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Best flatwound bass strings 2025: how to choose the right flatwounds for you
By Ed Friedland last updated
Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with our pick of flatwound bass guitar strings

Lemmy: "I always wanted to be John Entwistle, but since that place was taken, I became a lesser version"
By Joel McIver last updated
In this classic interview from 2003, the late, great Motörhead frontman shares his thoughts on five-strings, Jaco Pastorius and soloing - and he doesn't hold back...

Blackstar Fly Bass Amp review
By Jonathan Herrera last updated
Need a tiny bass amp to accompany your travels? Blackstar has the answer

The 40 best basslines of all time
By Bass Player Staff last updated
The greatest bass guitar parts ever committed to record

Happy 400th birthday Bass Player! Legends of the low-end pay tribute
By Joel McIver, Bass Player Staff published
Bass playing legends congratulate BP on 400 issues

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 published
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 published
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 published
The Polish bassist goes deep into her low-end philosophy
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