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Geezer Butler names his favorite bassist of all time
By Joel McIver published
His basslines with Black Sabbath are iconic, but Geezer Butler’s still a fan with his own four-string idols

“We used to boil all our strings”: Geezer Butler on how Black Sabbath made ends meet as emerging heavy metal pioneers
By Matt Owen published
Before they made a name for themselves, Sabbath were forced to save cash any way they could – and Butler’s bass strings took the hit

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

Plans for one final Black Sabbath show are afoot – and Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler are already onboard
By Phil Weller published
Butler says “everybody wants to do it”, but there's still a long way to go before anything is made official

Geezer Butler names the Black Sabbath album that captured his favourite bass guitar tone
By Nick Wells published
Geezer Butler’s pioneering bass tone with Black Sabbath helped set heavy metal’s mood before the term even existed

“It was always magical playing bass with Tony Iommi. To me, he's the greatest guitarist ever”: Geezer Butler’s 10 best basslines with Black Sabbath
By Nick Wells published
When it comes to influential metal bands, few can hold a candle to Black Sabbath. These are Geezer Butler’s 10 heaviest rock riffs

Geezer Butler: “Originally it was titled ‘Nib’, which was Bill’s beard and looked like a pen nib because it was pointy”
By Nick Wells published
Geezer Butler explains the obscure title behind one of Black Sabbath’s most recognisable riffs

Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history
By Nick Wells published
School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”
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