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Bass player John Garrison peforms on NBC's "Today" at NBC's TODAY Show on September 16, 2013 in New York City.

“Thom Yorke called Colin Greenwood the secret weapon to Radiohead, and I think he was right”: John Garrison on the 5 bass albums that shaped his sound

By Nick Wells published

John Garrison, currently holding down the low-end with pop swooner James Blunt, talks us through his top 5 bass albums

Alan Murphy

“Take Jeff Beck, David Gilmour and Allan Holdsworth – Alan should be seen as being in that company”: Remembering the late Alan Murphy, the player Fender trusted as a tone consultant, who played with Kate Bush, Go West, and more

By Richard Barrett published

As November 2023 would have marked Alan Murphy’s 70th birthday, we look back at the man and his music, with personal recollections from the collaborators who knew him best

Mark King bass player of UK jazz funk group Level 42 in London 31 July 1981. He is holding a Jaydee Supernatural II bass guitar.

Level 42 legend Mark King on his 5 most famous bass guitars

By Nick Wells published

“This guy from Alembic showed up with a suitcase and said that he wanted to make a bass for me”

Mark King

Mark King: “Level 42 were so successful in the '80s. No-one was more surprised than me at how big the band became”

By Joel McIver published

As Level 42 celebrate four decades in business, we sit down with King and take a look back - with the benefit of 2020 vision