Latest articles by Bass Player Staff
Marcus Miller: “I try to play from my ears and not from my fingers”
As Miller receives his Lifetime Achievement Award from Bass Player, he talks about the role of producer and explains why a formal musical education can help your career
Tim Lefebvre on his 5 best (and worst) bass albums
The man of many projects revisits his back catalog and talks gear, collaborations and recording David Bowie's Blackstar
Rufus Philpot: “The first time I heard Level 42's The Chinese Way on the radio, I couldn’t believe someone could play bass that fast in a pop song”
Meet the LA bass maestro and Allan Holdsworth, Tony MacAlpine and Danny Carey collaborator for whom jazz, fusion and prog are all in a day’s work
Percy Jones: “I related to fretless right away, and I could express myself in a way that I couldn’t do on a fretted bass”
The former Brand X bassist discusses his loyalty for fretless five-strings and the socially distanced recording sessions with Alex Skolnick that lead to his new band and album, PAKT
Ruth Goller on her best bass albums
The contemporary jazz trailblazer reflects on her most significant releases and offers a cautionary tale for session bassists
Adi Meyerson on taking inspiration from avant garde artist Yayoi Kusama and processing synesthesia through bass
The upright bassist returns with a new compositional style inspired by visual arts and synesthesia, and explains her method for us
DMC & The Hellraisers’ David Filice: “Amateurs learn something until they can play it right – professionals learn something ‘til they can’t play it wrong”
The bass player for Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels’ hard-rocking hip-hop fusion band unpacks the story of his career in his own words
Charnett Moffett: “I try to get a lyrical, singing quality through the fretless bass. It’s a way of being in direct communication with people”
Jazz veteran Charnett Moffett discusses his latest life-affirming album, New Love, and how Jaco Pastorius and Alphonso Johnson shaped his approach to playing
Nick Beggs on his best (and worst) bass albums
“With every royalty payment that comes in, I get down on my hands and knees and I praise the God of Kajagoogoo!”
Martin Gordon looks back on Sparks, jamming with the Rolling Stones, and working out Chris Squire’s “astonishing noise”
With his new album, Another Words, out now, Gordon pays dues to Frank Zappa, explains the concept of setting Trump to music, and revisits his bass sound on Kimono My House
Cradle of Filth’s Dan Firth: “With such busy music, you need to really pick your spot... There’s a lot to be said for being really deliberate with your basslines”
The Filth bassist discusses note choice, his growth as a player, and walks us through the most enticing specs of his new signature Schecter five-string
The Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclair: "Find the holes in the melodic dialog with the guitars and the vocals – that’s when you find your moment as a bass player"
With the Canadian stalwarts returning with an album of nostalgic songs, Sinclair explains why now is the time to celebrate the Hip
The Meters’ George Porter Jr: “My note choices may have gotten better... In a trio, there’s room for me to be busier”
The funk bass legend sits down to talk about his career in low end, the bass gear that gets the job done, and the benefits of early morning recording
The Omnific’s Matt Fack and Toby Peterson-Stewart on how two basses give their sound an unmatched low-end power
The Australian trio make music like no other band – with two bassists, a drummer, and a whole lot of genius
Jinjer’s Eugene Abdukhanov: “For me, bass is not about how many notes you pick, but how well you pick every single one”
As Ukrainian metalcore aces Jinjer return, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov tells a tale about “the roots of all (bass) evil”...
Robin Bramlett: “I’ll listen to John Coltrane and transcribe his playing on bass, just so I can think outside of the box”
The gospel bassist reflects on her low-frequency journey
Barenaked Ladies' Jim Creeggan: “Geddy Lee was the first guy I was air-bassing to… and his gear is on our new record”
The bass player for the Canadian rock stalwarts on transitioning from standup bass, longevity, and the benevolence of rock's favorite bass player, Rush's Geddy Lee
Mike Watt on his best (and worst) bass albums
The Minutemen and Firehose bass legend on the poison of genre and the story behind the most significant releases in his catalog
Wolfgang Van Halen on his bass journey
It's not about the solos, or the virtuoso playing, says Van Halen – it's all about the songwriting
Tony Levin on his best bass albums
The bass player for David Bowie, Robert Fripp, Peter Gabriel and more revisits his back catalog
Angeline Saris walks through her favorite bass tunes, talks heroes and details the gear behind her funk fusion sound
The former Zepparella bassist is happy playing in all kinds of styles, and as she explains to Bass Player, it all started on a cruise ship aged 16
Charles Berthoud: "I don’t want my music to only appeal to people who play bass"
The viral YouTube virtuoso discusses music-first bass videos and social media power
April Kae: “Bringing my bass playing to social media has challenged me, and I feel like I’m growing“
The influencer, model, activist, and highly trained bass player is out to change the world. Here, she explains how she's going to do it
