The bass virtuoso recounts his bass gear past and present, from his trademark Alembic to the bass equivalent of the Fender ...

However, we’ll be omitting instruments that are the only one of their kind, a la the Marble Machine. How low can you go? Pretty darn low if we’re talking about a tuba, a brass instrument that ...

Instruments that rely on the bass clef include the bass guitar, double bass and tuba. Those who play the piano, cello and trombone also use it for their instrument's lower registers.

It should be noted that this instrument is quite prone to string ... As with many hacks an old piece of equipment, a bass guitar in this case, was partially sacrificed to make it.

One of the design goals was to be able to use simple tools to build the guitar, so the shape of the instrument was honed with a Japanese hacksaw and the locations for the pickups and other ...

His very first solo with the Quarrymen, a band that later evolved into the Beatles, ended up relegating Paul McCartney to bass guitar.