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Larry Graham explains how his unorthodox six-string style invented slap bass
How the father of slap bass drove the world’s grooviest band
“Flea said I might get the gig”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery recalls his 2003 audition for Metallica
After surviving Jane’s Addiction and touring with Alanis Morissette, Eric Avery was granted an audition with metal giants Metallica
Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols
“I needed to get out of the way of it”: OG Incubus bassist Dirk Lance on how Drive taught him to stop overplaying
Alex Katunich’s busy slap and pop basslines fueled much of the band’s early output, but in a rare new interview, he explains how their biggest hit forced him to take a step back
Darryl Jones on his journey to The Rolling Stones – from Miles Davis to Sting, Herbie Hancock to Peter Gabriel, and Madonna
The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none
How Ryan Martinie redefined metal bass playing for a new generation with Mudvayne
Ryan Martinie stepped out as a 21st-century bass hero on Mudvayne’s The End of All Things to Come
Fretted, fretless, double bass, eight-string – Sting is unstoppable on bass. Here’s how he developed his style
Songwriter, actor, author, activist, rock star, jazz freak... Gordon 'Sting’ Sumner is quite the renaissance man. Oh, and he played bass in The Police…
How Willie Weeks' unbelievable solo on Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album made him a bass legend
After being introduced as “the baddest bass player in the country,” Willie Weeks kicked off his now iconic solo
