Bootsy Collins: “It’s not about being the greatest bassist in the world – you want to do great, but learn some kind of discipline as well“ By Joel McIver With The Power of the One, the master takes a cast of stars for an album that lives and breathes funk
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “After all these years, I've realized that notes are so much fatter with fingerstyle“ By Joel McIver The Foo Fighters bassist checks in to talk Medicine At Midnight, chasing overdriven tones and his newfound appreciation of fingerstyle bass
Yamaha Peter Hook BBPH review By Joel McIver Hooky’s new, strictly limited-edition Yamaha BB is a stunning model based on his touring BB734A and legendary BB1200S
Trevor Dunn: “It’s in my personality to sit back and groove with the drummer – I took to bass immediately“ By Joel McIver With his groundbreaking work with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn and Tomahawk, Dunn is a bassist like no other
Thundercat: “Not every instrument carries the weight to be able to morph and change in the way that bass does“ By Joel McIver Want to learn the secrets of the universe? Then you’d better join us as we sit down with Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner
Epiphone Jack Casady Bass review By Joel McIver From the Tunas – sorry, tuners – to the bridge, Casady’s semi-hollow bass design endures into the 2020s
Ron Carter: “Miles Davis was great. He never told me what not to play. We’d never talk about changes or tempo“ By Joel McIver The jazz legend reflects on a life spent in pursuit of double bass excellence and explains why the best is yet to come
Sire V2 Marcus Miller U5 Short-Scale review By Joel McIver Miller's signature shortie is a high-performance passive bass at a very reasonable price
Squier Mini Precision Bass and Jackson JSX1 Minion Concert Bass review By Joel McIver Small but perfectly formed, these affordable bass guitars bring a touch of fun-sized charm to the table
Norbert Putnam: ”Elvis was conducting us with his body language... that’s the reason those records have such a great feel” By Joel McIver Producer, author, and bassist Norbert Putnam looks back at the legendary Nashville Cats recordings with Elvis Presley
Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“ By Joel McIver The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One
Jason Momoa: ”I always knew I wanted to play bass. I wish I'd done this when I was young – but I’m making up for lost time” By Joel McIver Aquaman himself answers his bass heroes' questions and explains why low-end thunder is music to his ears
Glenn Hughes: “People talk about my vocals, but I’ve never, ever felt this good about playing bass“ By Joel McIver The ‘Voice Of Rock’ and Deep Purple icon speaks candidly about his bass playing over the decades, why he should have never left Trapeze, and how the Dead Daisies reignited his four-string fire
Cliff Williams: “AC/DC’s songs are very guitar-driven, so I don’t need to be noodling around underneath. I just need to be driving it“ By Joel McIver The AC/DC bassist on why four strings is enough, the importance of the pocket, and why jazz made him twitchy
Gibson Les Paul Junior Tribute DC Bass review By Joel McIver Short of scale and small of body, this Junior makes few concessions to the modern player – but it's a lot of fun
Suzi Quatro: ”I grew up in Detroit, so I was weaned on James Jamerson. He’s still the best. I very much take my style from him” By Joel McIver Kicking down boundaries, 50-million album sales, primetime TV star and awesome bassist... Suzy Q explains how she ended up owning the '70s
60 years of the Fender Jazz Bass By Joel McIver, Roger Newell We meet Allen Abbassi, Senior Product Development Manager, for a look back – and forward – on the subject of the mighty J...
Happy 400th birthday Bass Player! Legends of the low-end pay tribute By Joel McIver, Bass Player Staff Bass playing legends congratulate BP on 400 issues
Roger Glover: "I'm a simple bassist. I’m not the virtuoso bass player that some people expect" By Joel McIver Deep Purple are the last hard rockers of their era still touring, and they’ve got some miles in 'em yet, says the man in charge of the band's low-end
Behind the scenes of Fender Custom Shop's bass creations By Joel McIver We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the curtain and some pearls of wisdom
Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists” By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass
Lynda Kay remembers Lemmy Kilmister, the rock 'n' roll icon with a heart of gold By Joel McIver The actor and musician Lynda Kay on a friendship less ordinary and a special duet with the late Motörhead frontman
Lee Sklar: "I go onto YouTube and see all these amazing players, and I say, ‘Christ, I’d be embarrassed to take a bass out in the same room as those guys'" By Joel McIver The great Lee Sklar, veteran of countless sessions, returns with the Immediate Family. “I’m your gardener!” he tells us...
Mark King: “Level 42 were so successful in the '80s. No-one was more surprised than me at how big the band became” By Joel McIver As Level 42 celebrate four decades in business, we sit down with King and take a look back - with the benefit of 2020 vision
Ida Nielsen: "Prince always pushed us to be better - now I want to make sure I’m the best musician I can be" By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free
