The first version of the song was cut in October 1968, at Miami's famed Criteria Studios, with Charles ‘Sweets’ Sherrell on ...

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

Something not looking for applause, yet more essential than any show-stopping riff. It’s the bass guitar of our lives: purpose. The bass guitar is a curious beast, isn’t it? It doesn’t clamor.

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.

Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group’s intellectual who brought a classical composer’s mind-set and skills to a five-chord ... to play the bass in the unorthodox lead-guitar style that ...

Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group's intellectual who brought a classical composer's mindset and skills to a five-chord rock ‘n’ roll band. Lesh credited Garcia with teaching him to play bass in ...

Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group’s intellectual who brought a classical composer’s mindset and skills to a five-chord ... to play the bass in the unorthodox lead-guitar style that ...

Drummer Mickey Hart called him the group's intellectual who brought a classical composer's mindset and skills to a five-chord rock ... to play the bass in the unorthodox lead-guitar style ...