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Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
We don’t need to tell you how important John Paul Jones is to modern rock n’ roll. He has been an influence to countless bass players and has played with artists from Diamanda Galas to Them Crooked Vultures. In this installment, we take a look at “Ramble On”. Here’s some background on the song. “Ramble On” is the third song ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
The classic prog rock bands of the 1970’s are better known for composing sprawling symphonies than for writing hit songs; but some of the great pop songwriters of our time came out of prog rock, three of them were members of Genesis: Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins and bass player Mike Rutherford. Apart from being a masterful bassist, Rutherford is also ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
The Orion isolated bass track is insane. The song is 8:28 long, but you can listen to the isolated bass track repeatedly and pick up different things every time. The legend that is Cliff Burton is set in stone. Some Metallica purists feel the only true bass player in Metallica is Cliff – RIP. Jason Neusted and Robert Trujillo are ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
John Entwistle was a master of filling space without taking over a song. In “Won’t Get Fooled Again”, he uses space as well as fills to fill voids like no other bass player could have, in his time – or ours. Entwistle got the nickname “The Ox” because of his strong constitution and his ability to “Eat, drink or do ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
It was the era of teased hair and spandex, drum machines and shoulder pads. Progressive rock and jazz fusion had gone deep underground. But with the emergence of “shred” guitarists, advanced technique came back into the rock and roll fold and a whole new generation of ambitious players emerged. Playing with the likes of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, bass ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
With a nickname like The Ox you know what to expect from John Entwistle: powerhouse playing that levels the competition. Playing with The Who for almost forty years, Entwistle set the standard for rock bass playing, inspiring greats like Chris Squire, Greg Lake and Geddy Lee. Entwistle was best known for his treble-heavy sound, achieved by using roundwound Rotosound steel ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
My watering hole is the Sarah Street Pub, your basic rock and roll/sports bar. One thing you can’t help but notice the first time you go there is that it has more video screens than any other bar you’ve ever been to. It’s like a command center out of a Hollywood movie, but with beer on tap. Besides sports they ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
Having sat in the front row of a Billy Sheehan concert, I can attest to the infectious energy of his playing, it is a sound that simply cannot be resisted. To borrow a Biblical phrase, he makes a “joyful noise”; and in terms of technique, Billy has it in spades. Hailing from Buffalo NY, Billy first gained attention after forming ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
3M ago
Chris Squire is a name when said in bass guitar circles generally gets a head nod or a gesture that represents greatness. He helped set the standard and throaty sound for bass guitars in progressive rock, metal, rock and roll and other genres. He was instrumental in getting the bass guitar from being a pocket instrument that was meant to ..read more
Guitar World » Bass Player
1y ago
We don’t need to tell you how important John Paul Jones is to modern rock n’ roll. He has been an influence to countless bass players and has played with artists from Diamanda Galas to Them Crooked Vultures. In this installment, we take a look at “Ramble On”. Here’s some background on the song. “Ramble On” is the third song ..read more