For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A ...

ZZ Top bassist Elwood Francis has posted an update, introducing the world to his new two-string bass. Francis was formerly ...

You can’t rush a painstaking artist like Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand. Known for years in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $ ...

The one-two release is set to be rolled out in May, with its upgraded Strat-a-like and short-scale bass set to be showcased at NAMM 2025 ...

Martin Guitar is thrilled to unveil two all-new signature models at The 2025 NAMM Show—the D-28 Billy Strings and the D-X2E ...

The former Beatle gave Guitar Player insights into "Taxman" and "Blackbird," as well as John Lennon's previously unknown ...

Four mighty strings and 55 mighty players ... While you’re reading, listen to our Best Bass Guitar Riffs playlist here. A bit of revisionist history here: Grand Funk Railroad’s bassist ...

Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.

McCartney also revealed how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' ...

A string quartet that rocks, a different breed of musical cats, and a modernist Symphonia program. Plus, Delray’s First ...

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally resonated with me as a former ...

Angry strings and rasping brass demand power and precision ... a man so handy on the bass that we've granted him the honour on appearing on this list twice. As well as working his bass guitar and ...