Latest articles by Bill Leigh
Meshell Ndegeocello discusses what set Jaco Pastorius apart from the pack, what she looks for in a bassist, and the crucial lesson her jazz musician father taught her
The lifeblood of infamous hair-metal band Mötely Crüe, Nikki Sixx has been polarizing bassists since he first took to the stage nearly 50 years ago
Unable to deal with Brown’s disciplinary code, Bootsy was gone within a year
Kim Deal’s insistent eighth-note basslines were one of the few constants of the Pixies’ zero-to-60 approach to alt-rock
From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with a bona-fide rock star and a veteran jazz legend
Having fired bassist Pete Farndon for his erratic drug-fuelled behaviour, The Pretenders tapped Rockpile guitarist Billy Bremner and bassist Tony Butler
Verdine White was just 23 when he cut this 1975 EWF classic at Colorado’s iconic Caribou Ranch studio
With Chic, Bernard Edwards delivered some of the most infectious basslines of all time
LaMarquis Jefferson reveals what it takes to set the pace in today’s studio scene
Recorded for Metallica’s genre-sparking Kill ’Em All, Burton’s complex snarl of notes has captivated bassists for years. Dial in your favorite fuzz-wah tone and let it rip
Producer Bob Rock on making St. Anger, the legacy of Cliff Burton and why he used Loverboy’s bass guitar on every track
How the father of slap bass drove the world’s grooviest band
Few electric bassists have a style as singular and strong as Japan’s fretless sorcerer
There was no need for looping when Word Up bass veteran Aaron Mills tracked with the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo
The Flora Aurum – created in 2007 to mark Ritter Basses’ tenth anniversary – was priced at $100,000
Bootsy Collins piled on the effects on Parliament’s P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
Tiran Porter played the “cowboy-movie-theme-meets shuffle-feel” on a B.C. Rich Mockingbird with twin DiMarzio P-style pickups
Tina Weymouth talks through the ins and outs of Tom Tom Club’s rhythmically intense fifth album… track by track
