5 reasons Rush's Geddy Lee is the greatest bassist of all time By Joel McIver There are way more than five reasons he's the bass GOAT, clearly, but here's our top 5
The greatest bassists of the 21st century, ranked by you! By Joel McIver GOAT Hunt: These are the 10 electric bass players that you chose as the best between the year 2000 and, well, now
The greatest bassists 1980-'99, ranked by you By Joel McIver GOAT Hunt: Your end of the century lords of the lowend revealed
The greatest pre-1980 bassists, ranked by you By Joel McIver GOAT Hunt: From classic soul to rock’n’roll, these are the 10 electric bass players that you chose as the best before the '80s
The 10 best bassists in the world right now By Joel McIver Best of 2020: 2020's lords of the low end revealed, as voted for by you
10 classic bass guitar tones - and how to get them By Joel McIver The secrets behind some of the best tones of all time
Tool's Justin Chancellor: “We wouldn’t be satisfied with something that wasn’t taken as far as we could take it” By Joel McIver The bassist on the long wait for Fear Inoculum
Dougie Payne: “There’s something so elegant about the simplicity of the four-string bass. They’re just beautiful instruments” By Joel McIver The bassist with Scottish rockers Travis on his relationship with the bass and the gig that transformed his band
Al Cisneros (Sleep/OM): “When I’m stoned it’s readily apparent whether a rhythm has a shelf-life or not” By Joel McIver The Sleep bass man on his new signature Rickenbacker, roots and reggae
Mastodon’s Troy Sanders: “There’s got to be a stronger word than ‘humbled’, and whatever that word is, that’s what I’m feeling” By Joel McIver The bassist talks joining Thin Lizzy and a special cover of Stairway
Green Book's Mike Hatton: “No-one has called me out for playing it wrong, which is great” By Joel McIver We meet the bass-playing actor in the multiple Oscar-winning movie Green Book
Freekbass: “To me, funk is such a universal thing, and it’s such a timeless thing” By Joel McIver We talk to the funk bass supremo
Michael League: “I think I’m the fourth best bass player on stage most of the time!” By Joel McIver The Snarky Puppy bandleader and bassist on his ever-varied musical life
Ariane Cap: “I want to be the best musician I can be, and I also want to be the best educator I can be” By Joel McIver The bassist on juggling her routine, projects and rapid-fire learning
Mohini Dey: “Give people what they want when you’re working for them. You should serve their music and not just yourself” By Joel McIver The fast-rising bass talent on her astounding journey
Joe Dart: “The one thing you absolutely can’t skip on is developing great time” By Joel McIver The Vulfpeck player on beginnings, bass advice and his signature Music Man
Vltimas’s David Vincent: “I’ve always viewed bass as a tool for bridging the gap between the drums and the guitar” By Joel McIver The former Morbid Angel man returns with a new supergroup
Jonny Goood: “There’s really no wrong way to rock out with Lady Gaga” By Joel McIver The session bass star on how he went from homeless to Super Bowl Halftime performer
Duff McKagan: “Whenever I play live, I play in anger and I dive in” By Joel McIver The Guns N' Roses man talks taking bass lessons and his new Fender signature
Bill Wurtz: “Bass is a hypnosis tool. If it’s done properly it makes you like the song better without knowing why” By Joel McIver The keys to the YouTuber's musical success
Schecter J-4 review By Joel McIver £829 €929 $799 ’Do we want to review this oceanic J, they said? Frankly they had us at ‘Seafoam Green’
