The musician discusses his history, his ever-evolving playing style, and why his solo career validates his creative ...

Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand is known in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string ...

For better or worse, the fundamental design of guitars has remained familiar since they electrified around a century ago. A ...

Playing the Bass VI is a really strange experience. On the lower strings, it feels like a bass thanks to the tuning being a full octave below a regular guitar. Playing riffs and single-note licks ...

that's kind of a waste of a good tuning peg," so I took a bass string, put it on the guitar, and tuned it in unison, only an octave lower on the A string, so I'd still be able to play with all six ...

Paul McCartney was tasked with taking over bass guitar duties for The Beatles even though he had never played bass before.

A Facebook post from Mally Paraguya of the band P.O.T, where he commented on someone’s take on bass players, personally resonated with me as a former ...

This weekend, he planned to be in Minneapolis to introduce the new guitar for the first time to his professional contacts in orchestras there – many of whom also play bass guitar. The market for ...