Nick Wells

If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role

Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones

According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums

Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong

After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners

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

According to George Porter Jr., his job as a bassist is to tie the groove and the rhythm together

Dug Pinnick’s onstage presence with King’s X is made even more compelling by his unusual 12-string bass guitar

Suzi Quatro’s soul and Motown-influenced rock bass playing made her a huge star throughout the 1970s and beyond

Six foot plus of leather and lust, Phil Lynott was the consummate rock bassist. These are his 5 best basslines

Few bassists can stake a claim to inventing slap bass more than Sly and the Family Stone’s Larry Graham

1971’s Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon featured some of Lee Sklar’s best work with James Taylor – and Lee Sklar's “total hippie bass”

These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes

Geezer Butler’s pioneering bass tone with Black Sabbath helped set heavy metal’s mood before the term even existed

Speaking in 2003, the late Cream bassist Jack Bruce recalled his first encounters with Jimi Hendrix

Michael Manring – the solo bass man, session player and tutor on pushing the bass guitar to its limits

The Motörhead frontman switched to bass guitar while working as a roadie for Hawkwind

Whether you're a beginner or a pro, these 5 finger exercises will help all areas of your bass playing – from fret work and picking to ear training and theory

Paul Simonon smashed his Fender P-Bass during a concert at New York’s Palladium on September 20th, 1979

Colin Greenwood’s bassline drives the opener of Radiohead’s OK Computer, even though it contains more rests than licks

Nathan East looks back at some of his biggest tracks, and why he’d love to have a career like Pat Metheny or Marcus Miller

Every would-be metalhead should learn from the best: Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris

Geddy Lee’s signature sounds abound on Snakes and Arrows, but was there a new twist in his bass playing?

Earth, Wind and Fire’s pocket-perfect bassist names his best basslines