Key Points to Remember; Mastering bass lines is essential for novice bass players to grasp. Learning and practicing bass ...

Bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, passed away recently at the age of 84. Phil was one of the ...

In 2020, Geddy Lee revealed he’d become dedicated to collecting bass guitars and studying the history of the instrument. The ...

Willie Weeks is best known for his storied bass solo on Hathaway’s 1972 Live album, but the disc also features what may be ...

Because higher action doesn't just affect how hard your guitar is to play. If your action is low it can highlight uneven frets that can cause the dreaded fret buzz, or even choked notes where the ...

Although they played together for less than a year, James Brown became somewhat of a father figure to bassist Bootsy Collins, ...

The most common story is that Leo Fender invented the electric bass with his Precision model in 1951. Not so. The first bass ...

Forget Jimmy Page, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix or Slash; here we look at five criminally overlooked guitar heroes in music ...

“In the late ’70s, I would write on guitar and we would track bass last. As a result, some of the note choices would define ...

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For every day, a piano, an organ, and a guitar come together ... that starts out as a bass instrument, and ends up as a bright digital tone. The pitch for each note is determined by the daily ...

As Rolling Stone and other outlets note, Lesh’s bass guitar often served as a leading sound of the band. He leaned into psychedelic vibes and long improvisation sessions. When The Grateful Dead ...