When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Thomas Cooper/Getty Images Matt Bissonette has played with the who’s who of the music ...

"[The album] is a bit different than the other efforts that led up to it," started Newsted before turning his attention to Robert Trujillo, the man who eventually took over for him on bass. "Robert's ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/Anthony Pidgeon/Ginny Winn Alongside Frank Zappa, Scott Thunes became a ...

Andy Fraser, who co-wrote the rousing rock anthem "All Right Now" when he was the teenage bassist for the British rock band Free, has died in California at age 62. Fraser had been living in the ...

When string bass player Warren Benfield attended a high school music camp in 1930, an instructor told him, “Give it up, Benfield. You’ll never make it in music.” After a career that spans almost six ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea is one of the most esteemed and recognizable bass players of the past four decades. So, for a younger bass player, getting praise from him has to be a sort of ...

Robert Trujillo has called grunge guitar legend Jerry Cantrell one of his favorite bass players. You read that right — bass player. The two musicians recently sat down for a conversation for an ...

In Little League baseball, coaches often stick the less talented players in right field. And when it comes to rock bands, the group often sticks the less charismatic players with bass guitars. Or at ...

Phil Lesh, the bass player who co-founded the legendary rock band Grateful Dead, died on Friday. He was 84. Lesh’s death was announced in a statement posted on his official Instagram account. “Phil ...

Sam Rivers, the bass player for the metal band Limp Bizkit, has died, the band said on social media. He was 48. The band said Rivers died on Saturday but did not disclose where he died or the ...

He worked alongside the likes of Kate Bush, John Martyn and Roy Orbison over the course of his career LEGENDARY bass player Danny Thompson has sadly passed away aged 86. Danny, a founding member of ...