Modding your P-Bass to a PJ: what you need to know By Ed Friedland published 8 January 20 Things to think about before adding a Jazz Bass pickup to a Precision
How to make your live bass sound better than ever By Ed Friedland published 8 January 20 What you need to know to nail your onstage tone
Billy Cox: "Jimi and I were locked together spiritually... that doesn’t happen so much nowadays" By Bass Player Staff published 8 January 20 The Band of Gypsys bassist looks back at Woodstock, the evolution of his gear and Hendrix's skills as a bass player
Les Claypool: "I’ll go 20 years without changing my gear, and then I’ll say, 'This sucks - I’ve got to change everything!'" By Karl Coryat published 8 January 20 Primus's slap-happy oddball on prog, gear and the challenges of making The Desaturating Seven
Review round-up: short-scale, semi-hollow basses By Ed Friedland published 8 January 20 Putting the Fender Coronado, Fender Starcaster, and Guild Starfire basses through their paces
Bobby Vega: "I wasn’t that consistent with my fingers, so I got dexterity and stamina from the pick" By Bobby Vega published 8 January 20 One of the bass world's finest purveyors of the plectrum shares his top pick tips
Joe Jackson bassist Graham Maby looks back at four decades of bass playing with the songwriting great By Chris Jisi published 8 January 20 "Pushing the bass out front and center was carte blanche for me to take as many risks as I wanted"
Steve Harris names his 6 favorite Iron Maiden basslines By Freddy Villano published 8 January 20 The most iconic bass riffs in the metal giants' catalogue, according to the man himself
Meet Eva Gardner, the bass phenom behind Gwen Stefani, Pink, Moby and Cher By Jon D’Auria published 8 January 20 The contemporary queen of pop bass dishes on her tireless work ethic and her favorite gigs
Geezer Butler on Black Sabbath's early days, the making of 13 and which album has the worst bass sound By Rob Blasko published 8 January 20 The man who pioneered heavy-metal bass reflects on his never-ending tonal quest
Alice In Chains' Mike Inez: "Picking very hard is part of my tone secret - I attribute that to Zakk Wylde!" By Freddy Villano published 8 January 20 The alt-rock bass supremo on Rainier Fog, the four-string fraternity and landing high-profile gigs with Ozzy Osbourne and Heart
Sean Hurley talks touring with John Mayer and how to succeed in the LA session scene By Chris Jisi published 8 January 20 "While I mostly played my Jazz Bass when I broke in, now it’s predominantly a P-Bass world"
The iconic Rickenbacker 4001: an appreciation By Bass Player Staff published 8 January 20 We pay homage to the bass beloved by Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire and Lemmy
The history of the legendary Ampeg B-15 By Chris Jisi published 8 January 20 The full story behind the bass amp of choice for James Jamerson, Duck Dunn and Chuck Rainey
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps" By Jon D’Auria published 8 January 20 The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone
Lemmy - the final interview: "I was born to play the bass" By Freddy Villano published 8 January 20 The Motörhead frontman discusses his love of Rickenbackers, Paul McCartney and why he could never cut it as a guitarist in his final bass interview
Robert DeLeo on the making of Stone Temple Pilots' Core By Jon D’Auria published 8 January 20 "It helped me find my voice as a bass player and as a songwriter"
Chris Squire 1948-2015: the story of the hugely influential Yes bassist By Rick Suchow published 8 January 20 Paying tribute to the celebrated progressive pick player
Sadowsky MetroExpress four- and five-strings review By Jonathan Herrera published 8 January 20 The most affordable Sadowsky basses you can buy
AC/DC's Cliff Williams reflects on four decades at the top of rock's bottom-end By Freddy Villano published 8 January 20 The long-serving Aussie bassist dishes the dirt on Rock Or Bust