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How Victor Wooten got his hands on his biggest hero’s bass guitar
Wooten idolized the bass hero, so knew he had to get involved when he started selling off his gear
How Andrew Gouche rose from playing church halls to become the guru of gospel bass with Prince
Gouche met Prince in 2011 while leading Chaka Khan’s band
The crazy method a thief used to steal 50 bass guitars – including one belonging to Guy Pratt
The session ace lost his beloved during a spree of thefts, and he’s still looking for it today
Alex Van Halen says they tried to recruit Michael Anthony for Van Halen’s David Lee Roth reunion
Wolfgang Van Halen would take Anthony’s place, but he didn’t get the gig because of “family influences,” the drummer says
“Jaco said, ‘If you ever need a sub, call me!” When Chicago’s Peter Cetera met Jaco Pastorius
Peter Cetera tells the story of how he met Jaco – and got to know bass legends Willie Weeks, Carol Kaye and Duck Dunn
How Mike Dirnt honed his signature bass tone for Green Day’s Revolution Radio – and why it all starts with the wrist
Working with Fender, Dirnt built a bass rig that allowed him to ditch distortion pedals and harness his distinctive sound
Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure
The bassist says he was a “horrible addict” and needed to leave the band for his own sake
38 bassists appeared on Bob Dylan albums before Tony Garnier came onboard. In the 37 years since, no others have
With a career backing artists like Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Chuck Berry, and Tom Waits, Tony Garnier is a walking textbook of bass history
Gary Shea’s never-say-never approach to Alcatrazz, New England… and maybe even Vinnie Vincent
The left-handed bassist discusses the pitfalls of being with Kiss’ management, selling his Ampeg gear to Malmsteen’s band, and releasing a record that shows what might have been with Vincent
When Bakithi Kumalo got the call to audition for Paul Simon’s 1986 multi-platinum album
Kumalo had been helping out a local mechanic when he was invited to Ovation Studios in downtown Johannesburg
Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 stolen bass guitars with help from the community
A musician in Henderson, Nevada, spotted some of Díaz's instruments at a local music store
“Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King
When Jemmott was drafted to play on the Live & Well sessions in 1969, he would find himself in awe of the King, and joined a band that would produce three albums’ worth of material
How bassist Cliff Williams landed the gig (and found his sound) with AC/DC
When he joined AC/DC in 1977, Cliff Williams played a Fender Precision, but made a permanent change following the band's Highway to Hell album
How the bassist for UK riff-slingers Don Broco ended up recording with Muse’s bass rig – and collaborating with Nickelback
Recorded with the help of Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme, Nightmare Tripping showcases bassist Tom Doyle’s Earth-shattering basslines
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board
And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...
Bakithi Kumalo looks back at his formative years touring South Africa
Kumalo made a radical change in his bass technique during a tour of South Africa – before he ever played a note with Paul Simon
Miroslav Vitous on his departure from Weather Report (and his thoughts on the bassists who replaced him)
Bassist Miroslav Vitous co-founded Weather Report with fellow Miles Davis alumni Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter
Former Korn bassist Fieldy finally opens up on why he left the band
The founding member stepped back from the nu metal pioneers in 2021
