Latest articles by Joel McIver
Phil Lynott was a troubled genius who rose from a tough background to take his place in the pantheon of rock gods
As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other
The legendary glam-metal bassist looks back on the crazy times he enjoyed with one of the most notorious bands ever
The American-made amps are sometimes associated with far heavier genres, but Trout insists they are perfect for the blues
If you’ve heard Die So Fluid’s music you’ll appreciate that running around the stage is a necessary part of the formula
Nick Beggs played bass in Kajagoogoo – and almost every band you can think of
As Black Sabbath took a triumphant bow at Back to the Beginning, we reexamine their recorded works, from the riff that started metal through the Dio years, to the return of Ozzy Osbourne and 13
Featuring metal’s leading low-enders – from old-school thrash to modern metal
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols
Stolen in 1982, the bass vanished from the public eye until 2006 when it resurfaced in a New York music store
The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong
The Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones looks back on joining the fold in 1993
Bootsy Collins is a legend not just for his interstellar bass playing, but also for his star-shaped bass guitars
After playing a custom Dingwall live with Duran Duran, John Taylor has launched his production model, loaded with a new bridge design, a Rupert Neve Design preamp to die for and a monster tonal range
Think you can play a bit like Sir Paul? It’s not as easy as you think, says Bootleg Beatles bassist Steve White
Flea’s reputation as a killer bass player almost saw him lured away from the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Mohini Dey has achieved more with the bass guitar than most of us achieve in a lifetime. And she’s only just getting started
With his work covering six decades of music, Rudy Sarzo has seen things we wouldn’t believe, from the world’s biggest stages to the darkest of tour buses
Chris ‘Freekbass’ Sherman on how a Rickenbacker and a BC Rich (via Tiran Porter from the Doobie Brothers) set him on a lifelong low-end path
Billy Gould’s funk bass leanings powered We Care A Lot and Epic by San Francisco rockers Faith No More
Few jazz bassists can match the pedigree of Dave Holland, thanks to his work with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Chick Corea and just about everyone else
According to Troy Sanders, when it comes to laying down the bass parts in Mastodon, restraint is the key
From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with Sting
Pantera bassist Rex Brown on his precision-engineered picking technique, and why he’s not into “bouncing around with Pro Tools”
