Some of the best bass solos in all of rock history come from bands like Rush, Dream Theater, Metallica, Primus, and Black ...

Drums and basses are the stalwart, steady soldiers in the army of rock. Less virtuosic than the guitar, not as varied as the keyboard, but so utterly and inextricably bound to good rock and pop that ...

You could say 1968 was a pretty big year for Steppenwolf...but that would be an understatement. First, "Born to Be Wild," from the band's self-titled debut album, became their breakthrough hit.

System of a Down's Shavo Odadjian has revealed what his all-time favorite guitar riff and bass riff is in a recent "My 3 Questions To" video series on the Sobre La Dosis YouTube channel. The series ...

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The iconic Fleetwood Mac classic contains a bass riff that still ranks among the most celebrated moments in rock music history.

Flea busted out a Los Angeles Lakers bass guitar and some incredibly fancy fretwork for his latest performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the Lakers’ home game against the Denver Nuggets on ...

Groundbreaking musician Suzi Quatro is the subject of the upcoming documentary Suzi Q, and she recently took some time to join us via Zoom for this latest edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor. Quatro ...

A bass line doesn’t need to be prominent to be successful. In fact, some bassist take the approach of making their rhythm so seamless that fans start grooving without really knowing what’s going on.