Obviously the guitar nerds and the people I chitchat with about basses ... “I could have done a book that was nothing but ...

When he first moved to the US, LeNoble was unable to ship has trusty Trace Elliott over with him. When a local bass store ...

Many bassists begin on another instrument, but usually that other instrument is the guitar. Phil came to it from classical trumpet and avant-garde composition. The band that was soon to become the ...

Australian trio’s second album The Law Of Augmenting Returns lays out their case for a rethink… they only wish Jaco Pastorius ...

Lesh agreed, even though he had never played bass guitar. His broad interest in music and his unfamiliarity with the bass ...

Key Points to Remember; Mastering bass lines is essential for novice bass players to grasp. Learning and practicing bass ...

Phil Lesh, the bass player who co-founded the legendary rock ... Lesh had never played the bass guitar before. Garcia then asked, “Didn’t you used to play violin?” After Lesh said ...

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday at age 84.

Fellow bass player Rob Wasserman once said Lesh’s style ... an octave lower than the four bottom strings on Garcia’s guitar. Then Garcia turned him loose, allowing Lesh to develop the ...

He played bass guitar on David Bowie’s self-titled 1969 ... He will be sorely missed." Suede bass player Mat Osman also joined in with tributes, saying: "RIP Herbie Flowers.