The blues-rock opener from the band’s 1966 debut album showcases a standout example of Samwell-Smith’s fluid, freewheeling ...

Celebrated guitarist, composer and bandleader Charlie Hunter brings his trio to Boise March 18 for an evening of ...

Bill Callahan never needed to shout to be heard. From the tape-hiss and four-track fog of the early Smog cassettes to the ...

Meshell Ndegeocello discusses what set Jaco Pastorius apart from the pack, what she looks for in a bassist, and the crucial ...

To be fully transparent, this was initially going to be a very different essay. I first set out to chronicle Joni Mitchell’s transformation from a folk visionary to a jazz voyager; a story of ...

Bob Weir is rightly being remembered as a transformative figure whose guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead, and to improvisational rock & roll at large. In fact, Weir was ...

Diapasonix is a portable electronic musical instrument and MIDI controller that is played similarly to a stringed instrument. It features a capacitive touchpad fretboard, I²S audio output, and a built ...

Fingerpicking demands strings that deliver clarity, warmth, and responsive touch, phosphor bronze strings excel in these areas with their balanced tone and superior sustain. The Elixir 11077 80/20 ...

Anthony Jackson, the bass player described as 'a beast' by fellow session bass ace Nathan East here in MusicRadar's pages, has passed away, aged 73. The news was confirmed by Fodera Guitars, the ...

Learning bass guitar has long been thought of as the practical choice in a band, the glue that holds the whole thing together. But the instrument has a way of reshaping how you think, play, and even ...

We may earn a commission when you buy through our links. You may have heard the news a while back that Gibson was relaunching the legendary Tobias brand of basses. Founded in the late 1970s by Michael ...