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Christian McBride, an eight-time GRAMMY Award winner, showcased his exceptional bass skills alongside fellow GRAMMY winner Billie Eilish on Saturday

So, you’ve decided to delve into the realm of bass guitar playing? Congratulations, and welcome to a community that boasts

JAZZ HOUSE KiDS has announced that Sting, the world-renowned singer-songwriter, musician, actor, activist, and 17-time GRAMMY-winner, together with Christian McBride,

Thundercat, a virtuoso bassist and singer with multiple GRAMMY awards, is set to release a special deluxe edition of his

Breaking auction news includes the availability of Paul McCartney’s 1960 Höfner Violin bass guitar with the inscription “Paul McCartney Woz

Nathan East has played a crucial role in preserving the rich groove tradition established by studio bassists, but he has

A couple of days ago, Guns N’ Roses unveiled their latest single, “The General,” through Geffen Records. This track marks

Paul McCartney stands as an iconic figure among bass guitarists, leaving an indelible mark on the instrument’s evolution since the

Harley Benton has introduced its latest collection of DIY electric guitar kits, offering an attractive option for budget-conscious aspiring luthiers.

Two years after the passing of Dusty Hill, the bassist from ZZ Top, Julien’s Auctions, has unveiled “The Collection of

Devotees of Keanu Reeves are aware that he is not only a Hollywood icon but also a devoted bass guitar

Five instrument manufacturers, namely Fender, Yamaha, Korg, Roland, and Casio, are currently embroiled in class action lawsuits. These legal proceedings

Around 25 years ago, a significant shift occurred in the cultural landscape with the advent of the internet. Before that,

Muse has partnered with online gear retailer Reverb to establish an official shop offering gear used on stage and in

You’re familiar with the routine. Ask an experienced musician about their career regrets; they usually claim they wouldn’t change anything.

Sir Paul McCartney has announced that the last ever Beatles song will be released this year but with an exciting

Bob Rock clarifies that his recent Talk Is Jericho podcast comments on Nikki Sixx were misunderstood. He explains that he

Duff McKagan is paying tribute to Mental Health Awareness Month by releasing a new three-track EP called “This Is The

Dolly Parton is all set to rock out with the help of Sting, Nikki Sixx, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter

In honor of Black Music Month, celebrated in June, we’d like to recognize Robert “Kool” Bell, the co-founder, bassist, and

Keanu Reeves is taking a break from his acting career and returning to playing the bass guitar, as his band

The American rock band Incubus has announced that bassist Nicole Row will join the group for their remaining 2023 tour

Embrace the funk and get down with the Bootsy Collins Action Figure! This legendary bassist is brought to life in

Davie504, the internet moniker of Davide Biale, is an Italian musician and YouTuber who has gained immense popularity, with over

Michael Anthony, the former bass player for Van Halen, has announced that he is collaborating with Phil X, the guitarist

Carol Kaye had already gained a reputation as one of the most productive session players by the end of the

Regarding rock and roll, few musicians have had the impact that Geddy Lee had. As the frontman and bassist of

In a lengthy message on social media, Roger Waters singled out an article by The New Statesman headlined The Battle

It may seem unfathomable to imagine Led Zeppelin without John Paul Jones, but with The Runaways Lita Ford, but by

According to sources, two of music’s most influential bands are working on an album for what will undoubtedly be one

Lonerism by Tame Impala turned ten this fall, and the band performed the entire record at the Desert Daze festival

Tal Wilkenfeld, an Australian bass wunderkind, has been recruited to fill in for alt-rock stalwarts Incubus while long-serving bassist Ben

Reggae has gained tremendous popularity and recognition since its beginning in the late 1960s. Because of its beauty and strength,

Phish has announced a brief west coast tour in April 2023, following their highly lauded 2022 NYE sold-out show at

Stanley Clarke was the first bassist in a jazz fusion band to tour around the world, and his concerts sold

In celebration of their captivating new album, Alive at the Village Vanguard (pre order here), pianist Fred Hersch and vocalist/bassist esperanza

Fred Armisen is one of today’s most versatile artists, with credits ranging from acting, producing, and writing in both comedy

The Tubes, a rock group from San Francisco, have posted a brief message on their social media pages announcing the

Recently, The Smile unveiled their next live album, The Smile At Montreux Jazz Festival July 2022. This live album is

The best walking bass lines, in our opinion, strike a decent mix between originality and straightforwardness. Keeping things too basic

Lamb of God’s bassist and founding member John Campbell is the newest EBS amplifier artist. John first started utilizing EBS

Recently, at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, a collection of Fleetwood Mac guitars and memorabilia earned thousands of dollars including

The new Motörhead box set edition include a live performance from the band’s 2015 Mt. Fuji Rock Festival performance, a

Metallica has returned: In addition to sharing a new song titled “Lux Æterna,” they have also announced a new album

For 2023, the powerful trio “The Winery Dogs” featuring the legendary bass player Billy Sheehan have important news. They just

Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee, both US senators, will head a new subcommittee looking into Ticketmaster and its ticketing monopoly.

