A Personal Perspective: You seldom hear people say, "I love the bass guitar in that song." But the bass holds the whole darn thing together. That's what purpose in life is like.

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression.Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s late ...

Total Guitar had eight Editors in its 30-year lifespan before it ceased publication in October 2024. Chris Bird was the last ...

In February we revealed the remarkable story of how the bass — Macca’s favourite guitar — had been returned to him. He bought the Höfner 500/1 electric bass for £30 in Hamburg in 1961.

Not very impressed. I have a platform of foot pedals, going back to ’79, and they work. Traded up for a Line6 last year, but no real advantage there, either.

Rick Vantour holds the bass guitar that was stolen from his School of Rock in Orléans in 2021. It's been returned to him after a fellow musician found it lying on someone's lawn in Westboro this ...

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression. Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s late ...