@BassPlayerWeb

The world's biggest name in bass. Now part of Guitar World.

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Joined June 2009
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Conrad St. Clair: from Juilliard flautist to fretless 6-string bass with a Frank Zappa tribute band guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“Frank Zappa was in the same league as Lennon and McCartney. He was an extraordinary songwriter”:...

The Furious Bongos’ Conrad St. Clair explores the musicianship, chemistry and creative thinking behind Frank Zappa’s music

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Mark Hoppus on blink-182’s triumphant third act, their next album and his one-off Fender Jaguar Bass guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“My first show back from cancer, Covid and back with Tom was Coachella. It was like being thrown...

One of pop-punk’s most influential bassists reveals what songwriting with Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker is really like, the guitar parts you might not realize he wrote and why his new signature bass...

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Fender and Mark Hoppus reveal signature bass you can customize yourself, available for 182 hours guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…

“I thought it was a genius idea. It seemed like a whole project rather than just a single bass”:...

With an exclusive Guava Green colorway and an accompanying sticker set, the limited-edition Jag Bass joins the blink-182 bassist’s growing signature lineup

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What this 1964 Jazz Bass tells us about Fender's custom colors and the hotrodders who painted them guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…

“I’ve kept this bass for a long time. I’m probably asking too much for it. But it’s the only one...

This model has a unique Tangerine Sparkle finish and is one of the best examples renowned NYC guitar store Well Strung Guitars has owned

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How Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett’s $100 million royalty lawsuit ended with a $3 million legal bill guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“When Bob Marley was alive, everything was going smooth. After he passed, things got off track”:...

The bass icon was one of the architects of the Wailers’ sound. But after Bob Marley’s death, he found himself embroiled in a bitter legal battle

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Ashdown Engineering’s 2am amp emergency with The Who’s John Entwistle guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“It was 2 in the morning. John plugged in and immediately jumped back from the amp, holding his...

After stripping the amp down and retesting it, Ashdown finally discovered the culprit – and it had nothing to do with the amp

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Neko Engineering unveils the NAM-compatible wireless studio tool that fits in your pocket guitarworld.com/gear/studio-…

Neko Engineering unveils the NAM-compatible wireless studio tool that fits in your pocket – could...

The Neko packs NAM tones, recording, stem separation, GenAI features, wireless connectivity, and audio-to-tab features into one tiny powerhouse

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Roger Waters slams James Hetfield following controversial comments at The Sphere in Las Vegas guitarworld.com/artists/guit…

“He's no musician. I heard them playing acoustic instruments, and they couldn't. It was appalling”:...

Waters tore into James Hetfield's musicianship and after the Metallica frontman dissed artists who use their platform for political statements

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Randy Rhoads, Marty Friedman and Scott Ian honored in Jackson’s new Legend Series guitarworld.com/gear/electri…

Randy Rhoads, Marty Friedman and Scott Ian honored in Jackson’s new Legend Series – celebrating...

Jackson has paid tribute to four firm-defining players with recreations of their most notable axes

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Recently retired from Judas Priest, Ian Hill reflects on what makes heavy metal tick guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“New metal has a lot to offer, but you take away the masks, and it’s the same stuff I was listening...

Ian Hill earned his stripes across five decades with Judas Priest, the legendary group that helped define the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the late ’70s

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Keanu Reeves and Bret Domrose on pushing air with Dogstar guitarworld.com/artists/band…

“If you’re in the front row on Keanu’s side, you’ve been warned. Your hair is going to move,...

When Keanu Reeves demanded that Dogstar rock harder, the result was their punchiest album yet. Reeves and Bret Domrose break down how they did it

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How a bass she borrowed and never gave back helped shape the sound of Rhonda Smith’s new supergroup guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“I own 27 bass guitars – everything from Fenders to 6-strings and acoustics. But this one bass has...

Rhonda Smith opens up about her new supergroup with Cindy Blackman Santana and Orianthi – and the lessons she learned from Prince

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5 basslines that made Paul Simon a superstar guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“Paul said, ‘Do you need another bass?’ He sent somebody to the music store and got me a Fender”: 5...

From David Hood’s deep Southern grooves to Bakithi Kumalo’s groundbreaking fretless work, Paul Simon has always known the value of a great bassist

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Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill retires from the band after nearly 60 years, names replacement guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“When asked ‘how long can you continue,’ I’ve always answered, ‘until my performances suffer.’ I...

Hill will now spend meaningful time with his family as his struggles with “evil arthritis” worsen

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How Gwen Stefani’s dad’s Yamaha discount set Tony Kanal on the road to bass stardom with No Doubt guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“Gwen’s dad worked at Yamaha, so he got me a discount. I borrowed $350 and bought a BB1600”: How...

Kanal later discovered a BB3000 in a Japanese music store and has been playing them ever since – with one crucial modification

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UK budget guitar brand that won a fan in Joe Bonamassa saved from closure guitarworld.com/gear/electri…

UK budget guitar brand that won a fan in Joe Bonamassa saved from closure: “We’re proud that we...

Vintage Guitars has a 30-year history of making affordable versions of classic designs but its future looked uncertain, until now...

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Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and bassist who gave Taylor Hawkins his big break, dies aged 63 guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“The world has lost a formidable talent”: Sass Jordan, Canadian rock singer and bassist who gave...

Jordan also toured with AC/DC and Aerosmith during her prolific career

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How a chance meeting set Stanley Clarke on the path to making one of the all-time great bass albums guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“A lawyer for the Beatles saw me playing and said, ‘Here’s $25,000 – I want you to make an album’”:...

Nat Weiss, an entertainment lawyer who represented the Beatles, saw something beyond a great sideman when he encountered Stanley Clarke playing bass in a club

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The moment headless revolutionary Ned Steinberger found out Les Paul had beaten him to it guitarworld.com/gear/bass-gu…

“I was going around saying, ‘Look at this, the world’s first headless guitar!’ and Les Paul said,...

Having already transformed bass design with Stuart Spector, Ned Steinberger turned his attention to eliminating the headstock altogether – only to discover that Les Paul had beaten him to it 

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Remembering Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant Venom frontman and extreme metal godfather guitarworld.com/artists/bass…

“People credit us with starting a movement, but it was inevitable. Punk had died. Metal was lame”:...

The Venom frontman and bassist Conrad ‘Cronos’ Lant, who died on October 1, aged 63, gave metal a new sense of extremity, with black metal the final frontier

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