The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons, by eight-time GRAMMY Award winner Christian McBride, will be released on

Peter Gabriel has announced his first set of tour dates in seven years as well as the existence of a

NOFX suprised their fans with a brand new song called Punk Rock Cliché. The funny thing is that this song

The recently formed Elegant Weapons, which features singer Ronnie Romero (Rainbow and MSG), guitarist Richie Faulkner (Judas Priest), bassist Rex

Blu DeTiger, a bass prodigy, a social media phenomenon, and budding pop icon, premiered her exciting new single, “Elevator,” in

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce Return of the Dream Canteen, their second full-length studio album of the year. It is

Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker, the original Blink 182 lineup, have officially confirmed their reunion after months of

On May 19, DEAD & COMPANY will kick off its 2023 summer tour in Los Angeles at the Kia Forum.

Recently, The Mars Volta released their seventh studio album. This highly anticipated album was their first release in ten years.

Following the prior release “Tippa My Tongue,” The Red Hot Chili Peppers release “Eddie”, a brand new single from their

Ron Carter: Finding the Right Notes, a documentary that was shot over the period of six years will premiere on

A very remarkable and incredibly rare 1966 Fender P-Bass that belonged to John Entwistle of The Who popped up on

Have you ever wondered why the cinematographer chose to utilize so many wide angles during the Maneskin performance at the

Bass players might not be the first to spring to mind when you think of your favorite bands or artists,

Michael Jackson’s original masterpiece plus a thrilling bonus CD of rarities and demos are included in the double CD collection

The 1982 album ‘Creatures Of The Night’, which is now celebrating its 40th anniversary, is a landmark in the KISS

Two of the worlds premier bassists, Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey of Bass Extremes, recently released a new album. S’Low

Red Hot Chili Peppers recently released a new song and music video titled “Tippa My Tongue,” This new song announces

Recently, Universal Music Group announced the release of EP3, which will include four brand new songs from the legendary Beatles

Cliff Burton’s estate has released Burton: Cliff ‘Em All, a limited-edition IPA beer named after the late Metallica bass guitarist.

Paul Ryder, co-founder and longstanding bass player for the iconic British alt-rock band Happy Mondays, died on July 15 at

Esperanza Spalding has announced summer tour for the month of July. On this tour, The Grammy Award-winning musician will collaborate

Following the release of his memoir last year, Anthrax bassist Frank Bello announced the release of his debut solo EP.

The debut EP by Canadian bass player, Saya Gray, titled 19 MASTERS was published by Dirty Hit Records earlier this month. With

Famed rock/fusion power trio, The Aristocrats take an unexpected symphonic turn with their newest release. The CD features an impresive

Alec John Such, a founding member and original bass player of Bon Jovi, died Sunday afternoon, according to a tweet

With the help of Sandberg Guitars, Rammstein bass player Oliver Riedel is auctioning off two of his personal basses. The

The Dead Daisies, together with rock icon Glenn Hughes, released a new single called “Radiance”. This new song comes from their

Bruce Springsteen has announced a 2023 tour, which will herald the long-awaited return of the E Street Band to the

Following the announcement that bass guitarist Jeff Ament has tested positive for COVID-19, Pearl Jam has canceled the final two

At the 2022 Berklee Commencement ceremony, on Saturday, May 7, Berklee College of Music will confer honorary doctorate degrees to

People who attended Marcus Miller’s residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York witnessed a historic funk bass

The Cliff Burton Museum, a partially government-funded project, dedicated to the late Metallica bassist, will open in the Swedish municipality

Rick Rubin sat down with each member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers to talk about music, songwriting, life, and

Since Taylor Hawkins’ tragic and untimely passing last week, many, including Paul McCartney, have stepped out to pay tribute to

From July 29 to July 31, the iconic Newport Jazz Festival returns to beautiful Fort Adams State Park. A couple

As word of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine circulated last week (February 24), artists took to social media to express

Tame Impala resurfaced on the road in 2021 with a tour dubbed the Phase 1 Rushium Trials, but now it

Legendary metal band Metallica is going on tour again! The Metallica crew (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo) set

Recently Paul McCartney announced the ‘GOT BACK’ Tour, a 13-city run marking his return to the US stages. The tour

The Aristocrats (guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann) are set to return to North American venues

John Mayer’s Sob Rock Tour 2022 will feature legendary bass player Pino Palladino and will take off on Thursday, February

The Dave Matthews Band has announced a summer tour across North America in 2022. The extended tour will begin on

KCL trio featuring Tim Lefebvre on bass reformed for a two-month world tour in the early months of 2020. But now

Cliff Burton, the late Metallica bassist, is set to be immortalized in action figure form by collectible toy company Super7.

