BASS EXPO 2014: In this lesson, we'll be looking at bass guitar root notes and their importance in the music you'll be playing. Throughout this video series, tutor Matt Mead is playing a Cort Artisan ...

The phenomenal guitar playing of Joe Satriani needs no introduction, but he also handled bass duties on his first two albums ...

We’ve all been there – someone in your band brings a new song idea to rehearsal, and suddenly it's your job to come up with the perfect bassline. It's a fine line to walk: If you're overly ...

But there are many different ways to play chords on the bass guitar – and they’re not just power chords. First, let’s recap how we construct chords in a given key.

The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it.

Khruangbin's Laura Lee and Mark Speer recreated their signature stratocaster and bass with Fender. Shop their limited-edition guitars here.

Provided you're not listening through a laptop's speakers or worse, you can close your eyes and enjoy a couple of minutes of rolling, powerful bass notes, set against a spaced-out guitar riff. Buy XX ...

An internationally-renowned Long Island music store sold valuable bass violins on consignment — and failed to give the owners the millions in proceeds, according to a pair of lawsuits.

Paul McCartney’s long-lost Höfner bass guitar, dubbed “the most important bass in history," has been found over 50 years after it first went missing. × Skip to main content ...

The preeminent magazine about “axes” has finally gotten the axe. Guitar Player will halt publication after almost 58 years, putting out one last issue on Oct. 15, with an interview with Led ...

Influential British bass guitarist Herbie Flowers died on Thursday (September 5) aged 86. The news was confirmed on Facebook by a close family member. No cause of death has been given. Throughout ...

BEATLES legend Sir Paul McCartney strummed his beloved bass guitar for the first time in more than 50 years at a gig this week. Macca wowed fans as he bashed out Get Back alongside Rolling Stone Ro… ...