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
Laura Palmer: "I was a shy kid unable to perform, now I own my own label and front Screamin' Rebel Angels" By Mark McStea The Brooklyn, NY-based singer, guitarist, upright bassist and businesswoman recounts how rock 'n' roll inspired her to venture out of her comfort zone
The 100 best bass players of all time By Bass Player Staff The definitive rundown of the legends, unsung heroes, virtuosos and trailblazers that make bass great
Sheryl Crow: the bass is my muse By Chris Jisi The singer songwriter tells us about how bass has become central to her creative process and performances
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 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 2020 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
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
