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Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong with 48 hours’ notice
By Nick Wells published
Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong
Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique
By Nick Wells published
After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners
Meet the unsung bass hero who laid down one of the noughties’ most irresistible basslines with Beyoncé
By Chris Jisi published
Jon Jon Webb laid down his standout grooves with a late-‘90s Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass
“It’s not about playing whatever the lowest note available is”: Listen to John Paul Jones’ isolated bass on Led Zeppelin’s Ramble On
By Nick Wells published
Recorded in 1969 when John Paul Jones was just 23, Ramble On stands apart from the rocked-out blues songs that dominate Led Zeppelin II
Marcus Miller reveals the primary reason why Anthony Jackson started putting him forward for sessions
By Janelle Borg published
Despite its popularity in the late ’70s, Anthony Jackson disliked the bass technique Miller was specializing in
The Meters’ George Porter Jr on surviving Hurricane Katrina, the subtleties of New Orleans funk and his unusual slap style
By Nick Wells published
According to George Porter Jr., his job as a bassist is to tie the groove and the rhythm together
Robert Trujillo on going from teenage Sabbath fan to Ozzy's bassist
By Janelle Borg published
Robert Trujillo recalls the pinch-me moment Ozzy Osbourne told him to play as loud as he wanted to play
Basil Fearrington breaks down his bassline on Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway’s Back Together Again
By Jonathan Herrera published
Basil Fearrington tracked with a custom Carl Thompson that had become “almost impossible to play”
Jah Wobble on PiL, going back to his P-Bass – and why he’s reworking Metal Box
By Andrew Daly published
The post-punk pioneer gets back to his P-Bass, which he thinks of as a lifeform, and prepares to rework classic album Metal Box on tour – without ripping off reggae
In 2005, Jack Bruce reunited with Cream after 36 years – and realized how much his bass playing had changed
By Chris Jisi published
When faced once again with the bass role in the ultimate power trio alongside Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce hired a rehearsal room in London and brought in “every bass amp in existence”
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