T he fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, six-string electric guitar can lead some to assume it’s an inferior or secondary instrument. However, anyone who's ever played one knows ...

L auded as one of the modern-day heroes of the electric bass, Toby Peterson-Stewart has enjoyed burning sessions with fellow bass guitarists Jacob Umansky and Clay Gober, and a string of ...

In the 1940s, Fender revolutionized the industry with the release of the Telecaster (the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar), the Stratocaster and the Precision Bass.

Phil Lesh grew up listening to classical and jazz music. Then he reimagined the electric bass and changed rock history. The Grateful Dead’s bassist and founding member died on October 25 at age 84.

The classic electric bass guitar has a long neck, and therefore long strings, which enable it to make lower notes. A short-scale bass shortens the neck by around 3.5 inches, ...