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.

We often give glory to the soaring guitar solos or the powerhouse vocals, but the true heartbeat of any great track lives in the low end. The bass line bridges rhythm and melody, grounding the song ...

Court documents in the antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation revealed the exchanges between employees Ben Baker and Jeff Weinhold. 1 day ago Hubbard's bass playing wasn't bound by genre: he could do ...

We pull apart this legendary funk classic and highlight the ingredients that would leave a stamp on the future of music When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

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 ...