For examples of some of the fieriest fills and ‘outside-the-riff’ bass playing anywhere, listen to Iron Maiden's Steve Harris, Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler and the late Metallica bassist ...

We asked our social followers "What is the greatest bass riff of all time?" and they delivered. Check out the playlist below, featuring some of the funkiest and memorable bass lines ever ...

Thank you all for your comments regarding my bass playing ... with Butler in synch with Toni Iommi, Black Sabbath would annihilate with the biggest riffs ever heard on the planet.

A heart-stopping bass riff that still has the power to electrify listeners decades on. The Chain was written during the sessions for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 masterpiece, Rumours. The foundations of ...

I got my first bass and my big brother taught me stuff and the very first riff that I learned to play was ‘Iron Man’ from Black Sabbath. Legendary.” Even though he plays bass, Hinkka credits ...

"Superstition" is frequently played at gigs and gatherings all over the globe because the bass riff and driving drum groove have so much dance appeal – a mix of the unexpected syncopation and ...