I think it is safe to say that the Red Hot Chili Peppers are back! They appear to be teasing

Back in May of 2021, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood unveiled their new project ‘The Smile‘, for the first

Sergio Vega has been supplying the Deftones and Quicksand with their rumbling bass sound for almost a decade. But now

David Ellefson and The Lucid have announced their first live gigs. The bassist’s first new release, since being fired from

After fifteen years with Daughtry, Josh Paul has announced his departure. The bassist, who was one of the band’s founding

Tower of Power, the legendary soul, funk, and R&B group, has announced a new spring tour across the United States,

Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, the longtime bass guitarist and founding member of the award-winning Philadelphia hip-hop group The Roots, passed away

Recently, The Edge of U2 and producer Bob Ezrin coordinated a charity event, which raised over $2 million and featured

Influential Jamaican session bass player who spent a big portion of his career in the UK music scene, Phil Chen

During his long career, Robbie Shakespeare played with artists and bands such as The Rolling Stones, Sinead O’Connor, and Bob

“London Nights” is the new single released on November 19th by Los Angeles-based bass player Eva Gardner. This new single

After a four-decade career, 10 enormously successful studio albums, and many successful tours later, one would wonder what’s next for

Victor Wooten made history! For the first time ever, the Boston Symphony Orchestra featured an electric bass soloist when Victor Wooten,

Nikki Sixx, the iconic bass player for Motley Cure, has had a great rock and roll career, and now he’s

It’s October, which means the SXSW Music Festival has announced the first wave of artists who have been invited to

Simon Gallup, the Cure’s longstanding bass player, announced in August that he is “no longer a member of The Cure”

Deon Estus, bass player for Wham! and George Michael, passed away at the age of 65. As of now, no

It is confirmed, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are going on tour in 2022. This will be their first tour

After her 2018 album ‘Be The Cowboy’, the famed singer-songwriter Mitski went on a semi-hiatus, deactivating her social media accounts

Last month Esperanza Spalding released a new album titled SONGWRIGHTS APOTHECARY LAB. This collection of 12 songs was recently created

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will take the world’s biggest stage at SoFi Stadium

Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus, who has kept his followers updated on his recent cancer battle and treatment, has announced that he

The Beatles are re-releasing one of their most iconic albums of all time ‘Let it Be’ in October of this

Status Quo founding member and bassist Alan Lancaster has passed away at the age of 72. Lancaster played in Status

A couple of days ago MTV honored some of the best and most famous artists of our time at this

Verdine White has been a staple in the funk/disco music scene since the formation of Earth Wind & Fire. Together

James Jamerson was the backbone and the most crucial part of one of the most legendary groups of musicians of

Longtime ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill passed away today at 72 years old.   The legendary rock bassist passed away in his

Comedy Glam Metal Band, Steel Panther announced the departure of long-time band member Travis Haley, better known as Lexxi Foxx.  The

PRESS RELEASE – Orange Amplification is delighted to auction a classic OR50 amp signed by Biffy Clyro to raise money for

Black Sabbath was undoubtedly one of the most influential bands of all time. They are considered as one of the

IT IS HAPPENING – Music icon Billie Eilish announced her sophomore album “Happier Than Ever”. The new album will drop

PRESS RELEASE – Ableton, makers of innovative software and hardware for musicians, are delighted to announce another TWO FREE WEBINARS

In our opinion, Conan O’Brien is one of the funniest and most entertaining TV personalities today. Conan has been the

Prince was one of the most celebrated artists of our time. After his death in 2016, it was revealed that

DMX has been in hospital since last Friday, and has been unresponsive ever since. His lawyer confirmed that he suffered

There is going to be a new documentary movie coming out about the late Amy Winehouse. Her mom, Janis, stated

In 1970, two young New York City session musicians teamed up and formed a band called The Boys. It was

Bass players often stay in the background and are out of the spotlight. We can go as far as saying

The Isley Brothers had one of the greatest and longest careers in popular music. They were active from the mid-1950s

Bob Marley was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. During his short time on this earth,

Like many shows during the COVID-19 pandemic, the GRAMMY 2021 Ceremony will be without an in-person audience.  The Recording Academy

The music business is getting ready for its biggest night of the year. With the 63rd annual Grammy Award ceremony

In the late ’80s early ’90s, Guns N’ Roses took the music scene by storm. They were the de-facto leaders

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have been active since the early ’80s. That was when four friends from high school

A lot of people get amazed when they see their favorite Hollywood actors play an instrument. It is not unusual

After some years of hiatus, Bruno Mars is back! Bruno teamed up with Anderson .Paak to create a new project

It is a known fact that Marvin Gaye was one of the greatest Soul and R&B singer-songwriters of all time.

Daft Punk, the French dance duo breaks up after 28 years in the business. The duo, who are responsible for

I am pretty sure that by now, everyone in the world who is into rock music has heard about Nirvana.

In 1965, a group of young English musicians founded a band called Pink Floyd. This band was one of the

Prince was one of the most influential musicians of our time, no question about that. He was the pioneer of

Raedio and D-nice curated an eclectic playlist for the 2021 inauguration which will take place on January 20th in Washington.

Bass Player Marko Hietala, who joined Nightwish in 2001, is leaving the band. Marko, who was also the co-vocalist of

2020 was a hard year for everyone. Especially with a pandemic raging on, music was an escape for a lot

Game of Thrones was some of the best TV shows of our time, no doubt about that. They had the

Paul McCartney reached the number one spot…AGAIN! The 78-year-old music legend just reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard’s

As everyone knows, the bass guitar, together with the drums, is the most crucial part of any band. That’s the