Latest articles by Jon D’Auria
“I could get away with playing a two-stringed bass”: How bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell found his sound with Linkin Park
Alternating between using a pick and his fingers on a StingRay and a P-Bass, Farrell tailored his bass tone to cut through the center of nu-metal
Weezer’s Scott Shriner shares his bass tone secrets
For Scott Shriner, letting loose and taking risks – including singing and playing floor pedals – is all part of the journey
“Bass is the underdog. You’re not the singer or the guitarist – you’re the glue that holds it all together”: Lisa Dodd on leaving the soloing to Billy Sheehan – and staying in the “money zone”
Award-winning Canadian bassist Lisa Dodd outlines her role as a bass player in country music
“Don’t pick up your bass and act like you’re in Guitar Center”: Legendary studio bassist Randy Jackson shares his session secrets
Ready to go pro? There’s no one more qualified than American Idol judge and all-around music-biz insider Randy Jackson
8 Hollywood actors who are also bass players
A-listers who tug at the heartstrings – and the four-strings
Original Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on why he quit: "Their creative process is excruciating and tedious"
Why the bassist walked away from Tool in 1995 and what he brings to new project Lesser Key
Tool's Justin Chancellor gives an inside look at the band's next album
In the center of Los Angeles, in a building modest in stature but rich in history, Justin Chancellor stands alone between stacks of amps and a maze of pedals, aggressively picking his bass and blasting a tone that’s as unique to him as his DNA
Meet Eva Gardner, the bass phenom behind Gwen Stefani, Pink, Moby and Cher
The contemporary queen of pop bass dishes on her tireless work ethic and her favorite gigs
Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson: "I love string noise within the tone, and I love using both guitar amps and bass amps"
The long-serving bassist and 12-string aficionado on his unending quest for tone
Robert DeLeo on the making of Stone Temple Pilots' Core
"It helped me find my voice as a bass player and as a songwriter"
Paz Lenchantin powers the Pixies
On playing style, filling Kim Deal's shoes and recording Head Carrier
Tim Commerford: "My tone is always a work in progress, and the stage is my laboratory"
The Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave bassist talks Prophets of Rage, songwriting and his practice regimen
