Happy 400th birthday Bass Player! Legends of the low-end pay tribute By Joel McIver, Bass Player Staff 03 November 2020 Bass playing legends congratulate BP on 400 issues
The best flatwound bass strings 2021: how to choose the right flatwounds for you By Ed Friedland 10 July 2020 Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with our pick of flatwound bass guitar strings
My Dying Bride's Lena Abe: "When you’re playing slow, it’s even more noticeable if your timing’s not bang-on" By Bass Player Staff 26 June 2020 The doom-metal bassist talks playing exclusively with a pick and the creation of the band's latest album, The Ghost of Orion
Stanley Clarke: "The bass is a very important instrument in film. It can create tension - that's powerful" By Alison Richter 15 April 2020 The skilled bassist discusses working on the soundtrack to Frédéric Tcheng's Halston, which documents the life and work of fashion designer Roy Halston Frowick
Kinga Glyk: "The hardest thing to do onstage is to stop playing - we play because we are afraid of silence, but silence is part of the music" By Kinga Glyk 08 April 2020 The Polish bassist goes deep into her low-end philosophy
Victor Wooten: "Music is about more than the time spent on your instrument. It’s about the time spent on yourself" By Ellen O'Reilly 18 March 2020 How the Wooten Brothers ended up among the most accomplished musical families in history
Alter Bridge's Brian Marshall: "As a bass player, I tend to play off of what a vocalist would do" By Bass Player Staff 17 February 2020 The hard-rock bassist talks writing and recording Walk the Sky, and collaborating across time zones
Killswitch Engage's Mike D’Antonio: "I use less midrange these days so I can get that really sick, empty, low funk sound" By Hywel Davies 14 February 2020 The metal bassist on angry tones, staying loyal to Ibanez and getting too pumped up to play
Jackson Spectra Series JS3 bass review By Joe Daly 14 February 2020 This slinky Jackson bass steps away from the brand’s heavy metal heritage
Ruth Goller: "My regular Mustang Bass is still my favorite... I know exactly what to do with it" By Bass Player Staff 12 February 2020 Bass Player columnist and composer Ruth Goller talks about her career playing jazz, world and uncategorizable music
Guitar World is the new home of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar Techniques and Bass Player By Michael Astley-Brown 09 January 2020 Welcome to the new-look Guitar World, bigger and better than ever
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic: "I'm never in any bass magazines" By Bass Player Staff 08 January 2020 Back in 2012, we met the bassist turned political activist, commentator and now recipient of his own signature instrument
Review round-up: semi-hollow and hollowbody basses By Brian Fox 08 January 2020 We check out the D’Angelico EX-Bass, Ibanez ASB180 and AGB205 Warwick RockBass Star Bass 4- & 5-strings
The best short-scale bass guitars you can buy By Jonathan Herrera 08 January 2020 Everything you need to know about short-scale basses and our top picks
The best gigbags for bass guitars 2020 By Rod C Taylor 08 January 2020 Keep your bass protected with these essential cases
Jeff Berlin names his 5 favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff 08 January 2020 The fusion maestro picks a fistful of classics
A quick history of the fretless bass By Bass Player Staff 08 January 2020 We take you for a stroll through the strange territory of the fretless bass, where fingers glide and chords slide…
The best Class D mini bass amps By Ed Friedland 08 January 2020 Downsize your rig with these ultra-lightweight bass heads
Bass effects pedals: top players and industry heavies reveal their favorite FX and pedal secrets By Bass Player Staff 08 January 2020 Influential builders and players on the future of bass pedals
Fender American Elite Jazz Bass review By E.E. Bradman 08 January 2020 The Fender Jazz Bass continues to be one of the most popular electric bass designs in the world
