Latest articles by Nick Wells
How the Intervals and JIA bassist powered up his slap technique – with the help of Victor Wooten and Billy Sheehan
It’s often said that they don’t make ‘em like they used to. Well, Epiphone are on a mission to prove that old chestnut wrong
Lollar’s new DC J-Bass pickups are designed to help reduce noise and add “clarity, presence, and punch” to your low-end tone
The OriginAL-EVO-C112T is designed to offer power and projection without incurring the need for a back specialist into the bargain
Paul McCartney is, to state the obvious, a bass guitar legend – and these are his 10 best basslines
John Garrison, currently holding down the low-end with pop swooner James Blunt, talks us through his top 5 bass albums
The Red Hot Chili Pepper was also asked to name his dream supergroup. Safe to say he picked himself on bass
Paul McCartney has been reunited with “the most important bass guitar in history”, which vanished after the Beatles split up – and was unearthed in an English attic
Stuart Hamm walks you through the highlights of his fifth solo album, including a bass arrangement of a John Paul Jones classic
Dave Edwards on the merits of his late ‘70s “old-school Fender copy”, and the Peter Gabriel bassline he wished he’d written
Ziggy Marley, Flea, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and many more pay tribute to Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist and bandleader of Bob Marley and the Wailers
As the bass player for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf Der Maur helped define the sounds of alternative music in the ’90s
After a show in Denver on June 29, 1969, bassist Noel Redding brought an end to one of rock's greatest trios
Atlanta bass originator Preston Crump has supplied the low-end for the likes of Outkast, Dr Dre and Cee Lo Green
Ernie Ball’s collaboration with Vulfpeck’s Joe Dart continues with this fresh take on Dart’s go-to short-scale P-Bass
Bruce Thomas, once of Elvis Costello’s backing band, the Attractions, recounts his career
In 1993 the late Cream bassist joined forces with Gary Moore and Ginger Baker to form the short-lived power trio BBM
We count down moments of bass guitar genius from Tal Wilkenfeld, Flea, Victor Wooten, John Myung and many more
How Sweet Emotion, from Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic, was inspired by Jeff Beck’s Rough and Ready
Formed in 1965, The Meters became the measure of funk to come with their 1969 instrumental anthem Cissy Strut
From the pounding riffs of Black Dog to the monomania of Achilles Last Stand, we check out some Led Zeppelin history
As a member of Booker T. and the MGs, Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn cut an instrumental version of the Beatles’ Abbey Road. But the experience wasn't all that satisfying...
Paul Jackson’s big-bottomed stank came courtesy of his modified Fender Telecaster Bass, Geraldine
