I WAS THERE!

What happens when you leave the biggest rock band in history?

W e don’t expect too much from musicians

STANLEY CLARKE’S SPELLCASTER

The master reveals his signature Strat-a-like bass

LOUD AND PROUD

New bass gear incoming from a trio of amp manufacturers

POWER CHORDS

It’s one last outing for the late Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia

Lorenzo Feliciati

★ Italian bassist, songwriter and producer Lorenzo Feliciati

PLAYING LIVE IN A PANDEMIC

  How has our job as performers changed over the past year?

SINGLE-COIL PICKUP HUM

Why does that skinny rail make such a noise?

MASTER MAJOR SCALES

Joe Hubbard takes us through three ways to exploit

TAKING WINGS

It’s half a century since Sir Paul McCartney walked away from the biggest band ever formed. That seismic event often obscures his subsequent work with Wings, who rose in a few short years from college level to an American stadium phenomenon. How the heck did he pull that off?

ROAD CAT

Lee Rocker of the Stray Cats tells us how his new solo album, Gather Round, was crafted in the back of an Airstream trailer. “It’s one of my most personal records,” he says

FLEET FINGERS

Rockers of the moment Greta Van Fleet return with their second album, The Battle At Garden’s Gate: “It’s exactly the record that we wanted to make, and I’m very, very happy about that,” says bassist Sam Kiszka, as we catch up with him for a chat about all things low‐frequency

TWO UNLIMITED

The award-winning duo Ferris & Sylvester kick out a full-band sound with just two members. We ask bassist Issy Ferris how she does it

WHO NEEDS GUITARS?

How do you run a full-throated rock band with only bass and drums?  Mike Kerr of Royal Blood sets Joe Shooman straight

DEEP ROOTS

The mighty Indojazzfunk bassist Shez Raja returns with his most ambitious album yet, Tales From The Punjab. We meet the maestro

FISHER KING

Droogs bassist Ben Fishe r on his journey into the low end

JAZZ NOTES

John Goldsby is back with three EPs from his eponymous trio, a much-needed perspective on the future of bass... and a definitive answer to the question we always ask: ‘Is jazz dead?’

MOON TUNES

Bassist and producer Adeline on the low notes behind her phenomenal creativity

GEAR Reviews

Welcome to our expert road-tests of state-of-the-art bass gear

SADOWSKY

MetroLine  Verdine White

VINTAGE

VCB440WK Statesboro’

MOON

Groove Master GM4

AMM AMPLIFIED Total Demolition KHDK Ellefson Fallout

Two new pedals from heavy metal bass icons: Ian Glasper puts the pedal to the metal

Bass Lessons

Making you a better bass player in every issue, our state-of-the-art team of educators will guide you every step of the way. Say hello to them here!

BP Notat on Legend

The following is a guide to the notation symbols and terminology used in Bass Player magazine

EXPLORE THE MINOR PENTATONIC

Nashville-based session and stage bassist Ryan Madora is

EXPLORE PICK PLAYING

The great Steve Lawson brings us a new

EXPLORING THE BLUES FOR BASS

H ello again! Over the last few issues,

STUDY STANLEY CLARKE'S PLAYING

Ace bass educator Stuart Clayton guides us to

WATTS,POWER AND EFFICIENCY

What the heck are all these numbers? Rest easy while we explain