When it comes to bass guitars, players often face the decision between fretted and fretless instruments. Both options offer distinct advantages and considerations, and both have influencing ...

Fretted, fretless, double bass, eight-string – Sting was unstoppable on bass, filling up the empty spaces within the trio format of the Police with a variety of lines, from the simple to the ...

Numerous DX7 presets were great for house bass, from the faux bass guitar sounds of the fretless bass presets through the ‘hollow’, ‘dark’ digital bass sounds. Due to the fiddly nature of FM synthesis ...

Best for fretless thrills: Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass Fretless - £389, Fender Best for five strings: Yamaha BB735A - £1,221, Amazon Best for a short-scale bass: Gretsch G2220B ...

The three musicians previously worked together on Coolwater’s EP, which in retrospect looks like a trial run for Total Blue. Their debut album takes similar sounds and influences—fretless bass ...

Buy Best of: Fat Larry's Band on Amazon. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain. Most people will of course know this one and if you're not sure, skip to 3 minutes to confirm or deny. John McVie (the Mac in ...

Kumalo’s bassline on The Boy In The Bubble showcases the instrument's unique sonority with particular clarity. As noted engineer Roy Halee remarked in Sound On Sound magazine, “Oh, man – that bassline ...