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Bass Player magazine is your source for acoustic and electric bass guitar tabs, chords, and free online bass guitar lessons, tutorials, and videos for both beginners and professionals. Guitar World has been the ultimate resource for guitarists since the publication of its very first print issue in July 1980. Whether you want to learn the techniques employed by your guitar heroes, read about..
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“I instinctively dislike ‘try hard’ musicians. I pretty much learned my bass rudiments from Led Zeppelin II”: Why Squarepusher is an artist in a vast left-field league of his own ..read more
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“It’s Chuck Rainey’s concept of ‘what you don’t play is as important as what you do play’”: After decades of studio sessions with artists ranging from Eric Clapton to Usher, Nathan East reflects on the business of bass ..read more
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“Nobody said, ‘You need to play five-string,’ but for stadium gigs there’s nothing cooler than hitting a low B and feeling it in your core”: Kenny Chesney bassist Harmoni Kelley on why five-strings rule for modern country players ..read more
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“Beck wanted something distinctive and driving. Like the bass was coming unhinged at every turn”: Listen to Justin Meldal-Johnsen’s bassline on Beck’s Sexx Laws ..read more
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“Dad would never touch the gunk that had built up on the fingerboard. He told me, ‘The dirt keeps the funk’”: Inside the sound and style of Motown master James Jamerson ..read more
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The energetic bassist took to social media to voice his regret of destroying his instruments in the ‘90s and ‘00s ..read more
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The Emmy and Grammy winner has led the musical charge for everyone from Rihanna to Eminem and Justin Timberlake. He explains why he went for Jackson over Fender for his signature bass, what makes five strings essential to his style, and how he leads the band while laying down the groove ..read more
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Earth, Wind and Fire’s pocket-perfect bassist names his best basslines ..read more
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Vomit and blood may be punk rock, but it’s not what you might expect from longtime Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley ..read more
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John Deacon’s bass playing on Killer Queen is guaranteed to blow your mind ..read more