Paul Chambers: the double bass great's best (and worst) albums By Bass Player Staff published 11 May 21 Highlights from the jazz legend's catalog ranked and rated – Kind of Blue is number one, but what else makes the cut?
Gene Simmons: “We are the hardest-working band in show business, but we do have an awful lot of fun. I have more fun than the Pope!“ By Jason Hunt published 10 May 21 With Kiss’s final world tour on hold, the Demon takes time out to partner up with Gibson on a new line of bass guitars, G2
Bass speaker cones explained By Dan Veall published 5 May 21 Everything you need to know about the different speakers found in bass amps
The bass guitar summit: Dave Swift meets Juan ‘Snow Owl’ Garcia-Herreros By Bass Player Staff published 30 April 21 Jools Holland's in-house bassist Swift and the Grammy-nominated Snow Owl talk career paths, Jaco and gear
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “After all these years, I've realized that notes are so much fatter with fingerstyle“ By Joel McIver published 27 April 21 The Foo Fighters bassist checks in to talk Medicine At Midnight, chasing overdriven tones and his newfound appreciation of fingerstyle bass
Cat Popper: “Writing is complicated for me, because voices in my head tell me I should sound more like someone else” By Bass Player Staff published 22 April 21 Having earned her stripes playing bass with a laundry list of heavy hitters, Popper goes solo with new single, Maybe It's All Right
Bryan Beller on the search for the perfect bass and thinking visually when songwriting By Bass Player Staff published 19 April 21 The Aristocrats and Joe Satriani bass phenom unpacks his epic pedalboard, and explains the importance of video in music today
Meet Bassist of the Year 2020, Danny Sapko By Bass Player Staff published 15 April 21 Technically adventurous, musically astute and your favorite bassist of 2020, Sapko walks through his bass approach
Fusion legend Mark Egan talks creative chemistry, custom basses and the spirit of improvisation on new album Electric Blue By Bass Player Staff published 13 April 21 With Danny Gottlieb, Egan has crafted another album of musical surprises and virtuoso performances
Trevor Dunn: “It’s in my personality to sit back and groove with the drummer – I took to bass immediately“ By Joel McIver published 9 April 21 With his groundbreaking work with Mr. Bungle, John Zorn and Tomahawk, Dunn is a bassist like no other
Thundercat: “Not every instrument carries the weight to be able to morph and change in the way that bass does“ By Joel McIver published 7 April 21 Want to learn the secrets of the universe? Then you’d better join us as we sit down with Stephen ‘Thundercat’ Bruner
How Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh’s Alembic ‘Mission Control’ pioneered the concept of the boutique bass By Joel McIver and Jason Scheuner published 1 April 21 We chronicle the history of the legendary instrument also known as ‘Osiris’, ‘The Osage’ and ‘The Omega’
Tube vs solid-state bass amps: what you need to know By Dan Veall published 31 March 21 Breaking down the difference between lightweight solid-state designs and sought-after tube-driven heads
Jimmy Haslip: “I know I don’t play the instrument correctly! I've just tried to find my own way of expressing myself“ By Bass Player Staff published 22 March 21 He got lessons from Jaco Pastorius and toured with Allan Holdsworth – now Haslip continues to push the frontiers of bass guitar with album reissues, sessions and a playing style like no other
Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon: "As a bass player, it’s your job to be the foundation – if you mess up, the whole band will come off the tracks" By Bass Player Staff published 17 March 21 Bass tips and music business advice from the hard-rockin' BSC bassist
8 of the best basses for metal 2022: plus everything you need to find the metal bass for you By Chris Corfield published 16 March 21 Need a bass capable of going heavy? We’ve picked out the best bass guitars for metal, including models from Rickenbacker, Warwick, Schecter and Ibanez
Ron Carter: “Miles Davis was great. He never told me what not to play. We’d never talk about changes or tempo“ By Joel McIver published 15 March 21 The jazz legend reflects on a life spent in pursuit of double bass excellence and explains why the best is yet to come
Damian Erskine: “Don’t distract yourself with getting gear to solve all your problems. Make what you have work” By Bass Player Staff published 12 March 21 School is in session as the bassist extraordinaire launches an online bass education portal
Leanne Bowes: “I want my deep inner connection with the beat to come across, and that leaves no room for nerves” By Bass Player Staff published 11 March 21 Session and solo ace Leanne Bowes recalls the key moments that took her bass career to the next level
How bass amps work: everything you need to know By Dan Veall published 10 March 21 Got your first bass guitar amp and not sure how to get the best out of it? Let us explain its different sections and what they do
