Latest articles by Nick Wells
Lemmy’s 5 greatest Motörhead basslines
"Lemmy’s bass playing was just so insane!" The bass playing legacy of one of the greatest bassists in the history of metal and hard rock: Lemmy
Larry Graham – Hair bass lesson: unlock the funk legend's slap bass secrets
Jacob Umansky unravels the slap 'n' pop mastery of Sly and the Family Stone’s bass ace Larry Graham
The 10 best covers of Charles Mingus songs
From Keith Richards to Joni Mitchell, we chart the 10 best takes on ‘The Angry Man of Jazz’, Charles Mingus
Move over, I'll drive: Meet Dingwall's Lamborghini-inspired signature bass for Bad Wolves' Kyle Konkiel
The Kyle Konkiel Signature sports a custom color-shift finish, Nordstrand EQ and an additional pickup configuration
Watch Jeff Beck help a young Tal Wilkenfeld play an insane bass solo
Tal Wilkenfeld looks back on her impromptu bass jam with Jeff Beck that went viral
Tal Wilkenfeld on Jeff Beck: “We’ve lost our favorite guitarist, and one of the most intelligent, intuitive people I’ve ever met”
Tal Wilkenfeld, Stanley Clarke, Paul McCartney, Bootsy Collins, Flea, Duff McKagan and many more pay tribute to guitarist Jeff Beck
Ibanez launches its first-ever fretless headless design, a multi-scale ‘crossover’ bass and a 5-string electric upright
New additions to the Ibanez bass lineup offer updated specs and a brand-new Artic Ocean finish
Why John Patitucci doesn't like bass-led albums that are just “technical overload”
Bass great John Patitucci: “Some people confuse the word technique for speed”
"Get someone young and help them": Stanley Clarke confirms new touring line-up and the importance of mentoring
Inspired by his mentoring by the jazz greats, Stanley Clarke announces his 2023 4EVER tour across Europe and the US his hopes for his new band
Chris Wolstenholme’s 10 greatest Muse basslines
From the epic riffage of Hysteria to the metallic slap on Panic Station, here’s our pick of the 10 best basslines from Muse
Flea: “Basslines take on a different type of melody with a pick”
The Red Hot Chili Pepper explains the origins of his more melodic pick approach
Herbie Flowers: “People have often said that I should've got a writer’s credit for Walk On The Wild Side”
Despite the song hinging on the bass hook, Herbie Flowers received just £17 for his now legendary work with Lou Reed. But he's not bitter...
Justin Hawkins: “What?! Split harmonics on the bass?”
The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins reacts to the fast and furious licks of Billy Sheehan and Richie Kotzen of rock supergroup The Winery Dogs
The 10 most famous bass guitars of Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones
Browse the bass collection of John Paul Jones, including 3 vintage Fenders, an 8-string Hagström and... a bass lap steel with built-in MIDI screen?
Watch Victor Wooten deal with a broken string in the middle of his bass solo
Victor Wooten keeps his cool even after going a string down with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
What's Going On bass lesson: how to play James Jamerson’s iconic bassline on the Marvin Gaye classic
LA bassist Nick Campbell teaches you one of the all-time greatest Motown basslines
The song in the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is a lost '90s gem featuring a bass that once belonged to John Lennon
The song in the new Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is Spacehog's In The Meantime and it has a killer bassline played on a borrowed bass...
John McVie’s Rumours Alembic bass sells for $100,000
John McVie’s one-of-a-kind Alembic used to record The Chain with Fleetwood Mac sells for $100,000
Watch Will Lee and Richard Bona cover Liberty City by Jaco Pastorius in this exclusive clip from the Beneath The Bassline documentary
Video Jaco Pastorius would have been 71 this week. Watch our exclusive clip as Will Lee, Richard Bona, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride, Robert Trujillo, Nik West and Laurence Cottle remember the genius of Jaco
Darkglass revisits its Duality fuzz pedal as the Duality DFZ
A stripped-back version of its predecessor, the Duality DFZ combines two distinct fuzz circuits in one pedalboard-friendly unit
New Motörhead reissue includes a ouija board “should the desire to have a chat with Lem arise”
Commune with the bass legend via the Murder One ouija board and Ace of Spades planchette with new extended box set of Motorhead's last album
Watch as Nathan East tears his achilles tendon onstage with Toto while trying to show off for Verdine White
Nathan East: “I was just trying to let Verdine know that he is the man!”
The bass remains the same: How they made the Manson John Paul Jones E-Bass identical to the Led Zeppelin legend’s actual bass
JPJ’s long-serving guitar tech, Hugh Manson, on the making of his high-profile signature model
