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

To that end, you may enjoy this 1992 video Metal Hammer dug up of a 15-year-old, dreadlocked Ville Valo from H.I.M. playing bass in a funk metal band, Donits-Osmo Experience, in Helsinki. The audio ...

Credit: Getty Images Bass Week: As a bass player ... additional percussive sounds – the ‘slap’ referred to in the name is primarily performed in a ‘thump and pluck’ style, where the ...

Ask anyone to list their favourite bass players and chances ... showing no sign of removing the funk from their blend of funk rock. This one mixes up straight 16th-note finger technique with a ...