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KISS’ Gene Simmons Reveals His Most Influential Bassists, Including Paul McCartney, Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood
In a new 'Guitar Word' interview, KISS’ Gene Simmons reveals his most influential bassists, Including Paul McCartney and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood.
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The Omnific’s two-bass line-up is a serious bid to redefine what the instrument can do in prog
Australian trio’s second album The Law Of Augmenting Returns lays out their case for a rethink… they only wish Jaco Pastorius ...
Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead's pioneering bass guitarist, dies at 84
Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose electric bass playing came to define the psychedelic San Francisco ...
Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones names the only “perfect” bassist
John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin is one of the finest bassists of his generation, and to him, one of his bass playing peers ...
Gene Simmons on Bass Virtuosos Like Flea: “I Can’t Remember Anything He Plays”
The KISS bassist prefers memorable simplicity over technical skill. Gene Simmons on Bass Virtuosos Like Flea: “I Can’t ...
Phil Lesh, who anchored the Grateful Dead with thundering bass lines, dead at 84
Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass ...
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Gene Simmons Reveals His Less is More Approach to Bass Playing, Says Most Players are Not “Memorable”
Gene Simmons shared his less is more approach to bass playing, admitted he's not a virtuoso, and doesn't like "show-offs in music." ...
Phil Lesh dies at 84: Bandmates and musicians pay tribute to Grateful Dead bassist
Playing in the Grateful Dead 'turned out to be life,' said Phil Lesh, founding bassist for the band who died Oct. 25 at the ...
'Name a jazz player that means something': Gene Simmons explains why skill doesn't matter
Simmons spoke with Guitar World about his views on music virtuosos, telling the publication that he values memorability over ...
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Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead member who died, had roots in Palo Alto
Palo Alto resident Rob Levitsky has been a fan of the Grateful Dead since October 1976, when he saw them with The Who at the Oakland Coliseum. The Grateful Dead pioneered louder sound systems using ...
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead Co-Founder and Bassist, Dead at 84
The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, who helped co-found the legendary band and served as their bassist, has died at the age of 84.
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Legendary Grateful Dead Bass Guitarist Phil Lesh Dies at 84
Armed with a cheap four-string instrument his girlfriend bought him, Lesh sat down for a seven-hour lesson with Garcia, ...