Les Claypool's five favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff The albums that shaped Les Claypool, frontman of Primus, solo performer, film-maker, novelist and master collaborator...
Too much is never enough: Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme reinvents art-rock bass for the 21st century By Bryan Beller Muse's bass master on The Resistance, riffs and how he gets his tone
Men in the mirror: the bassists of Michael Jackson By Chris Jisi How Alex Al and his predecessors pumped up The King Of Pop
Original Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on why he quit: "Their creative process is excruciating and tedious" By Jon D’Auria Why the bassist walked away from Tool in 1995 and what he brings to new project Lesser Key
Review round-up: semi-hollow and hollowbody basses By Brian Fox We check out the D’Angelico EX-Bass, Ibanez ASB180 and AGB205 Warwick RockBass Star Bass 4- & 5-strings
The best flatwound bass strings: how to choose the right flatwounds for you By Ed Friedland Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with these strings
The best short-scale bass guitars you can buy By Jonathan Herrera Everything you need to know about short-scale basses and our top picks
The best gigbags for bass guitars By Rod C Taylor Keep your bass protected with these essential cases
Jeff Berlin names his 5 favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff The fusion maestro picks a fistful of classics
A quick history of the fretless bass By Bass Player Staff We take you for a stroll through the strange territory of the fretless bass, where fingers glide and chords slide…
The best Class D mini bass amps By Ed Friedland Downsize your rig with these ultra-lightweight bass heads
65 of the best bass guitars of all time By Bass Player Staff Essential basses you need to play before you die
Bass effects pedals: top players and industry heavies reveal their favorite FX and pedal secrets By Bass Player Staff Influential builders and players on the future of bass pedals
20 legendary players who shaped the sound of electric bass By Bass Player Staff The iconic bassists who developed the sound of low-end as we know it
9 of the best fretless bass performances By Bass Player Staff Dive into some of the most sublime examples of fretless playing in bass guitar history
Sam Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet on his bass influences and those Led Zeppelin comparisons By Freddy Villano Rock's hottest and youngest new act dishes on their upcoming album
Rocco Prestia: looking back on 50 years with Tower of Power By Chris Jisi The R&B champ reflects on his storied career
The story behind Marcus Miller's 1977 Fender Jazz Bass By E.E. Bradman How the jazz great came across The One
Jean-Jacques Burnel names his 5 favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff The Stranglers low-end legend cites his top bass picks
Marcus Miller: keep 'em running By Bass Player Staff The Grammy-winning bassist and UNESCO Artist For Peace talks “Laid Black”
