A bass line doesn’t need to be prominent to be successful. In fact, some bassist take the approach of making their rhythm so seamless that fans start grooving without really knowing what’s going on.

Influential bassist Tony Levin speaks with NPR's Eric Deggans about Levin's work with the experimental rock band King Crimson. From Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' to King Crimson, Tony Levin's bass ...

Dave Grohl jammed with Paul McCartney a few times. He was blown away by the bass line in one of The Beatles’ songs. During an interview, John Lennon said the song in question was meaningless. Dave ...

Most Christmas songs rely on melody and nostalgia. “This Christmas” relies on feel. The bass line weaves through the harmony ...

Those four words kick off the debut album by The Beatles as they explode into the intro with guitar, bass, and drums. After “Love Me Do” reached No. 17 on the British charts and “Please Please Me” hit ...

Slap bass has come a long way since Larry Graham first championed the style in the 1970s. Graham has said that he was simply trying to create a drum-like sound to flesh out the rhythm in the then ...

“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 ...