Bass Player Features

Billy Gould’s funk bass leanings powered We Care A Lot and Epic by San Francisco rockers Faith No More

Few jazz bassists can match the pedigree of Dave Holland, thanks to his work with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Chick Corea and just about everyone else

A mainstay of chug-and-slug for over five decades, the veteran bassist reveals the surprisingly wide range of influences that feed into the metal gods’ low-end –

According to Troy Sanders, when it comes to laying down the bass parts in Mastodon, restraint is the key

John Garrison, currently holding down the low-end with pop swooner James Blunt, talks us through his top 5 bass albums

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with Sting

The Red Hot Chili Pepper was also asked to name his dream supergroup. Safe to say he picked himself on bass

What made the violin bass Macca's number one through the Beatles years and beyond – and how he was reunited with his original Höfner, over 50 years after it disappeared

Stuart Hamm walks you through the highlights of his fifth solo album, including a bass arrangement of a John Paul Jones classic

Pantera bassist Rex Brown on his precision-engineered picking technique, and why he’s not into “bouncing around with Pro Tools”

Use what you’re born with, or stick with a pick? We take a close look at the tones and techniques associated with playing guitar and bass with fingers and pick

Dave Edwards on the merits of his late ‘70s “old-school Fender copy”, and the Peter Gabriel bassline he wished he’d written

From Fender to Ampeg, pick the best bass cabinet to bring your desired tone to life

Bob Marley’s enduring hit is rife with reggae bass Barrett-isms: quarter-note triplets, resting on one, and unison riffs

Ziggy Marley, Flea, Justin Meldal-Johnsen, and many more pay tribute to Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, bassist and bandleader of Bob Marley and the Wailers

As the bass player for Hole and Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf Der Maur helped define the sounds of alternative music in the ’90s

After a show in Denver on June 29, 1969, bassist Noel Redding brought an end to one of rock's greatest trios

For Mr Big and Sons Of Apollo bassist Billy Sheehan, there’s more to playing rock bass than mere mechanics

With the ability to create seemingly unending deep pockets, Wyse has landed gigs with Ozzy Osbourne, Ace Frehley, Tal Bachman, The Cult, and, most recently, the Hollywood Vampires

Joy Division’s unique bassist wasn’t originally much of an influence to his son, who doesn’t use pedals with the Pumpkins – but needs to use ancient, unreliable ones with The Light