For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A ...

McCartney also revealed how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' ...

After watching the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert, Paul McCartney was inspired to revisit his iconic Höfner bass.

Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.

The musician discusses his history, his ever-evolving playing style, and why his solo career validates his creative ...

To one end is a set of buttons designed in a circle formation for picking out single notes and chords and to the other is an ingenious ‘joystick’ that, via simple movement forward and backward, can ...

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally resonated with me as a former ...

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument ... appreciation for the instrument with his unique style of play, combining elements of flamenco style strumming, slapping ...

Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen sat down with GW to discuss how the latter came to join the band, the euphoria of their first ...

On Monday night, three local bands played for a crowd of friends, family and a few regulars at PILLAR Forum Cafe & Bar. ...

According to the BBC, Prince is credited with playing every single instrument on the album—27 in total.