One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck and ...

The double bass or simply the bass (and numerous other names) is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra. It is a transposing instrument and is ...

This isn’t a small encounter; a string bass is a big deal. It can be double the trouble, double the pleasure. Making them from scratch is a labor of heroic proportions. On an overcast Tuesday morning ...

When we think about rock music, we can agree it's a genre most commonly plied and voiced via the instrument of electric guitar. While rock and the guitar are not mutually exclusive, and the insights ...