Nate Mendel on the time John Paul Jones arrived for his Foo Fighters cameo By Nick Wells published 22 June 24 Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones
Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound By Amit Sharma published 21 June 24 The Royal Blood frontman explains why guitarists have influenced him more than bassists as he marks the 10th anniversary of the duo’s debut album
Chi Cheng on his final Deftones album – which took almost three years to complete By Nick Wells published 19 June 24 According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums
Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong with 48 hours’ notice By Nick Wells published 18 June 24 Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong
Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique By Nick Wells published 15 June 24 After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners
How Peter Nordin navigated a 172bpm maze of nightmarish polymetric riffs on Meshuggah’s Future Breed Machine By Bryan Beller published 14 June 24 Original Meshuggah bassist Peter Nordin breaks down the tech-metal trailblazers’ 1995 underground classic
Meet the unsung bass hero who laid down one of the noughties’ most irresistible basslines with Beyoncé By Chris Jisi published 13 June 24 Jon Jon Webb laid down his standout grooves with a late-‘90s Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass
“It’s not about playing whatever the lowest note available is”: Listen to John Paul Jones’ isolated bass on Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On By Nick Wells published 12 June 24 Recorded in 1969 when John Paul Jones was just 23, Ramble On stands apart from the rocked-out blues songs that dominate Led Zeppelin II
The Meters’ George Porter Jr on surviving Hurricane Katrina, the subtleties of New Orleans funk and his unusual slap style By Nick Wells published 12 June 24 According to George Porter Jr., his job as a bassist is to tie the groove and the rhythm together
Up close and personal with the 1965 Gibson EB-6D – the super-rare bass that looks like an SG By David Davidson published 12 June 24 Well Strung Guitars' David Davidson introduces us to a bona fide oddball – an electric bass with six strings and two pickups that was never a big hit for Gibson… but was played by Elvis
Basil Fearrington breaks down his bassline on Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s Back Together Again By Jonathan Herrera published 10 June 24 Basil Fearrington tracked with a custom Carl Thompson that had become “almost impossible to play”
Jah Wobble on PiL, going back to his P-Bass – and why he’s reworking Metal Box By Andrew Daly published 6 June 24 The post-punk pioneer gets back to his P-Bass, which he thinks of as a lifeform, and prepares to rework classic album Metal Box on tour – without ripping off reggae
In 2005, Jack Bruce reunited with Cream after 36 years – and realized how much his bass playing had changed By Chris Jisi published 6 June 24 When faced once again with the bass role in the ultimate power trio alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce hired a rehearsal room in London and brought in “every bass amp in existence”
Dug Pinnick on pushing hard rock’s boundaries with Kings X and a 12-string bass guitar By Nick Wells published 5 June 24 Dug Pinnick’s onstage presence with King’s X is made even more compelling by his unusual 12-string bass guitar
“Shania Twain got me into alternate tunings”: What session bass supremo Derek Frank learned from playing with pop’s A-listers By Alison Richter published 3 June 24 Serving the songs of Shakira, Gwen Stefani and Orianthi doesn’t mean the bass journeyman can’t bring a bit of Rocco Prestia, James Jamerson and Pino Palladino to proceedings
Is this the world’s most expensive bass guitar? By Bill Leigh published 2 June 24 The Flora Aurum – created in 2007 to mark Ritter Basses’ tenth anniversary – was priced at $100,000
How Suzi Quatro cut her teeth on Motown hit-maker James Jamerson By Nick Wells published 1 June 24 Suzi Quatro’s soul and Motown-influenced rock bass playing made her a huge star throughout the 1970s and beyond
Meet husband-and-wife guitar team Spotlights, the dreamsludge tonesmiths championed by Mike Patton By Ellie Rogers published 31 May 24 Dreamsludge, doomgaze, doomsludge… Whatever you call them, Mario and Sarah Quintero are producing some of the heaviest tones in the business. They reveal how they do it – and why couples who riff together, stay together
“It was the first kind of ‘bass solo’ I’d been allowed to throw on a Rush song”: Geddy Lee on the album that saved Rush By Karl Coryat published 30 May 24 After a six-year absence from the recording studio, Vapor Trails redefined Rush’s career
Chris Chaney has now landed three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC By Gregory Isola published 29 May 24 Jazz-schooled bassist Chris Chaney has now secured three career-defining gigs – first with Alanis Morissette and Jane’s Addiction, and now with AC/DC