Musician-and-inventor Paul Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington, developed the first modern fretted electric bass guitar in 1936. And it just so happens another Seattle native, Guns N' Roses very own Duff ...

We often give glory to the soaring guitar solos or the powerhouse vocals, but the true heartbeat of any great track lives in the low end. The bass line bridges rhythm and melody, grounding the song ...

BASS EXPO 2014: For the most part the bass guitar is not a solo instrument, but players like Stanley Clarke and Jaco Pastorius, and more recently, Victor Wooten and Michael Manring, have carved a ...

Known for playing bass guitar in the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea is releasing his first solo album -- and it features his first love: jazz trumpet. It's called "Honora." ...

Bassist John Entwistle of the rock and roll band "The Who" performs onstage in February 1975. John Entwistle, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Ox’ for his stoic onstage profile, revolutionised the role ...

If Frank Zappa’s endless guitar solos somehow leave your earbuds craving more, music-hackers Dadabots are here to satisfy your auditory desires. The team of CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski recently used a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paul Simon (L) performs with bass guitarist Bakithi Kumalo on the Auditorum Stravinski stage during the 42nd Montreux Jazz ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Musician-and-inventor Paul Tutmarc of Seattle, Washington, developed the first modern fretted electric bass guitar in 1936. And it ...