He was known as a “genius luthier” among niche mandolin communities across the nation and a notable bass player who helped enliven southwestern New Mexico’s music scene. Those who encountered William ...

You can’t rush a painstaking artist like Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand. Known for years in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string basses selling for $40,000 ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck and ...

Stringed instruments make noise from the vibrations of tuned strings, using acoustic or electronic means to amplify those vibrations to the point where they’re loud enough to hear. The strings are ...

Fans who saw ZZ Top during their recent tour stop in Huntsville, Ala. witnessed an unusual sight, as bassist Elwood Francis briefly performed using an oversized 17-string bass. The mammoth instrument ...

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ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis—that’s who. The ZZ Top bass player broke one out at the band’s show in Huntsville, Alabama earlier this week on November 5. The musician played the odd-looking instrument when ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Anthony Jackson, a musician celebrated for his extensive musical vocabulary on the bass guitar that he used across hundreds of albums, as well as his early innovation of a ...