For many, Flea’s wildly energetic slap bass antics and funk-sharpened attack make him one of the greatest bass players in the ...

To be a top classic rock band you don’t need to have everyone being a star. Sometimes just being able to do what you do well is enough. That can be as part of a band with a couple of musical geniuses.

Squire was known for having a melodic touch to his bass playing, which proved highly influential to many prog rock/metal bassists that followed. He often played a Rickenbacker 4001 bass.

“Please – tell all the bass players of the world to be easy on me, man,” Rock told Bass Player. “I did my best to represent you well!” With a history of powerhouse rockers like Newsted ...

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Rock veteran Bruce Howe, who played bass in the pioneering Aussie rock band Fraternity alongside AC/DC star Bon Scott and Jimmy Barnes, has died. Howe passed away in Semaphore, South Australia on ...