Jacob Collier taught me how to play his 5-string guitar – but I learned so much more than just new shapes and tunings

Collier never learned on a six-string. Instead, he cut his teeth on a four-string tenor guitar. Then he had the audacity to ...
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“I could get away with playing a two-stringed bass”: How bassist Dave ‘Phoenix’ Farrell found his sound with Linkin Park

Alternating between using a pick and his fingers on a StingRay and a P-Bass, Farrell tailored his bass tone to cut through ...
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“It was right after high school. I was 18. That was the first Gibson bass I had ever played. That became my sound for a long time – and my look”: Epiphone unveils ...

The Grabber was Dirnt's first Gibson bass and he says his Epiphone performs just as well, and he has tested it in front of 180,000 people ...

Master the art of funk guitar! Randy Jacobs shows you how to play with power, punch and precision

Known for his work with Was Not Was, Bonnie Raitt, Ringo Starr and others, Jacobs delivers a funk masterclass that gives you ...

The most underrated bass player in rock, according to Geddy Lee

Geddy Lee has already carved out himself as a bass legend, but he considers this 1960s low-ender to be underrated in rock ...

The one musician who made Geezer Butler play bass: “My biggest influence and favourite bass player”

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler explains why Jack Bruce from Cream is his favourite bassist of all time, and why he is ...
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Play pop bass guitar

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. BASS EXPO 2014: Bass in pop music draws from a huge amount of genres and techniques, but one ...
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Should You Have Your Guitar or Bass Professionally Set Up?

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