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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“Jack had this roaring, growling thing that would start at the bottom and twine all the way up. I’d never heard bass lik...

From his early-‘60s Jazz Bass to a Flying V, Jack Casady was among the first to embrace custom bass builds – and it changed his tone forever

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“It’s a one-string instrument with a handle on it, and I hit it with a stick”: Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads t...

May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz

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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“While the 6-string is my comfort zone, I missed the physical freedom of the 4-string bass”: Ernie Ball and Fender top t...

John Myung’s new artist model kicks off another stacked month of bass releases, alongside an eye-catching Squier, a semi-acoustic Rickenbacker, and a raft of player-friendly upgrad...

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“It’s fine to become a technical monster, but if you can’t come up with a good bassline it’s useless”: Lee Sklar shares...

Sklar has played on over 2,500 albums – not bad for someone who claims, “I never had any intention of becoming a studio player”

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guitarworld.com /3 weeks ago

“Eric Clapton isn’t God. Jack Bruce is. When I was 14 I sprayed his name on my bedroom wall in luminous paint to remind...

According to bass virtuoso Jeff Berlin, Jack Bruce is still the bass guitar’s most underrated innovator

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guitarworld.com /1 week ago

“Robert asked, ‘Do you know a Led Zeppelin song called The Ocean?’ I just casually answered, ‘Yeah, I know that song’”:...

Few bassists can match the pedigree of Viktor Krauss, thanks to his session work with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Bill Frisell, Robert Plant, James Taylor and just about everyone els...

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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“My guitar wouldn’t stay in tune. Jack said, ‘You know what? I bet you’re a bass player.’ That was the beginning of it a...

Session player Dominic Davis has lent his chops to tunes by Pharrell Williams, Adele, and Beyoncé, and he has Jack White partially to thank for it…

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blabbermouth.net /1 month ago

GEEZER BUTLER: 'The One Player That Totally Showed Me What You Could Do With A Bass Was CREAM's JACK BRUCE'

Fender has shared a new episode of "Lowdown On The Low End", a series by bass players for bass players featuring some of the most recorded, most exciting and most iconic bass playe...

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consequence.net /4 weeks ago

Fender Unveils James Jamerson 1962 P Bass to Honor Late Legend

The lovingly detailed instrument comes as part of Fender's celebration of the 75th anniversary of the P Bass and retails for $2,999. Fender Unveils James Jamerson 1962 P Bass to Ho...

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guitarworld.com /4 weeks ago

“The most important and influential bass guitarist in the 66-year history of the Precision”: Fender honors legendary Mot...

Jamerson’s beloved Precision Bass has been recreated in all its vintage, warm-voiced glory

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loudwire.com /1 month ago

Butler - This Musician 'Showed Me What You Could Do With a Bass'

Hint: It's not the first time Geezer Butler has praised this "ultimate hero bass player." Continue reading…

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kidotalkradio.com /1 month ago

Idaho Bassist Regarded As One Of Best Ever Despite Brain Disorder

This iconic, beloved southern Idaho-born musician was once a member of a highly influential ensemble that formed in Tennessee in the late eighties. Continue reading…

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“Jaco made a great contribution, but what came after was all these idiots trying to sound like him. That's why bass play...

The visionary producer also had his say on Lemmy, Paul Simon, and his failed studio session with Jaco Pastorius

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“The bass you think of when you go to pick a bass. It’s magic and it really has no limits”: Fender celebrates 75 years o...

We've got bling with the AmPro PJ Bass, OG mojo with the American Vintage II 1951 Precision Bass, and a super-glam Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle...

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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“The store said, ‘We can’t get an amp before your gig.’ This gentleman walked up behind me and said, ‘You can use mine.’...

When he first moved to the US, the Porno for Pyros bassist was unable to ship has trusty Trace Elliott over with him. When a local bass store couldn't provide a replacement in time...

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guitarworld.com /5 days ago

“I got a hold of a little psychedelic substance and tripped out all night. By morning, I said, ‘I’m a bass player!’” How...

Ron Blair played bass on the band’s first four albums before quitting and rejoining 20 years later

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“It's hard to overstate how influential this album was. It’s the connecting glue between me, Misha and Periphery”: How A...

Former bassist for Periphery, Getgood pinpoints the pickup selection and pick technique he’s been using onstage with Sikth

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guitarworld.com /2 weeks ago

“Little Simz asked me to play some shows, but the dates clashed with a family holiday. She asked again a month later, an...

The London-born bassist, DJ and producer enjoyed a baptism of fire on the Pyramid Stage – now her solo work brings her Afro-Brazilian influences to the fore as she plans her next s...

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americansongwriter.com /5 days ago

4 No. 1 Hits From the 1980s That Prove the Right Bass Line Can Make or Break a Song

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd performs at the Architectural Association student party, London, 16th December 1966. He is playing a Rickenbacker 4001S bass guitar. (Photo by Adam Ritch...

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producelikeapro.com /1 month ago

Getting Heavy Bass Tones with Taylor Young at The Pit Recording Studio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_pY6PbnJrEVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Getting HEAVY BASS Tones with Taylor Young at The Pit Recording STUDIO (https://www...

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

Best overdrive pedals for bass 2026: The ultimate in bass saturation at all price points

My pick of the top-rated overdrive pedals for bass players from the likes of EBS, Electro-Harmonix, Origin Effects, and more

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musicconnection.com /1 month ago

Taxi Girls Can't Do Without Their Japanese Fender Mustang Bass

Jamie Radu of Montreal garage-punk crew the Taxi Girls told us about her love for her Fender bass... Jamie Radu: I have a Japanese Fender Mustang bass that I absolutely adore. At t...

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guitarworld.com /1 month ago

“One of the customs guys in Canada decided he hated Black Sabbath, so he smashed the neck with a hammer”: How Geezer But...

Butler’s iconic tone – sculpted by blasting his bass through a blown guitar cabinet – was made possible thanks to a beat-up 1968 Fender Precision Bass

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allaboutjazz.com /2 weeks ago

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Described as "an intrepid composer, architect of sound and beast of the bass..." composer, bassist, and improviser Max Johnson is one of the most prolific music makers in the jazz,...

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