Greg Lake started out as a guitarist – before being convinced by Robert Fripp to switch to bass when joining King Crimson

ELP formed in 1970 after Lake departed King Crimson, a band he helped canonize with his childhood friend, guitarist Robert ...

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band’s upcoming feature film, plans for music —and his brand-new Epiphone signature bass

Dirnt's Grabber G-3 is offered in two finishes and sports a Leo Quan Baddass II bridge, plus three Gibson G-3 pickups ...
Rolling Stone

Mike Gordon on Phil Lesh: ‘There’s Never Been More Beautiful Bass Playing’

Phil Lesh is one of Mike Gordon’s biggest heroes. Gordon, the bassist for Phish, became aware of the Grateful Dead in high school and soon zoned in on Lesh. The two briefly met at a show in 1993, but ...
American Songwriter

Keith Urban Gets Candid on Playing First Show Since He “Dismantled” His Band

Earlier this month, Keith Urban cut two longtime members from his band. Jerry Flowers (bass) had been with Urban for 25 years. Jerry Flowers (multi-instrumentalist), inventor of The Phantom had been ...
loudwire

Gene Simmons Calls Out Flea’s Bass Playing – ‘I Can’t Remember Anything He Plays’

As stated, Simmons was making a larger point stating that he was not necessarily a fan of the more technical players in music and felt that on his chosen instrument, the less showy, the better. In the ...
American Songwriter

3 Artists Who Made Playing the Bass Famous

Out of all the essential instruments that are played in popular music, the bass guitar is almost always the least renowned. Lead singers, guitar players, drummers, even keyboard players—they are all ...
Guitar Player on MSN

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt opens up about the band’s new feature film, plans for new music —and his brand-new Epiphone signature bass

Dirnt's Grabber G-3 is offered in two finishes and sports a Leo Quan Baddass II bridge, plus three Gibson G-3 pickups ...