Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

There is a lot of love for Vulfpeck's Joe Dart around these parts. Few contemporary players can pick up the bass guitar and access that sense of funk and groove so readily. He is a natural. So who ...

Boogie woogie piano may have its share of haters, but no playing style inspires loathing like slap bass. Showy, pretentious and preposterously 'muso', for many people, it's simply beyond the pale.

For some music critics the word "slap" paints a picture of indulgent bass guitar solos and dodgy disco clothing. A Radio 4 documentary, Spank the Plank looks to rehabilitate a technique, which can ...

Artists “There’s only two of these on the planet”: Myles Kennedy bassist Tim Tournier on the EVH bass Wolfgang Van Halen gave him Artists Jared James Nichols on why he took his Klon off his pedalboard ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Your one-man band isn’t going to go very far if all you can play is lead and rhythm guitar, ...

Bright Eyes' tenth album Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was marks the end of nearly a decade of almost complete inactivity from the trio. It's a significant return. The band were prolific ...

For some music critics the word "slap" paints a picture of indulgent bass guitar solos and dodgy disco clothing. A Radio 4 documentary, Spank the Plank looks to rehabilitate a technique, which can ...

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