When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Bass Week: Slapping, thumping – whatever you call it, for over 50 years, ...

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 ...

Muse have revealed that one of the tracks on their upcoming album The Resistance features some slap bass. Bassist Chris Wolstenholme told the NME that 'Unnatural Selection' from the follow-up to ...

Geddy Lee is a master of the melodic bassline, but there's one modern player who he believes has taken things even further with the instrument.