After watching the Beatles' iconic rooftop concert, Paul McCartney was inspired to revisit his iconic Höfner bass.

Jeff Klein’s East Fourth recording studio was burglarized last month. According to the My Jerusalem singer, 22 guitars ...

Sal Maida, the nimble New York-born bassist who played with bands including Roxy Music, Sparks and Milk ’N’ Cookies, has died ...

Around 1977’s A Farewell to Kings, he began using Moog Taurus bass pedals and a doubleneck Rickenbacker bass/guitar to create the lush soundscapes of the epic Xanadu. “We wanted to have rhythm ...

Maida, who said he used a blue Rickenbacker bass early in his career because Chris Squier in Yes played one, also was with Sparks for their 1976 album, Big Beat. In recent years, the fun-loving ...

From art rock to punk revolution, Sal Maida’s bass lines helped shape the sound of underground music. The accomplished ...

The music industry pushed the group behind hits like “Manic Monday” and “Eternal Flame” hard, then pulled them apart. A new ...

Four mighty strings, 55 mighty players. Common wisdom holds that the bass player is the “quiet one” in a band, playing essential parts of a song that you don’t necessarily notice.

Then when I got my first record deal, I was able to buy a Rickenbacker and that was another big change for me. “But I was never a collector of basses. For me, for the longest time, basses were ...

Everybody loves bass, right? Low frequencies don't just move a substantial mass of air, they're also crucial when it comes to music moving you both emotionally and even physically. Nothing makes you ...

At the tender age of 61, former Revelino guitarist and Vicar Street concert booker Bren Berry has released his debut solo album. He talks about love, laments, and his own sense of mortality ...