So much of great bass playing is taken from what has come before. When hip-hop was born, much of its inspiration came from building loops from drums and bass. Classic bass lines from the ’70s were ...

We often give glory to the soaring guitar solos or the powerhouse vocals, but the true heartbeat of any great track lives in the low end. The bass line bridges rhythm and melody, grounding the song ...

“Where Did The Party Go” appeared on Fall Out Boy’s 2013 album Save Rock And Roll, and starts out with a rhythmic bass line from Pete Wentz. The bass line remains as the backbone of this song, ...

“What I tell myself when I’m going to play on a song is ‘Just don’t ruin it.’” Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Cedric Ribeiro/Getty Images, P. Floyd/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images, Dave J ...