“I borrowed that lick from Willie Weeks. By the time we hit my hometown, I had the entire solo under my fingers”: How Gerald Johnson’s twisting bassline culminated in a full-on solo – a rarity for a 1973 rock track

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/gerald-johnson-steve-miller-band-shu-ba-da-du-ma-ma-ma

“I was broke, so I said yes to everything. I just knew I could never have a normal job”: How Henrik Linder went from struggling music student to overnight success with Dirty Loops

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/henrik-linder-dirty-loops

“I got wrecked, paranoid, the whole thing... and then they hit this riff that I still remember. I just wept”: Paul McCartney on the life-changing moment he saw Fela Kuti live while smoking with Ginger Baker

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/paul-mccartney-on-seeing-fela-kuti-live-while-smoking-with-ginger-baker

#Bassists of the Fediverse! I just wrapped up the last song I learned (also thanks to a reco from here, thx community)
Give me recommendations for what bassline to learn next (please and thank you)
Picture for attention, and cause it’s dope. 💜

#Basstodon

“Jaco made a great contribution, but what came after was all these idiots trying to sound like him. That's why bass players today are so lame”: Bill Laswell gives his unfiltered verdict on modern bassists

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bill-laswell-reflects-on-his-encounter-with-jaco-pastorius

“It's hard to overstate how influential this album was. It’s the connecting glue between me, Misha and Periphery”: How Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood went from Sikth super-fan to playing in the band

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-adam-nolly-getgood-went-from-sikth-fan-to-filling-in-for-james-leach

“I’d be there with bass pedals, a triple-neck guitar and keyboards, and Robert Plant would ask, ‘Can you sing, as well?’” How John Paul Jones became Led Zeppelin’s ultimate wingman

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/how-john-paul-jones-became-led-zeppelins-ultimate-wingman-clone

“Jon offered me the gig and I turned him down. It still amazes me how close I came to not following this path”: Roger Glover’s path to bass greatness with Deep Purple

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/roger-glover-deep-purple-machine-head

“He began drinking and smoking pot and wanting to change parts. I told him that he should have come to rehearsals. The next day I got the phone call – I was out”: Bob Daisley recalls his rollercoaster years with Ozzy Osbourne

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-ozzy-osbourne-band

“I'm not a failed guitar player turning to bass. I am a real bassist. I do a six-minute bass solo on stage – and, I might add, not an easy one!” Suzi Quatro on the spirit that’s driven her, and the moment of fate that made her a bassist

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/suzi-quatro-freedom