Latest articles by Bass Player Staff
Celebrating the back catalog of the former Public Image Ltd. bassist – all the hits, the misses and the maybes
Chic's low-end master of funk on gear, influences, touring with Cher and keeping Bernard Edwards' basslines alive
These keepers of the low-end will be judging your bass guitar entries
The metal titan gives his advice on how to be a better bass player
The Slyboots four-stringer recalls her formative years playing bass, and how the NYC bass community moulded her into the player she is today
Get your hands on incredible prizes from Fender, Bite, Gallien-Krueger, Ashdown, Orange, Ernie Ball and many more
The architect of Trivium's low-end on his studio setup, and why MIDI drums were key to their monstrous new album, What The Dead Men Say
Idaho-resident bassist Mark Rowe owns what is thought to be the world’s largest collection of 12-string basses. We meet him for a chat about the thang behind the twang...
The Dimmu Borgir bassist on satanic pickups, signature gear, and the cross-cultural exchange between Norwegian black metal and Swedish death metal
Solo bassist Kristiine Silinja reminds us that there’s no such thing as ‘you cannot’...
The doom-metal bassist talks playing exclusively with a pick and the creation of the band's latest album, The Ghost of Orion
The New York-based pedal company delivers a stompbox that faithfully recreates the Iron Maiden legend's sound
The bassist of acid jazz legends Brand New Heavies takes on our questions on longevity, gear and how brass can age a song
The Dream Theater bassist on the 20th anniversary of Scenes from a Memory, the magic of down-tuning and how he brings the energy live
Sheehan is one of the world’s most accomplished bassists - so we can all learn from the five albums that influenced him
The thrash-metal bassist is not one to sit still between the band's touring cycles. Here he talks solo ventures, spoken word and collaborating with Jackson
"I've stage dived into the crowd countless times over the years holding my vintage basses"
Stuart Zender returns with the Sound Of London Collective - and a bass performance to equal his very best
The French prog-metaller steps out of the gear mindset and says the tone is all in your hands
The hard-rock bassist talks writing and recording Walk the Sky, and collaborating across time zones
Bass Player columnist and composer Ruth Goller talks about her career playing jazz, world and uncategorizable music
The definitive rundown of the legends, unsung heroes, virtuosos and trailblazers that make bass great
The albums that shaped Les Claypool, frontman of Primus, solo performer, film-maker, novelist and master collaborator...
