Andrew Levy: "If a track’s really going to travel, you’ve got to pull back the bassline and make sure the song is the star" By Bass Player Staff The bassist of acid jazz legends Brand New Heavies takes on our questions on longevity, gear and how brass can age a song
Issues bassist Skyler Acord details his funk-informed metalcore approach and tricked-out signature Spector bass By Joel McIver Ever been so deep into your music that you’ve lost your grip on reality? Meet Issues bassist Skyler Acord, newly equipped with a state-of-the-art signature Spector bass – and stand clear
Gene Simmons: "Many guitarists call their instruments 'axes', but nobody trademarked it. Except this guy!" By Lee Barrett The fire-breathing Kiss frontman and bassist on being the hardest working, hardest rocking band in the business
Dream Theater's John Myung: "There are moments when I’m playing parts live that I wish I did on the album the first time round" By Bass Player Staff The Dream Theater bassist on the 20th anniversary of Scenes from a Memory, the magic of down-tuning and how he brings the energy live
Vicky Warwick: "I love playing Fender Mustang basses, but the Jazz has more punch" By Ellen O'Reilly The fast-rising Charli XCX, Gabrielle Aplin and Josh Kumra bassist talks high-profile collaborations and her love of short-scale Fender basses
Voyager's Alex Canion: "I knew absolutely nothing about being a DJ, so, I got my dad’s old basses out and started chipping away" By Alex Canion The Aussie prog bass wizard on his failed attempts at DJ-ing, love for the 5-string, and favorite bass tone of all time
Megadeth's Dave Ellefson: "With bass design, sometimes the best way forward is to go back in time" By Bass Player Staff The thrash-metal bassist is not one to sit still between the band's touring cycles. Here he talks solo ventures, spoken word and collaborating with Jackson
Victor Wooten: "Music is about more than the time spent on your instrument. It’s about the time spent on yourself" By Ellen O'Reilly How the Wooten Brothers ended up among the most accomplished musical families in history
Life of Agony's Alan Robert reveals his vintage bass guitar collection By Bass Player Staff "I've stage dived into the crowd countless times over the years holding my vintage basses"
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris talks British Lion, songwriting, and why his SansAmp is a carry-on essential when touring By Joel McIver "Whether the crowd is 200 or 200,000 people, there’s no difference - I still give 110 per cent wherever I'm playing"
Stuart Zender: "I remember recording Just Can’t Stop with Jamiroquai and it felt as though the bass was flowing into me" By Bass Player Staff Stuart Zender returns with the Sound Of London Collective - and a bass performance to equal his very best
The Analogues' Bart van Poppel: "A lot of Paul McCartney’s bass thinking came from him starting out as a guitar player" By Amit Sharma The tonally authentic Beatles tribute band's bass player, producer and musical director serves up a McCartney masterclass…
How to use bass compressor pedals By Dan Veall The Bass Player guide to compressors and how to integrate them in your rig
Tal Wilkenfeld: "I don’t really think about switching from guitar to bass or vice versa - it’s more about what mindset you’re choosing to be in" By Amit Sharma Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld - known for her work with Jeff Beck, Prince and Herbie Hancock - on her new album and incredible journey so far
Maddie Jay: "I feel like it was an advantage transferring from bass to guitar… which is a controversial statement!" By Amit Sharma The Instagram guitarist/bassist on releasing her own music after being a session player and her affinity for the Fender Mustang bass
Leprous bassist Simen Daniel Børven: "Good sound is in the hands. All the cool brands out there won’t save you" By Bass Player Staff The French prog-metaller steps out of the gear mindset and says the tone is all in your hands
Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: "As a bass player, I tend to play off of what a vocalist would do" By Bass Player Staff The hard-rock bassist talks writing and recording Walk the Sky, and collaborating across time zones
Killswitch Engage's Mike D’Antonio: "I use less midrange these days so I can get that really sick, empty, low funk sound" By Hywel Davies The metal bassist on angry tones, staying loyal to Ibanez and getting too pumped up to play
Ruth Goller: "My regular Mustang Bass is still my favorite... I know exactly what to do with it" By Bass Player Staff Bass Player columnist and composer Ruth Goller talks about her career playing jazz, world and uncategorizable music
Korn's Fieldy: "I want it to be an almost percussion-sounding instrument rather than a bass" By Joel McIver Reginald Arvizu fields your questions, shares his low-end theories, and explains why the Ibanez K-5 became his number one bass
