The band, together with Finch’s family and friends, have set up a crowdfunding campaign to help cover her urgent medical expenses

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Musician Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers poses shirtless in his hotel room for a portrait, while holding his guitar and wearing a baseball cap
How Flea accidentally wrote one of his funkiest basslines

By Nick Wells Published

What began as absent-minded noodling became an enduring Red Hot Chili Peppers classic

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Paul McCartney and Keith Richards comp
Keith Richards on why Paul McCartney’s collaboration with the Rolling Stones meant so much

By Phil Weller Published

McCartney linked up with the Stones for their latest record – and there might be more to come

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform onstage during the 'Damn the Torpedoes' tour at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey, June 27, 1980.
How a psychedelic-fueled studio session set Ron Blair on the path to becoming a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

By Brian Fox Published

Ron Blair played bass on the band’s first four albums before quitting and rejoining 20 years later

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Rex Brown & Dimebag Darrell / guitarist of Pantera
How Dimebag Darrell pushed Pantera bassist Rex Brown to his limit

By Nick Wells Published

Rex Brown looks back on the sonic arms race inside Pantera – and the Ampeg rig that tipped the balance in his favor

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English rock guitarist Jeff Beck and Ron Wood on bass guitar performing on stage as the Jeff Beck Group.
How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass

By Ed Friedland Published

Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

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MAY 01: Photo of Victor WOOTEN
How Victor Wooten created one of the most groundbreaking bass albums ever recorded – and won over Anthony Jackson

By Nick Wells Published

Victor Wooten looks back on his debut release, which attained cult status through word-of-mouth and bootlegging way before it was ever on sale

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