New Online Funk Bass Course… Tim Fletcher takes a look at a new online funk bass course from Dan Hawkins. Dan has been hard at work...
Pablo González Sarre… You may think that playing bass in one of Mexico’s most successful pop-rock bands was enough to be getting on with, but Pablo...
Artcell Bassist Cezanne… Progressive Metal is perhaps not a genre you immediately associate with Bangladesh, but there’s a thriving scene there. Tim Fletcher talks to Artcell...
How did the BB become so successful? Tim Fletcher looks at the history of a classic bass. The Yamaha BB Bass – Workhorses That Became Thoroughbreds....
Moments in Bass History… Class D Amplifiers and Smaller Speakers – the Rise of Smaller, More Lightweight Bass Gear. Bass amplification is heavy. To get a decent...
With a few exceptions, most bass guitars look very similar to Leo Fender’s Precision, Jazz, or Music Man designs. When the first Steinberger headless (and nearly...
Moments in Bass History… the Six-String Electric Bass Today, six-string electric basses are commonplace, with virtuosos like Oteil Burbridge, Steve Bailey and John Myung all-embracing the extra...
Who Was the First Person to Make a Fretless Bass? Great players like Jaco Pastorius, Pino Palladino, Tony Franklin, Les Claypool and Mick Karn all found...
Interview with bassist Dan Hawkins… You may not know Dan Hawkins, but you’ve probably heard his work. Tim Fletcher catches up with a London-based bass player...
Larry Graham Slap Bass Technique… Larry Graham is widely accepted to be the originator of the slap bass technique, but what prompted him to start a...
James Jamerson’s playing is legendary, but how did he become the iconic bass player for Motown records? Tim Fletcher investigates… James Jamerson was arguably the first...
Tim Fletcher looks at how Paul McCartney became the bass player in The Beatles, a role he didn’t really want… By 1959, the three remaining members...
When Elvis’s bassist Bill Black picked up a Fender Precision to record ‘Jailhouse Rock’, the double bass’s time as the dominant sound in popular music was...
Basses with active electronics have been around for years, but which manufacturer got there first? Alembic? Music Man? Tim Fletcher delves into the history of active...
Jason How of Rotosound… A few weeks ago, Tim Fletcher was lucky enough to be invited to visit the Rotosound factory in Kent, England, and he...
