Hywel Davies

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Classic interview: KISS' Gene Simmons - “Studio bassists who play with their fingers live have no idea that we can’t hear what they’re playing”

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The bass icon on bass rigs, riches and 50 years of music

Snow Owl: “This is the magic of what Hans Zimmer does. He told us, ‘Don’t play the notes on the score - do more!’”

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We talk to Juan García-Herreros, Hans Zimmer collaborator and orchestral electric bassist

Behemoth's Tomasz ‘Orion’ Wróblewski: “I’m not looking at my fingers; I don’t want to see them. I just want to listen to what I’m playing”

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The Polish metal titan's bassist on his role, writing and I Loved You At Your Darkest

Schonitz Ellipsis review

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A breath of fresh air

Lamb Of God's John Campbell: “The pinkie is 25 per cent of what you’ve got going on, and you’ve got to use it!”

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The metal bassist on 20 years of making records

Supro Huntington III review

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Is three really a crowd?

Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto: “Playing fast is great, but the detail’s got to be worked out”

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The metal bass man talks technique, triplets and The Sin And The Sentence

Wednesday 13's Troy Doebbler: “Be what you’re supposed to be. You’re the wall behind it all”

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The heavy rock bassist on new album Condolences

Creeper's Sean Scott: “In the punk world, bassists are often put to the side”

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The Brit punk bassist on his heroes and hang-ups

Di Carlo Fiorenza Blonde review

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Riding into the danger zone

Sepultura bassist Paulo Pinto Jr: "I always have problems in the studio"

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South American metal lynchpin talks Metal Messiah

Danny Worsnop talks starting his own acoustic guitar company, vintage Martins and going country

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The Asking Alexandria/We Are Harlot man on solo left turn The Long Road Home

Johnny Christ on The Stage, playing style and rhythm relationships

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We talk to Avenged Sevenfold's bass lynchpin

Black Stone Cherry's Jon Lawhon on playing 'lead bass', his signature Dean and recording with Bob Babbitt

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Southern rock low-end maverick speaks

Matt Brooks talks Yamaha basses, learning from Jaco, and Wille And The Bandits' new album Steal

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The WATB bassist reflects on the UK blues rocker's latest effort

Sigma JM-SGE review

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Sigma adds to its legendary status

Sigma JM-SG45 review

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The latest from Sigma's SG line

Sigma GJA-SG200 review

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Sigma outdoes itself

Tim Commerford on bass gear, taking the mic and Wakrat: "I've never been in a band like this"

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Rage Against The Machine and Prophets Of Rage man talks bass and beyond

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