This isn’t a small encounter; a string bass is a big deal. It can be double the trouble, double the pleasure. Making them from scratch is a labor of heroic proportions. On an overcast Tuesday morning ...

All the electronics for the suitcase bass came from parts Ross Newell recycled from old smoke alarms. Turns out if you wire it backwards, the alarm component that makes the loud "beep" noise becomes a ...

ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis—that’s who. The ZZ Top bass player broke one out at the band’s show in Huntsville, Alabama earlier this week on November 5. The musician played the odd-looking instrument when ...

If you've always wanted a five-string, at this price, Gear4Music's PGB-105 leaves you've no excuse not to get one. Give it a go - you won't be disappointed. 12-string electric and acoustic guitars are ...

GHS Strings is lengthening its short-scale bass strings, in a bid to accommodate basses that feature bridges with tailpieces or through-body stringing. The typical winding length of short-scale bass ...

Use the tabs below to find out about each section of the orchestra, watch video clips, and read interviews with musicians. There are more strings in the orchestra than all the other instruments put ...

“I’ll bet you wish you played the piccolo!” Anyone who has played or, more specifically, carried a string bass in public eventually hears this from some exceedingly clever person who thinks himself ...