<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Bassists ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists Fri, 01 May 2026 12:56:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “He’s like, ‘Where did you find that? Our storage unit’s been broken into. Everything’s been cleared out’” Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 bass guitars that were stolen from him – thanks to community effort ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/korn-bassist-ra-diaz-recovers-stolen-bass-guitars 7VZrUwSE5C6t7L9LTxA8xn Fri, 01 May 2026 12:56:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He would put a lot of treble on his amp to get the sound he wanted out of Lucille. Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jerry-jemmott-on-playing-with-bb-king yCEd7fNCYn7bf2ZQjHRujT Fri, 01 May 2026 09:29:50 +0000 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:31:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “What’s that headless bass that looks like a toothpick? I really liked the sound, but I hated the bass”: How bassist Cliff Williams landed the gig (and found his sound) with AC/DC ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-cliff-williams-found-his-sound-with-acdc DrWfMbPFaeKr83TSZjs7Rh Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:57:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve always been big fans of Nickelback – their guitarist came to see one of our shows and asked if we’d support them”: How UK riff-slingers Don Broco ended up recording with Muse’s bass rig – and collaborating with Nickelback ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/tom-doyle-don-broco-nightmare-tripping JZio6Su4pCwHMJAGgoQdzf Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:56:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I do have a pedalboard now. But I wasn’t allowed one for a very long time”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board – and the advice Johnny Marr gave him to cover up mistakes ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/colin-greenwood-on-why-he-was-banned-from-having-a-pedalboard-in-radiohead zV6V2FXcXVtFnK9XoaWaZX Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:35:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The bass strings broke – I had to tie them together. I would slide down the strings, cutting my fingers and getting blood all over the bass”: Bakithi Kumalo looks back at his formative years touring South Africa ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bakithi-kumalo-touring-zululand-with-the-vips a4bTpRjCY4dchoRvxLK7h5 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Weather Report belonged to the three of us. When it ended, they didn’t pay me – they just took it”: Miroslav Vitous on his departure from Weather Report (and his thoughts on the bassists who replaced him) ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/miroslav-vitous-on-his-departure-from-weather-report GhDNSgL6e53umwUmrNyQMW Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “COVID happened. I’m like, ‘I’m not going out there’”: Former Korn bassist Fieldy finally opens up on why he left the band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/why-fieldy-left-korn ycr93j2975EtbVjzMyG9LL Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:06:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Absolutely essential listening for any would-be rock bass player”: How Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber galloped his way through a hard-rock classic alongside Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/craig-gruber-ritchie-blackmore-rainbow-snake-charmer Fq2KUMtEnWKaB84q3KpVgM Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:53:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When the session was over, Mickie said, ‘Nope, Peter can’t be in your band. There’s only going to be one star, and that’s you’”: Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/suzi-quatro-peter-frampton-nearly-joined-her-band 4RCpwtMjcMcbUGnUxppzAD Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:08:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was on a summer break from music college. Suddenly, I had a DM asking if I would be interested in a gig with Little Mix”: From Raye to Zara Larsson, how session pro Liv Thompson learned to nail pop’s biggest gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/olivia-thompson-lends-an-insight-into-every-bass-players-dream-gig jqWR6gZsRnCYfgub5pjTuF Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Chuck Schuldiner called me. The next thing I knew we’d rented a rehearsal room in Miami. I would just burn a joint and play”: Steve DiGiorgio’s life with Death – and why he wouldn’t trade Testament for Megadeth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/steve-di-giorgio-testament-megadeth EuNabmqY7PVDBo3PenHvHZ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:12:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “George Clinton said, ‘You just can’t play guitar like that until your heart has been shattered to smithereens and you have lost all hope’”: Flea looks back on his life-changing jam with Parliament-Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/flea-jam-with-eddie-hazel e5eKWGTA4JyrLDW8VQmHNU Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:07:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “50 years since you last played that”: Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass – half a century after it was stolen ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-moment-paul-mccartney-was-reunited-with-his-hofner-bass idtBZ64rV2CvsrcMjhMqm8 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:11:05 +0000 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After hearing the finished track, I thought, ‘Wow, I never knew how busy playing one note could sound’”: The story behind the deceptive bassline on a politically charged ’70s anthem that was later covered by the Red Hot Chili Peppers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/george-porter-jr-favorite-meters-bassline za75wPfDFX7LSS4pKvjx3g Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:59:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was heartbreaking. I remember the day I saw that album and those erroneous credits for the first time. It was like a punch in the solar plexus”: Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-on-not-receiving-credit-for-ozzy-osbourne-diary-of-a-madman gXydGcDsb78qbRanEFH4hP Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:24:24 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:06:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I don’t think that bassline is playable by anyone else”: How Stevie Wonder recorded one of the funkiest basslines in existence ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/stevie-wonder-nate-watts-boogie-on-reggae-woman fd9Cwpnyf6Le2LcBbspq7g Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:24:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I