Sometimes, the best compliment you can get as a bass player is not being noticed. These bass lines are the exception. A bass player’s job is to lock in with the drummer and provide the bottom end.

A bass line doesn’t need to be prominent to be successful. In fact, some bassist take the approach of making their rhythm so seamless that fans start grooving without really knowing what’s going on.

Dave Grohl jammed with Paul McCartney a few times. He was blown away by the bass line in one of The Beatles’ songs. During an interview, John Lennon said the song in question was meaningless. Dave ...

Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

The Atlanta rapper felt that getting into a beef was a “lose-lose” for the OVO superstar. 1 day ago Hubbard's bass playing wasn't bound by genre: he could do jazz, hip-hop, rock and roll, and punk — ...

Writers, scholars, radio hosts and musicians, including the bassist Ron Carter, share songs that shine a light on an instrument that lays the foundation of jazz. By Marcus J. Moore There’s a clip ...