Bass Guitar

Articles by: Bass Guitar

Rock Goddess bassist Jenny Lane: “When I’m struggling a bit onstage, I think ‘What would Lemmy do?’”

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The UK bass player talks band monogamy and keeping her (Motör)head

Nashville Pussy’s Bonnie Buitrago: “Basslines can be incredible if they are driving and simple, or wild, non-stop jammin’”

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The US rockers’ bassist on the tone and technique at the heart of her sound

Mai Leisz: “The notes you don’t play can be more important than the ones you play”

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The David Crosby bassist and MaiGroup band leader reflects

Dave Marks: “I get parachuted into a lot of gigs and it’s never a soft landing”

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The session man and producer on his multifaceted career

The Cult’s Jamie Stewart: “The job of a bass player is not to be front and centre; it’s to play your part in the bigger sonic picture”

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Looking back on the band's '80s peak

Justin Currie: “Del Amitri’s songs had tons of arpeggiated guitar melodies. How did you fit the bass in?”

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The Scottish frontman on bass and the band's past, present and future

UB40's Earl Falconer: “You can travel across continents with Steinbergers and they’re always in tune”

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The Brummie bass legend reflects on gear, hearing and the band's big birthday

Five Finger Death Punch's Chris Kael: “People don’t hear bass; they feel it”

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Four-string thoughts from the FFDP bassist

Ashdown SZ Funk Face Twin Dynamic Filter review

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Nick Oliveri on Bloodclot, bass guitars and playing dumb

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Thoughts from the low-end with the rock journeyman

Herbie Flowers on working with Lou Reed, Bowie and his 1960 Jazz Bass

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The legendary session bassist talks

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