Latest articles by Joel McIver
Green Book's Mike Hatton: “No-one has called me out for playing it wrong, which is great”
We meet the bass-playing actor in the multiple Oscar-winning movie Green Book
Freekbass: “To me, funk is such a universal thing, and it’s such a timeless thing”
We talk to the funk bass supremo
Michael League: “I think I’m the fourth best bass player on stage most of the time!”
The Snarky Puppy bandleader and bassist on his ever-varied musical life
Ariane Cap: “I want to be the best musician I can be, and I also want to be the best educator I can be”
The bassist on juggling her routine, projects and rapid-fire learning
Mohini Dey: “Give people what they want when you’re working for them. You should serve their music and not just yourself”
The fast-rising bass talent on her astounding journey
Joe Dart: “The one thing you absolutely can’t skip on is developing great time”
The Vulfpeck player on beginnings, bass advice and his signature Music Man
Vltimas’s David Vincent: “I’ve always viewed bass as a tool for bridging the gap between the drums and the guitar”
The former Morbid Angel man returns with a new supergroup
Jonny Goood: “There’s really no wrong way to rock out with Lady Gaga”
The session bass star on how he went from homeless to Super Bowl Halftime performer
Duff McKagan: “Whenever I play live, I play in anger and I dive in”
The Guns N' Roses man talks taking bass lessons and his new Fender signature
Schecter J-4
’Do we want to review this oceanic J, they said? Frankly they had us at ‘Seafoam Green’
Dean Mark: “There were a lot of jam nights. I went to them all! If I could get up and play, I would”
The session bass whiz reflects on his rise through the ranks
Hagstrom Super Swede Bass
It’s ABBA-out time this luxurious Scandinavian bass design was reissued
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro
Time to meat Pigtronix’s ham-pressive new compressor
Rudy Sarzo: “Randy Rhoads put his reputation with Sharon and Ozzy on the line to bring me in - I had no track record”
The ultimate rock bass journeyman on his time with Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, The Guess Who and more
David Ellefson and Frank Bello: “We've never really been the soloists in our native bands, so now was our time to step up”
The Megadeth and Anthrax bassists on Altitudes & Attitude's debut
Space: “I actually wrote all the songs just on a bass. No guitar. All of them. I was trying to be Cypress Hill”
Space's bassmen tell us about their new album, injuries and ancient-yet-beloved gear
Soulfly's Mike Leon: “I use slapping and popping all the time - there’s something about the attack”
The metal maestro on Flea, violin and his aggressive technique
Darkglass Hyper Luminal Hybrid Compressor
The Finnish effects king returns with a glowing new product
Laurence Cottle: “30 years later, I still hear people saying, ‘I’ve never seen five strings on a bass before’”
On Clapton, side-gigs and being the man with Van
Alice In Chains' Mike Inez: "I think beat-up basses sound better, somehow"
AIC's low-end legend on his Warwicks, the bass community and auditioning for Ozzy
The B-52s' Tracy Wormworth: “I came up in the fusion era, and there were so many amazing bass players at that time. I saw Jaco Pastorius many times”
If you ever get the chance to sit down and talk bass with Tracy Wormworth, we suggest you take it
