Back to Bass-ics: Jack Bruce
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, April 2003
The bass maestro behind Cream, for several years now a successful solo artist in his own right, looks back on his remarkable career with Joel ...

Bassically Speaking: Lemmy
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, June 2003
ALTHOUGH THE WORLD of metal is full of fearsomely talented bass players, many of which have appeared on these hallowed pages in recent months, few are ...

Tasteful ’Tones
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, June 2003
Deftones bassist Chi Cheng takes Joel McIver through the highs and lows of being in one of the world’s top alternative metal acts. Just don’t say ...

Nikki Sixx Speaks
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, June 2003
The Mötley Crüe survivor talks to Joel McIver about business manoeuvres, string-boiling and how saliva can make your bass sound ...

Kiss And Make-Up: Gene Simmons
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, August 2003
Joel McIver asks entrepreneur, record company head, insatiable groupie-pleasurer and – oh yes – unfeasibly long-tongued Kiss bassist Gene Simmons about his four-string habits, and gets ...

The World’s Greatest Bass Player?
Retrospective by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, October 2003
HEROES COME and heroes go. Most rise to the top and stay there for a while before their star fades; a few endure for a decent ...

World Of Bass: Melissa Auf Der Maur
Interview by Joel McIver, Bass Guitar, April 2004
MONTREAL-BORN bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur, something of a four-string legend on the alternative rock and grunge scene since the early 1990s, has recently released a ...