Sometimes, the best compliment you can get as a bass player is not being noticed. These bass lines are the exception. A bass player’s job is to lock in with the drummer and provide the bottom end.

The Nineties brought about an evolution in popular music. Grunge took over the airwaves, and elements of punk rock and heavy metal popped up everywhere you turned. As popular music moved in a more D.I ...

The best bass lines in music history have been unveiled, with Queen dominating the list by securing four spots in the top 10. 'Another One Bites the Dust' and 'Under Pressure', both played by John ...

Part of the fun of Twitter is the questions posed asking for "favorites" in specific categories. One Twitter poster recently asked for other Twitter users' "favorite 3 bass lines," and they ended up ...

Quite possibly the world's most famous working session bassist, Pino Palladino has built a career as the ultimate supporting player: providing a Stravinsky-inspired fretless performance on Paul ...

We often give glory to the soaring guitar solos or the powerhouse vocals, but the true heartbeat of any great track lives in the low end. The bass line bridges rhythm and melody, grounding the song ...

"I tried guitar first," he says, but recalls that future Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante pointed out, at the time, that he was always playing the bass lines on his guitar; eventually he made the ...

The greatest bass lines of all time have been revealed – with Queen taking four of the top 10 spots. ‘Another One Bites the Dust’ and ‘Under Pressure’, played by John Deacon, came first and third in ...

Today we're going to get down to the bottom. Down where the bass gets into a groove. Share your favorite tracks with irresistible bass lines (not your favorite bass players). We'll spin a set. Hear ...