10 all-time classic bass guitar tones - and how to recreate them By Joel McIver published 15 July 23 Delving into some of the best low-end tones of all time
“To get the reverb, we used a 2000-gallon water tank out the back of the studio" – Duane Eddie tells the story of Peter Gunn By Joel McIver published 6 March 23 The cover of a '50s detective series that became a guitar classic
The story of Slayer's Angel Of Death: “That’s the riff that people get wrong, if they’re gonna get any of them wrong!” By Joel McIver last updated 12 August 22 In 2011 Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman looked back on their classic and its fallout – “When people started calling me a Nazi, I said, ‘Oh f**k off!"
Slash tells the story of the Guns N' Roses classic Sweet Child O' Mine: “The saving grace for me was the solo section” By Joel McIver published 10 June 22 “One of the things that always bugged me about Sweet Child… was that it was an uptempo ballad, which didn’t fit what Guns N’ Roses was all about as far as I was concerned"
The 10 best bassists in the world right now, as decided by you By Joel McIver published 2 December 21 2021’s low-frequency heroes revealed, as voted for by you
10 timeless bass guitar tones and how to recreate them By Joel McIver last updated 15 February 23 The secrets behind some of the best lowend tones of all time
Bootsy Collins on James Brown and the state of bass: “He told me one time, ‘Son, y’all the greatest band in the world, but you just can’t play’. Haha! And the bad thing about it was that he was serious!" By Joel McIver published 26 October 21 Celebrating the day Funk bassist extraordinaire's 70th birthday with a look back at our 2018 interview
5 reasons Rush's Geddy Lee is the greatest bassist of all time By Joel McIver published 8 June 21 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 published 27 May 21 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 last updated 18 May 21 GOAT Hunt: Your end of the century lords of the lowend revealed
The greatest pre-1980 bassists, ranked by you By Joel McIver published 7 May 21 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 published 30 December 20 Best of 2020: 2020's lords of the low end revealed, as voted for by you
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 published 21 October 19 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 published 11 October 19 The bassist with Scottish rockers Travis on his relationship with the bass and the gig that transformed his band
Rickenbacker 4003S5 review By Joel McIver published 22 September 19 £3279 When classic meets modern values
Cort Rithimic V review By Joel McIver published 4 September 19 £1049 Jeff Berlin’s signature Cort gets a low string
Al Cisneros (Sleep/OM): “When I’m stoned it’s readily apparent whether a rhythm has a shelf-life or not” By Joel McIver published 3 September 19 The Sleep bass man on his new signature Rickenbacker, roots and reggae
Tech 21 NYC Geddy Lee Signature SansAmp YYZ review By Joel McIver published 1 September 19 £219 €249 $199 A tasty new SansAmp
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 published 22 August 19 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 published 8 August 19 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 published 1 August 19 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 published 25 July 19 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 published 18 July 19 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 published 11 July 19 The fast-rising bass talent on her astounding journey
