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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images When John Entwistle died in June 2002, we had to wonder: would we ever see ...

Bassists in metal get the short-shrift. Often viewed as the least talented member of a band (“iT’s JusT a GuItAr WiTh LeSs StRiNgS, aNyOnE cOuLd PlAy BaSs!!!!”), bass is often buried in the mix, ...

Judas Priest bassist Ian Hill has named his all-time bass idol and the album he says is "probably" his No. 1 desert island album all in the same breath. Hill, the lone remaining original member of the ...

You think it’s tough shredding on a guitar? Try it on a bass. Thicker strings, more distance between the frets, lower dynamic range… these stupidly fast bassists are truly the most impressive ...

In the hard rock and heavy metal world, Butler is a downright god. Known for his early use of the wah-wah pedal and down-tuning his instrument (which would become a favorite technique among grunge ...

Low end? More like the glue that holds this band together. The age-old joke of bassists being the guys in the band that just couldn't hack it at guitar can finally go down the proper six feet it needs ...

Actor and noted metal fan Jason Momoa has made his love of bass very well known. From jamming on some Red Hot Chili Peppers to taking bass lessons from Primus' Les Claypool, the man just loves the low ...

This one is all about the bass. We've already tackled the greatest bass lines in history. But it's possible that someone can catch lightning in a bottle. So, this one celebrates the actual bass ...