Dave Allen, Bass Player for Influential Postpunk Band Gang of Four, Dies at 69
After leaving Gang of Four, Allen founded the band Shriekback with former XTC member Barry Andrews. The band released six ...
20 metal bassists who took heavy bass playing in new directions
A pick-style player who leans “heavily on the guitar side of the bass guitar,” Campbell gets his tone by cranking his ESP ...
The solo that changed bass playing, according to Lemmy: “And that was in 1964!”
Lemmy had a very unique style of bass playing that he made a career off of, but he was always envious of this other bass ...
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Bass chords: shapes that work on bass guitar – and go beyond the power chord
As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions in general, ...
20 funk bass legends who took low-end groove to new heights
A rundown of the best funk bass players of all time, featuring the trailblazers, the early innovators, and the monster ...
San Diego angler lands record bass after late-night poker game
A prominent Southern California bass angler established a new record at San Diego's Lake Poway recently with the catch of a ...
The Who’s John Entwistle picks his greatest bass work: “Better stuff on stage”
A look at John Entwistle of The Who and his place within the band, not just as a bassist but as the backbone of the group, ...
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Jack Black Hosts a Bonkers Bass Potluck Jam Session on SNL
On SNL, Jack Black gets "lost in a corn maze of bass" when his potluck jam session of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' "Free Fallin' spirals out of control.
Farewell to Erik Dyke, bassist with the NC Symphony, tireless ambassador for music
‘What’s your name?’ He wanted to know everyone’s name.” “With bass players,” Ridge continued, “You don’t want to be the star. You’re the foundation. You know that’s what you want to be a part of. To ...