An upright or double bass provides the lowest tones in an orchestra, but also can play the rhythmic background to a jazz improvisation or the solid foundation of a bluegrass song. It can be played ...

Susan Wulff and Evona Wascinski were born in Sacramento and Szczecin, Poland, respectively, and came to their music careers in markedly different ways. But the two are quick to agree that mastering ...

Upright bass virtuoso and composer Adam Ben Ezra could likely have an instrument made for him anywhere in the world.But this week, Ezra traveled from Tel Aviv, Israel to pick up his a custom-made ...

All the electronics for the suitcase bass came from parts Ross Newell recycled from old smoke alarms. Turns out if you wire it backwards, the alarm component that makes the loud "beep" noise becomes a ...

BASS EXPO 2014: The early days of bass playing must have been a nightmare! Low resonance plus the need for audible volume meant huge instruments like the Mandobass (mandolin style) and the Regal ...

The fact the bass guitar looks so much like a regular, six-string electric guitar can lead some to assume it’s an inferior or secondary instrument. However, anyone who's ever played one knows this is ...

Years before considering a career in comedy, discovering photocopier life hacks and having his acclaimed talk show air for six seasons, Eric Andre was an upright bass-playing major at Berklee College ...