While the guitar riff has defined many rock songs, there are plenty of tracks that wouldn’t be the same without their iconic bass lines. Bassists handle the low end of the rhythm section (hopefully) ...

Long before the ’90s alternative boom took over modern radio, a single four-string groove shook the underground scene to its absolute core. Consequence Sound ranked "Mountain Song" by Jane’s Addiction ...

We often give glory to the soaring guitar solos or the powerhouse vocals, but the true heartbeat of any great track lives in the low end. The bass line bridges rhythm and melody, grounding the song ...

A bass line doesn’t need to be prominent to be successful. In fact, some bassist take the approach of making their rhythm so seamless that fans start grooving without really knowing what’s going on.