When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images In the finale of Donny Hathaway's classic 1972 Live album, Willie Weeks – ...

Bassist John Entwistle of the rock and roll band "The Who" performs onstage in February 1975. John Entwistle, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Ox’ for his stoic onstage profile, revolutionised the role ...

To Mike Hall, the bass guitar is not simply a background instrument; it’s a tool of creative expression. Inspired by bass-playing virtuosos such as Red Hot Chili Peppers Flea, Metallica’s late/great ...

Even the most dedicated musicians have to put down their instruments sometimes, but on YouTube, you can listen to a bass solo that keeps going and going. Dadabots, which is also behind an endless ...

Mastodon aren't content with having three lead vocalists in their ranks, they're now bringing back the bass solo. In an Instagram live video ahead of the release of new song Teardrinker, drummer / ...

If Frank Zappa’s endless guitar solos somehow leave your earbuds craving more, music-hackers Dadabots are here to satisfy your auditory desires. The team of CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski recently used a ...

A friend of mine posted this video the other day, and I feel compelled to share it with you, if only to purge the image from my mind. The video features Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, performing a ...

It's always fascinating to hear players imply the harmony of the underlying chord progression when soloing. In fact, the backing track for this month is purely drums and bass guitar (in the old-school ...

He doesn’t need anyone to give him a hand. A Union Square subway busker with just one hand became a NYC Reddit sensation last week when a passerby captured his bass solo and posted it online. The ...

When the Eagles first broke onto the scene in the early 1970s, they had an undeniably country twang to their easygoing, rock ‘n’ roll sound. But by the middle of the decade, the California band was ...