ZZ Top bass player Elwood Francis has moved past explaining why he whipped out a massive 17-string bass guitar onstage with the classic rock band. Now, he's frankly admitted which YouTuber inspired ...

Credit: Soundgarden’s Ben Shepherd first appeared in the pages of Bass Player for a 1993 feature on alternative-rock. He was even on the cover, but that doesn't mean he was happy about it. Speaking ...

Double bass players are often forgotten in traditional string orchestras, but the Tanglewood Music Center is putting them front and center Balch, Balliett, Bartok and Britten works for bass septet are ...

In Little League baseball, coaches often stick the less talented players in right field. And when it comes to rock bands, the group often sticks the less charismatic players with bass guitars. Or at ...