Bass Week: The word ‘funk’ or ‘funky’ can be applied to almost anything, from butt-shaking basslines to scatter cushions. We all instinctively know what’s implied, but in a bass playing sense, what ...

If there was a Mount Funkmore for the greatest funk bassists, Marcus Miller’s face and trademark porkpie hat would be sculpted into that musical monument. Miller honed his musical chops during funk’s ...

In 1982, Flea, born Michael Balzary, co-founded the Red Hot Chili Peppers in Los Angeles, California. His bass playing is equal parts funk, jazz, rock, and punk. He grew up playing trumpet while ...

That statement sets the tone for Funk It Up & Punk It Up: Live in France â 95, a release that captures one show in Lyon, France on a tour where frontman Mike Muir pulled double duty with his band ...

Growing up listening to rock music and being a bass players wasn’t always a super exciting proposition. Most of the great bassists of all time are jazz musicians. Being a rock bass player means ...

In the early 1970’s, an instrument called the Chapman stick was invented. The Chapman stick is based on the guitar and can have eight, 10 or 12 strings. It is played using a tapping method, similar to ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...

The vision of late 1960s and early '70s Seattle R&B as laid out by Light in the Attic's 2005 comp Wheedle's Groove permeated everything in reach of your speakers, and this collection proves that ...