Mike Mills on his “selfish” R.E.M. basslines – and the much-awaited reunion By Janelle Borg published 19 June 24 Mike Mills has recalled writing the famous bassline that anchored R.E.M.'s career-defining Losing My Religion
Glenn Hughes recalls meeting Tommy Bolin at his tense Deep Purple audition By Janelle Borg published 19 June 24 Glenn Hughes might not be on the best of terms with Deep Purple, but he fondly remembers his friendship with guitarist Tommy Bolin
Jason Momoa has been ripping through Metallica, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix hits with his raucous new band By Matt Owen published 18 June 24 Öof Tatatá have played alongside the likes of Jack Black and Gibson's Cesar Gueikian, and have curated a live setlist that also features The Stooges, Stevie Nicks and Led Zeppelin covers
Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong with 48 hours’ notice By Nick Wells published 18 June 24 Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong
Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique By Nick Wells published 15 June 24 After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners
How Peter Nordin navigated a 172bpm maze of nightmarish polymetric riffs on Meshuggah’s Future Breed Machine By Bryan Beller published 14 June 24 Original Meshuggah bassist Peter Nordin breaks down the tech-metal trailblazers’ 1995 underground classic
Meet the unsung bass hero who laid down one of the noughties’ most irresistible basslines with Beyoncé By Chris Jisi published 13 June 24 Jon Jon Webb laid down his standout grooves with a late-‘90s Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass
“It’s not about playing whatever the lowest note available is”: Listen to John Paul Jones’ isolated bass on Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On By Nick Wells published 12 June 24 Recorded in 1969 when John Paul Jones was just 23, Ramble On stands apart from the rocked-out blues songs that dominate Led Zeppelin II
Marcus Miller reveals the primary reason why Anthony Jackson started putting him forward for sessions By Janelle Borg published 12 June 24 Despite its popularity in the late ’70s, Anthony Jackson disliked the bass technique Miller was specializing in
The Meters’ George Porter Jr on surviving Hurricane Katrina, the subtleties of New Orleans funk and his unusual slap style By Nick Wells published 12 June 24 According to George Porter Jr., his job as a bassist is to tie the groove and the rhythm together
Robert Trujillo on going from teenage Sabbath fan to Ozzy's bassist By Janelle Borg published 12 June 24 Robert Trujillo recalls the pinch-me moment Ozzy Osbourne told him to play as loud as he wanted to play
Up close and personal with the 1965 Gibson EB-6D – the super-rare bass that looks like an SG By David Davidson published 12 June 24 Well Strung Guitars' David Davidson introduces us to a bona fide oddball – an electric bass with six strings and two pickups that was never a big hit for Gibson… but was played by Elvis
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash… and his pet snake By Janelle Borg published 11 June 24 Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting
Gene Simmons recalls the moment Jimmy Page complimented his bass playing – and turned out to be a KISS fan By Janelle Borg published 11 June 24 The KISS bassist on that time he nearly passed out after Jimmy Page praised his bass playing
Basil Fearrington breaks down his bassline on Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s Back Together Again By Jonathan Herrera published 10 June 24 Basil Fearrington tracked with a custom Carl Thompson that had become “almost impossible to play”
Jah Wobble on PiL, going back to his P-Bass – and why he’s reworking Metal Box By Andrew Daly published 6 June 24 The post-punk pioneer gets back to his P-Bass, which he thinks of as a lifeform, and prepares to rework classic album Metal Box on tour – without ripping off reggae
DiMarzio and Billy Sheehan have reinvented the P-Bass pickup with a new patent By Janelle Borg published 6 June 24 The new DiMarzio design reimagines P-Bass pickup covers, promising improvements in both playability and performance
In 2005, Jack Bruce reunited with Cream after 36 years – and realized how much his bass playing had changed By Chris Jisi published 6 June 24 When faced once again with the bass role in the ultimate power trio alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce hired a rehearsal room in London and brought in “every bass amp in existence”
Dug Pinnick on pushing hard rock’s boundaries with Kings X and a 12-string bass guitar By Nick Wells published 5 June 24 Dug Pinnick’s onstage presence with King’s X is made even more compelling by his unusual 12-string bass guitar
Jared James Nichols and Henrik Linder have a new favorite set of strings – and they're designed to get more from your guitar By Phil Weller published 5 June 24 DR's Dragon Skin+ strings feature an innovative coating design that aims to get strings vibrating to their full potential – so much so that Henrik Linder thinks they “will change the way I play music”