Alongside Frank Zappa, Scott Thunes became a vital part of the genius innovator’s greatest work but has always kept the value ...

Most people want to push music forward, but Peter Gabriel penned a song that managed to shift the entire world of bass ...

For a long time, I’ve not seen the point in a subwoofer for music. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the low stuff as much as the ...

Knowing the notes on the fretboard in standard tuning is a considerable asset for any guitarist. It will allow you to reposition any musical phrase through any number of fingerings until you find ...

The series also features a fretless bass prototype and a guitar stand made entirely from guitar scraps, offering a hands-on exploration of craftsmanship and sustainability in music creation.

An internationally-renowned Long Island music store sold valuable bass violins on consignment ... owner would respond in court. Editor’s note: The value of some instruments was misstated ...

Sliding up and down the bottom end of the frequency spectrum, the plucked bass notes should sound punchy, natural and full of detail. The vocals and keys make for a nice juxtaposition at the other end ...

A fretless bass guitar does away with the metal frets on the neck that delineate the different note positions ... with a rosewood fingerboard and a maple/walnut neck. Basses further up the ...

Usually there are all these expectations about the bass: a lot of repeating patterns, having an allegiance to “the one” and to the root note. Phil didn’t have any of those allegiances.

Despite the bass being appropriately boosted, the mid frequencies of Andy Summer’s scratchy Telecaster riff and the piercing top notes of Copeland’s cymbals were fairly well amplified and ...