got acrylic nails, because my mom told me that’s what Dolly Parton did. It allows me to play in a flamenco style”: Ashley Reeve leads the low-end for everyone from Cher to Filter – and her right-hand tone is her most important asset ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/ashley-reeve-shares-her-right-hand-tone-tips spTq8qkrfv3zTUw38PNXBL Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:34:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The phone rang. It was Paul McCartney. That’s when I knew we’d found it”: We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-nick-wass-helped-reunite-paul-mccartney-with-his-missing-beatle-bass Fa3ecAnVrGPcQX5JHu2gvS Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:59:17 +0000 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:13:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I still think Johnny Christ is one of the most underrated bass players ever”: The story behind Intervals virtuoso Jacob Umansky’s signature bass – and why Avenged Sevenfold changed his life ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/jacob-umansky-intervals-dingwall-signature-model YbjP6qLemBWdicm38rVNsR Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “James asked if I wrote the bassline – he was mad at me for not getting a cowriting credit”: How Allen McGrier brought his Jamerson-approved Detroit swagger to a classic R&B ballad ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-allen-mcgrier-brought-his-detroit-swagger-to-young-love-by-teena-marie csbasJG5mpdpKvDPcudp7W Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I auditioned for The Ultimate Sin record. I was there for 21 days and recorded almost every day or night”: Greg Chaisson on his gruelling Ozzy Osbourne audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/greg-chaissons-gruelling-ozzy-audition MJ5n74Z8VfA9S9eF979SEA Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:31:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Those Fender Jazz basses sounded fantastic, but they scared the hell out of me”: Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith chose a short-scale Epiphone for his “rave-ups” with the Yardbirds ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-samwell-smith-the-yardbirds-lost-woman WEuVJAUMbkgiV9fFAMFGvE Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:15:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:51:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I look down, I see the empty pit, and I see a bass guitar against the wall. I said, ‘Right, I’m gonna show you guys what I’ve got’”: When a teenage Suzi Quatro laid down a marker by jamming with Jeff Beck and Cozy Powell ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/suzi-quatros-jam-with-jeff-beck-and-cozy-powell etAdSWV7DP7hwaAqz4wGsZ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:03:48 +0000 Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:00:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was told to pack for three months, learn four albums' worth of material and be ready to leave in three days!” How bassist Eva Gardner landed the gig with Pink ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-eva-gardner-landed-the-gig-with-pink Y8x66JDqtwoe7BnbPnEVvk Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We played a song or two, and I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool looks back on his disastrous Metallica audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/les-claypool-looks-back-on-his-disastrous-metallica-audition f7RKEZ5SwQ8N4nsS2DexF9 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:27:22 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:46:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/melissa-auf-der-maur-even-the-good-girls-will-cry-memoir-interview ainiM36fv5C4VSPUY3oDrk Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:29:32 +0000 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:32:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After the set, Hendrix came knocking on the dressing room door and said, ‘I want you to come on tour with me’”: Chicago bassist Peter Cetera reflects on signing for Columbia Records, opening for Jimi Hendrix and why Paul McCartney changed everything ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/peter-cetera-opening-for-jimi-hendrix EzsespbgdyQskbhcRvnsCE Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People wanna assume the worst and say he’s some kind of dictator and forced me to do it. It was totally not like that”: Steve Di Giorgio sets the record straight on what it was like to sideman for Dave Mustaine and Megadeth ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/steve-di-giorgio-on-what-it-was-like-to-sideman-for-dave-mustaine-and-megadeth hexrgCwPcDgz7fB83njHhJ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:35:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 16:36:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I feel like I’ve been molded for this gig. Trent has been an influence on me from the beginning”: How new Nine Inch Nails bassist Stu Brooks went from pop royalty to one of rock’s most sonically adventurous gigs ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/stu-brooks-on-landing-the-gig-with-nine-inch-nails Fu9eYLv6LR4vkJ9GMPV6P8 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:17:04 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:16:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was a good bass player, and I am proud of my Celebrity Skin work, but oh my God, it changed my level of musicianship forever”: Melissa Auf der Maur on what she learned from playing with Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/melissa-auf-der-maur-what-she-learned-from-the-smashing-pumpkins Vt6KSw3mJsiepEu6A5S6tK Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:10:15 +0000 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Sometimes David had suggestions. If he wanted a specific thing, he'd ask for or try to explain it. Lenny's the opposite – he wants it to sound exactly like he did it!” How Gail Ann Dorsey honed her bass craft with David Bowie and Lenny Kravitz ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-gail-ann-dorsey-honed-her-craft-with-david-bowie-and-lenny-kravitz 6Cb2gYvVoddWB66RBhHUxG Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hate bass player albums. It's an ugly instrument, solo-wise. Probably the only person I can tolerate is Marcus Miller”: Grammy-winning bassist Meshell Ndegeocello favors restraint over fretboard theatrics – but Marcus Miller (and Jaco) get a pass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/meshell-ndegeocello-2012 xVnRdVzinkLaAwLkQqR8tX Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0000 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In Mötley Crüe I always used a pick, but I’m a better bass player when I use my fingers”: Nikki Sixx names his biggest weakness as a rock bassist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/nikki-sixx-names-his-biggest-weakness-as-a-rock-bassist ARxYMe8b7ETFLNoGxVvRD7 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I felt I deserved a songwriting credit because it was a No. 1 hit. They sold millions of records and I only got $200!” Flea’s bittersweet hip-hop recording experience ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/flea-young-mc-bust-a-move rDCrb3dJNuJoFQWxUnneSC Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We thought it was throwaway and argued against it being released. It's incredible to me that it was a single. I was just trying to do my best Pete Townshend!” How bassist Andy Fraser electrified a Free classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/andy-fraser-free-all-right-now wnn6wqHSSYUcMPYpb9EqAX Mon, 23 Feb 2026 11:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My tech said, ‘This bass looks tiny on you.’ I lowered the strap so it would look cooler. You have to throw your whole body into it”: Bought from grunge icons and stolen before Soundgarden reunited – the story of Ben Shepherd’s 1972 Fender Jazz Bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/soundgarden-bassist-ben-shepherd-stolen-fender-jazz-bass 9Bco6EgeE8yDJcFkhQPeBD Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000 Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:08:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Buddy had a stunt singer in the booth, so he could play his guitar solo live with us”: The late Michael Rhodes provided an unshakable foundation for Buddy Guy’s 2013 salute to his hometown ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/michael-rhodes-buddy-guy-meet-me-in-chicago RkSLydgBLs6JaDfoNsqptE Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:55:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’ve been writing music together”: The Red Hot Chili Peppers are working on their next project, Flea says – and they’re recording at John Frusciante’s house ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/the-red-hot-chili-peppers-are-working-on-their-next-project-flea-says TqwXbCWhrhQ8XpvtNbzZzV Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:01:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can”: Thundercat on getting his start with hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies – and how that developed his bass chops ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/thundercat-on-getting-his-start-with-hardcore-punk-legends-suicidal-tendencies H9jbRnLw2rRxMqbk9ShcWa Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:56:41 +0000 Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:25:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I thought my computer actually broke”: Bass phenom Kinga Głyk recalls the moment her rendition of an Eric Clapton classic went viral – and made her career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/kinga-glyk-on-the-eric-clapton-cover-that-made-her-career 5uU4VMZA85qGewWATG3td Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:59:35 +0000 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:46:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I did tours sleeping in a tent to save money. I asked this family if I could pitch up in their garden. That helped me get my first P-Bass”: Rock ’n’ roll's ‘Forrest Gump’Leo Lyons shares the story of Ten Years After and their iconic Woodstock set ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/leo-lyons-story-of-ten-years-after 2aTJ2CrdxSKE2QNp5HYMt3 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “David shook my hand and said, ‘Here’s the song I want to do.’ It was Golden Years. I was auditioning during the making of the album”: Bassist George Murray’s six-year stint with David Bowie ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/george-murray-david-bowie-heroes HQ7xZh67RbfCHFfewG8TUJ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Tal came over and said, ‘Sting, it doesn’t quite go the way you’re playing it…’” When Tal Wilkenfeld taught Sting the correct way to play an Aerosmith classic ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-tal-wilkenfeld-taught-sting-to-play-an-aerosmith-classic zVgKN9EnRV6gLv2T3fRsRY Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0000 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:49:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could go to school on what Fred created so effortlessly”: Fred Smith, influential Television and former Blondie bassist, dies at 77 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/fred-smith-television-bassist-obit 3v3mFK2kyjxCQvj99jrv9m Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:47:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To place Anthony within a tribute centered on Ozzy Osbourne was a grave miscalculation of his musical identity”: Grammy Awards criticized over Anthony Jackson’s inclusion in rock/metal In Memorium section ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/grammy-awards-criticized-over-anthony-jackson-tribute NvT7wkMJSAovQRn2tKW4ua Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:23:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “With the Crowes, you’d better step up to the plate and swing your bat – or prepare to get completely ripped apart”:Bassist Johnny Colt reveals the inside stories behind the Black Crowes’ controversial Amorica album ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/johnny-colt-black-crowes-amorica Xts7KrJjmFzqzBwmRoLhaW Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ He’s played with Lady Gaga, played on SNL, and co-founded Dub Trio – now Stu “Bassie” Brooks has officially joined Nine Inch Nails on bass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/nine-inch-nails-new-bassist-stu-bassie-brooks RKerXLeKacjeC3FMLR9i9S Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:32:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I was the most vocal about being unhappy. That's when George grabbed Bootsy Collins and his band to replace us”: He was schooled by James Jamerson and freaked Larry Graham out – how William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson founded the Funkadelic sound ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/william-billy-bass-nelson-funkadelic-george-clinton SULTfrqhpGu8UF48DHtkYQ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:48:27 +0000 Fri, 06 Feb 2026 12:55:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He is the funkiest bass player that ever lived. Every note a mighty oak, a bull elephant, a bomb”: William ‘Billy Bass’ Nelson, Funkadelic bassist who coined the band’s name, dies aged 75 ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/william-billy-bass-nelson-dies-aged-75 WCLvQjYpaGJTWfBeTxWhYk Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:05:52 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:40:02 +0000