When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. BASS EXPO 2014: For the most part the bass guitar is not a solo instrument, but players like ...
Three minutes and 44 seconds into Paul Simon’s You Can Call Me Al is a two-bar bass guitar solo that has confounded as many bassists as it has inspired. “That was my idea,” said Bakithi Kumalo of the ...
To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression. Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s late/great ...
Musician-and-inventor Paul Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington, developed the first modern fretted electric bass guitar in 1936. And it just so happens another Seattle native, Guns N' Roses very own Duff ...
Red Hot Chili Peppers member Flea performed a 13-minute bass and trumpet solo set this past weekend, delivering an ever-evolving piece that featured bass, trumpet, loops and effects. Smith was clearly ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. From solo artist to California Breed guitarist alongside Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham, then pop ...