Despite slapping down the years on a variety of bass guitars, most of which have been custom jobs from Brooklyn luthier Carl Thompson in various string and fretted/fretless configurations, in 2011 ...

Renaissance Man. Those probably aren't the first words that come to mind when people see a man wearing a pig mask on-stage.[split] But this is Les Claypool, a bass playing god from his days with the ...

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“It’s all just devil music,” he quipped. Then the bassist who founded the rock band whose eclectic music mixes funk, progressive rock and some punk leanings took the question more seriously. “It's ...

Aside from acting, Jason Momoa has also been known to slap some bass. He celebrated his 41st birthday in August, and to mark the occasion, Fender sent him a custom Fender Precision Bass. Now he’s ...

If the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held open voting, all-star-game-style, to determine the best players at every instrumental position, Les Claypool would rank among the top 10 bassists. Since his most ...