Although it’s true that bass strings last longer than standard guitar strings, I believe it’s important for the upkeep of your bass to regularly fit it with a fresh set. Not only do regular string ...

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer wanted his Fender bass to sound more like an upright with CSNY, and he had a rather unique ...

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass ...

Bassists like Larry Graham come around maybe once a century. Widely credited as the man who invented thumping and plucking, ...

Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass ...

Fans and fellow band members recognized Phil Lesh as a critical member of the Grateful Dead and he was known for his ...

Armed with a cheap four-string instrument his girlfriend bought him, Lesh sat down for a seven-hour lesson with Garcia, ...

Lesh took violin lessons in third grade, then learned the trumpet, becoming second chair in the Oakland Symphony while still in his teens. But he was driving a mail truck and working as a sound ...

The Ultimate Ears Miniroll is designed to be cheap, portable, and loud. While it can certainly get loud enough for backyard ...

Hugging a four-string electric bass on stage at the +233 Jazz Bar & Grill in Accra on Sunday, October 13 2024, Alune Wade was ...

An official statement posted to Lesh's Facebook account Friday said Lesh "passed peacefully" and was "surrounded by his ...

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 ...