Marcus Miller was a teenager when he decided to break free of what’s expected from a bass guitar player, a role not always associated with being the driving force or center of attention. The two-time ...

Fender has launched a signature bass guitar for Blu DeTiger and it is a stunning limited edition take on the Player Plus Jazz Bass. Like all good artist models, the Blu DeTiger Player Plus Jazz Bass ...

Quite a while ago, I wrote a post entitled 5 Latin Jazz Bass Players That You Must Hear!. This article was meant as a quick introduction to some of the bassists that have defined the style since its ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Charlie Burrell’s big left hand cradles the neck of the upright bass like a baby, his right hand coaxing a cascade of notes from the instrument’s wooden ...

I like the fact that 'Bass Ball' is going to give people an opportunity to hear some of the best bass players they’ve never heard before. –Stanley Clarke “I think Bass Ball is a great, innovative ...

Be it the deft melodic runs Paul McCartney played in The Beatles, the showboating funk grooves of Bootsy Collins or the liquid virtuosity of Jaco Pastorius, a good bassline is the heartbeat of a song, ...