Chris Jisi

Chris Jisi was Contributing Editor, Senior Contributing Editor, and Editor In Chief on Bass Player 1989-2018. He is the author of Brave New Bass, a compilation of interviews with bass players like Marcus Miller, Flea, Will Lee, Tony Levin, Jeff Berlin, Les Claypool and more, and The Fretless Bass, with insight from over 25 masters including Tony Levin, Marcus Miller, Gary Willis, Richard Bona, Jimmy Haslip, and Percy Jones.

Latest articles by Chris Jisi

Graham Maby

Joe Jackson bassist Graham Maby looks back at four decades of bass playing with the songwriting great

By Chris Jisi published

"Pushing the bass out front and center was carte blanche for me to take as many risks as I wanted"

Bassists
Bassist Sean Hurley of John Mayer's band performs at the DTE Energy Music Theater on August 7, 2013 in Clarkston, Michigan

Sean Hurley talks touring with John Mayer and how to succeed in the LA session scene

By Chris Jisi published

"While I mostly played my Jazz Bass when I broke in, now it’s predominantly a P-Bass world"

Bassists
Ampeg B-15

The history of the legendary Ampeg B-15

By Chris Jisi published

The full story behind the bass amp of choice for James Jamerson, Duck Dunn and Chuck Rainey

Bass Amps
Sting

Sting: The secrets of steering a band from the low end

By Chris Jisi published

The superstar talks "57th & 9th", the "R" word and getting back to bass-ics

Bands
Geddy Lee of Rush performs live

Rush's Geddy Lee: how we made Clockwork Angels

By Chris Jisi published

A deep dive into the bass behind Rush’s spellbinding final release, Clockwork Angels

Bassists
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From the Archive: Living Colour Guitarist Vernon Reid Talks 'Vivid' in 1988 Guitar World Interview

By Chris Jisi published

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