These days, anyone can get a respectable multi-track recording rig for about a month’s pay. But for most of the recorded-music era, making a decent sounding recording has required access to a studio because it had high-quality gear—microphones, ..

I’m not gloating, but working here has its perks. It’s no cush gig (relentless deadlines, heavy workloads, and extreme multitasking take care of that), but there are substantial benefits to working at Bass Player. I get free ...

Bass Player has spilt much ink describing the flourishing low-cost/high-quality bass market, but high-end instruments are enjoying their own epochal explosion. Take this Watson Single-Cut. It’s exemplary of the superior craftsmanship ...