A bass riff can make a song, and in the case of these five tracks by The Who, Queen, Pink Floyd, Yes, and Lou Reed, the bass ...

Groundbreaking musician Suzi Quatro is the subject of the upcoming documentary Suzi Q, and she recently took some time to join us via Zoom for this latest edition of Loudwire's Gear Factor. Quatro ...

For this edition of Gear Factor, we reached out to NOFX low-end hero Fat Mike, who took us through his history on bass along with his favorite riffs. When it came to learning how to play, Fat Mike ...

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It’s not the most involved hack we’ve seen this week, but it’s definitely creative and made us laugh. [Grant] and some friends were joking around about how cool it would be to have sitcom-style entry ...

Drums and basses are the stalwart, steady soldiers in the army of rock. Less virtuosic than the guitar, not as varied as the keyboard, but so utterly and inextricably bound to good rock and pop that ...

B minor isn’t just a scale—it’s a gateway to deeper grooves, heavier riffs, and richer harmonic textures. From iconic bass lines to metal riff mastery, understanding its variations can elevate your ...

Sometimes bass guitar can be an overlooked instrument. Sometimes it gets relegated to the background. But today, it's a 62-song playlist that's all about that bass. We asked our social followers "What ...

Bassist Tom Hamilton developed a bass riff after listening to “Rice Pudding” by Jeff Beck while he was in high school. As Aerosmith were recording Toys in the Attic, producer Jack Douglas asked if any ...

In the beginning there were the blues and the blues were, well - in their purest form - little more than guitar riffs: simple licks repeated over and over. But it was upon these solid foundation ...