HEARD the one about the double bass player from the Metropolitan Opera who takes a night off to attend a performance of “Carmen”? Afterward, he rushes backstage to see his colleagues from the bass ...

When it comes to audio, many think heavy bass is equivalent to good sound. The deep, rumbling sound is often considered to be the key to any headphones’ success and all else is pushed to the back.

Bass Week: Playing bass guitar in a metal band is easy. You carefully copy whatever riff the guitarist plays, wave horn signs at the leather-clad crowd and then go home. There's little room for ...

In the past, we've brought you the best of what heavy metal has to offer in terms of guitarists, and drummers, but now we look to a role that is sometimes under rated but always under appreciated.

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

A viable alternative to compression and gain automation for 'live' bass parts that saves time and sounds great. Easy to use; works great on clean bass; can save a lot of time; useful when re-amping; ...

Trip-hop’s eclectic roots mean the bass can play a variety of important roles, from a heavy dub underpin to a more melodic component. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

He's one of the most respected bass players in music, but in a recent conversation Metallica's Robert Trujillo revealed he actually considered two other musical instruments before finding his groove ...