“If it wasn't for Jet Harris," Paul McCartney once said, "I would never have picked up a bass guitar.” A founder member of The Shadows, and a solo star for a short period in the 60s, Jet Harris was ...

Andy Rourke, the bass guitar player for influential British band The Smiths, has died at 59, according to his representatives and former bandmate Johnny Marr. Rourke died from pancreatic cancer after ...

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich's two adult sons, fellow percussionist Myles Ulrich (23) and bass guitar player Layne Ulrich (20), have formed a rock band together called Taipei Houston. The new group ...

A great approach for all rhythm guitar players is this: think like a drummer! Granted, the drummer is the one who is driving the song’s momentum, but rhythm guitar can similarly contribute. Let’s ...

Billy Sheehan is one of the more celebrated modern bassists, but who does he think is the greatest bassist of all-time? While appearing on the Mistress Carrie Podcast (heard below), Sheehan championed ...

The bass is crucial. In many ways, it leads the band. Talk to any bass player and they’ll tell you, if he or she changes up the bass line or rhythm, the group will follow along almost hypnotically, ...