bassists

I keep choosing bass as the instrument i connect with most, maybe because it is familiar at this stage, but the soloists I enjoy listening to play...

I am a teacher at a private school. The goal is to teach music to any and all age(s) interested in the subject, on modern instrumentation such as...

I'm trying to put a list of players together to dig into further, from that era of greasy bass-groove-driven r&b / soul / funk tunes exemplified...

I have noticed that many of the great bass players were initially guitarists. Is this true? I wonder why that is? Which of your favorite...

Hello there, folks of TB. I was wondering if there were any other metal bassists out there who have expanded their musical vocabulary into other...

Yesterday, I had a busy day. I drove to NJ to meetup with a fellow TBer from NY. He was buying an upright bass from me. Really good player and...

following my controversial thread about wanting to put better bass speakers into those 2x12 bassman cabinets, it made me wonder… who even used...

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It has come to my attention during a Google search, that B.B. Dickerson, the original bassist for war, and the musician who created the bass...

I was listening to Tame Impala this morning and was like "man, I gotta sit down and shed some of these basslines, this is inventive stuff." But,...

Another Zoom call, another round of great guests and superb conversation. Don Was had a session to tend to but was fantastic... Randy Jackson has...

Hi all, I have been playing ALOT during these lockdowns and i'm getting a bit bored of the same songs and bluesy/ jazzy jams I have with myself....

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It has been a fun few months (during the coronavirus quarantine), as a new member of TalkBass. Now that the music business has straightened out a...

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Hello! my brother has recently shown me the bass he had gotten awhile ago. it is the bass that Troy Sanders from Mastadon played. is there any...

The 50 Greatest Bassists of All Time

Does anyone else watch a bass demo/review on YouTube and half way through you can tell like "This person is not a bassist" and because they arent,...

How many of you really play live, have a rig, have had duscussions with the drummer, the vocalist, etc.? How many of you only play with your small...

We lost one of the greats this week, Andy Gonzalez of The Fort Apache Band. If you don't know, google him and them.

Anyone want to work on a duet project? I record plus mix and master. Doesnt have to be a bass duet but i play the bass primarily so lmao you can...

Sup! So, as you might be able to tell from my avatar, I'm a Transformers fan (and have been since what happened to be the second-ever aired...

I know a lot of bassists with a lot of respect who are pretty lame but i don't know bassists without respect who are excellent players, tell me a...

I have had plenty of embarrassing experiences playing live on stage with my band in the past. I've had my strap fall off, I've accidentally...

I just found an article that points why we're important: Bassists Are The Most Important Member Of A Band—According To Science You knew this in...

if you don’t know him. Now you do. [MEDIA]

Just want to share this news. He might not famous worldwide, but he is famous here. His name is Bani and playe for a band called Seventeen. He...

An incredible output and legacy with The Wrecking Crew. Joe Osborn, Wrecking Crew Bassist, Dies at 81

I have no idea about this guy's bona fides, but I'm in favor of anything that brings greater attention to Carol Kaye. [MEDIA]

Seventy-one! Seventy! Sixty-nine! Sixty eight! Sixty seven! Sixty-six! To my biggest bass inspiration, a huge thanks! Your masterful playing has...

Hi, I am finally getting round to mastering scales and improvisation. Is it vital for me to remember all notes of scale I'm using and of my...

Just curious as to what everybody's opinion is. Only a couple years ago most of the players I knew had a maximum of 3 to 4 pedals and most of...

My main bass inspiritations that have an influence on my playing and that inspire me to play bass in a more rhythmic, creative way but to still...

In the bass world,things that in the classical world would not attract as much as a glimpse are hyped to no end. People that can barely hold an...

one of the best things in discovering Hawaii is the music and the musicians. for those who might have missed it, here's a synopsis of how I've...

Here is a link to an article, describing some of the more renowned Jazz Bassists, which some may enjoy. Of course, it’s just one Jazz-o-phile’s...

Just a blow in to this group. Just want to say hello I've been playing bass for 30 years. Not working at minute just enjoying playing my fenders....

Not sure where else to post this, but I have an Essential Styles for the Drummer and bassist(book 1) but I don't have a CD. If anyone else has...

So, I had this stupid discussion with our guitarist; in my opinion bassists have been as influential in jazz/fusion as guitar players since the...

I think I might've just stumbled upon one of the greatest discoveries in history![ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bassists play basses that look like bassists...