Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar. Fernando Trueba PC (Spain) & Cinétéve (France)Credit... Supported by By Alex ...

BASS EXPO 2014: The early days of bass playing must have been a nightmare! Low resonance plus the need for audible volume meant huge instruments like the Mandobass (mandolin style) and the Regal ...

History is full of could-haves and should-haves. On eBay right now, current high bid at $20,000, is one of those historical could-haves. It’s called the Audiovox 736 Electric Bass guitar, and it was ...

He doesn’t need anyone to give him a hand. A Union Square subway busker with just one hand became a NYC Reddit sensation last week when a passerby captured his bass solo and posted it online. The ...

Wright, an assistant professor of music history at the University of North Texas, examines in his lively debut study how the electric bass guitar helped to “fundamentally alter the trajectory of ...

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Close to 70 years after German instrument company Höfner started selling an electric bass that looked like a violin, the company has filed for bankruptcy. The news has hit Paul McCartney, who has made ...