So many firsts that day. The first time Kimberley Dahme played bass guitar in public. It was also her first gig with the classic rock band Boston, and she became the first female member of that “More ...

While Sting may be famous for incorporating a variety of different styles, musicians, and instruments in his music, there is one respect in which he's a true conservative: he'll never replace his ...

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression. Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s late/great ...

The Höfner violin bass that accompanied the Beatles to fame went missing more than 50 years ago. Two journalists and a Höfner expert were determined to find it. By Isabella Kwai Reporting from London ...

After purchasing a bass guitar played by Paul McCartney in the late 1970s and early ’80s, Jim Irsay now has instruments owned by all four members of the Beatles. Irsay, owner of the Indianapolis Colts ...

On DSCH – Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Ronald Stevenson: Passacaglia on DSCH Igor Levit (Sony Classical) Shostakovich composed his cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues after a visit to Leipzig in ...

Anthony Jackson, the legendary bassist known for pioneering the six-string “contrabass guitar” that revolutionized the role of the bass guitar in music, has died. He was 73. According to Guitar World, ...

They found the Höfner in an attic in Sussex, England. It was returned to McCartney and he played it on the final show of his Got Back 2024 Tour. Fellow Beatle Ringo Starr sat in on drums while Ronnie ...