Alice In Chains' Mike Inez: "Picking very hard is part of my tone secret - I attribute that to Zakk Wylde!" By Freddy Villano The alt-rock bass supremo on Rainier Fog, the four-string fraternity and landing high-profile gigs with Ozzy Osbourne and Heart
Sean Hurley talks touring with John Mayer and how to succeed in the LA session scene By Chris Jisi "While I mostly played my Jazz Bass when I broke in, now it’s predominantly a P-Bass world"
The iconic Rickenbacker 4001: an appreciation By Bass Player Staff We pay homage to the bass beloved by Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire and Lemmy
The history of the legendary Ampeg B-15 By Chris Jisi The full story behind the bass amp of choice for James Jamerson, Duck Dunn and Chuck Rainey
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps" By Jon D’Auria The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone
Lemmy - the final interview: "I was born to play the bass" By Freddy Villano The Motörhead frontman discusses his love of Rickenbackers, Paul McCartney and why he could never cut it as a guitarist in his final bass interview
Robert DeLeo on the making of Stone Temple Pilots' Core By Jon D’Auria "It helped me find my voice as a bass player and as a songwriter"
Chris Squire 1948-2015: the story of the hugely influential Yes bassist By Rick Suchow Paying tribute to the celebrated progressive pick player
Alex Webster: to the extreme By Bryan Beller Extreme metal bass is alive and thriving in the frenetic hands - and restless mind - of Alex Webster
Paz Lenchantin powers the Pixies By Jon D’Auria On playing style, filling Kim Deal's shoes and recording Head Carrier
Buying an upright bass By Bass Player Staff Bill Lanphier gives his tips on how to make a great acoustic bass purchase
Royal Blood's Mike Kerr: “I don’t talk about my pedals, ever” By Joe Bosso The bassist–frontman half of the British power duo Royal Blood gives a coy nod to the gear used on “How Did We Get So Dark” – but don’t expect any instructional videos from this secretive player
Status Quo's Alan Lancaster: My favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff Bet you weren't expecting Michael Bublé to be in there...
Sting: The secrets of steering a band from the low end By Chris Jisi The superstar talks "57th & 9th", the "R" word and getting back to bass-ics
Billy Sheehan: “Why have one bass neck when you can have two?” By Bass Player Staff The Mr Big and Winery Dogs legend returns to his progressive roots with Sons Of Apollo
Rush's Geddy Lee: how we made Clockwork Angels By Chris Jisi A deep dive into the bass behind Rush’s spellbinding final release, Clockwork Angels
Heart to Hartke: Talking speakers, Jaco Pastorius and Cellphones with Larry Hartke By Bass Player Staff Remember when Larry Hartke put his personal cellphone number in Hartke ads? It rang 14,000 times... once from us
Krist Novoselic: on the shoulders of Giants By Bass Player Staff Krist Novoselic dishes on Giants In The Trees, and talks about playing in one of the biggest bands of all time
AC/DC's Cliff Williams reflects on four decades at the top of rock's bottom-end By Freddy Villano The long-serving Aussie bassist dishes the dirt on Rock Or Bust
Green Day's Mike Dirnt on making ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, building a bass for Paul McCartney and his surprise encounter with Cliff Burton By E.E. Bradman "No band in the world wanted to follow American Idiot, and only one band could. It was our job to either phone it in or to really go for it"
