US monthly magazine for bassists
Bass Player is a magazine for bassists. Each issue offers a variety of artist interviews, lessons, and equipment reviews. The magazine was founded in 1988[1] as a spinoff of Guitar Player magazine, with Jim Roberts as its first editor. The original headquarters was in San Francisco, CA. It began as a regular edition magazine in 1990.[2]
Currently published by Future US,[3] Bass Player held an annual event for bassists, Bass Player LIVE!. From 2004 until 2007 Bass Player LIVE! was held in New York City; from 2008 until 2017 it was held in Hollywood, California.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
In most years since 1998, Bass Player has awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards to notable bassists, as follows:
- 1998 Milt Hinton,[4] Bobby Rodriguez[5]
- 1999 Chuck Rainey[6]
- 2000 Joe Osborn,[7] Percy Heath[7]
- 2001 Jerry Jemmott,[6] Leo Fender[7]
- 2002 [no award]
- 2003 [no award]
- 2004 Anthony Jackson,[8] Will Lee (bassist)[8]
- 2005 Ron Carter,[9] Jack Bruce[9]
- 2006 Stanley Clarke[10]
- 2007 Lee Sklar,[7] Tony Levin[7]
- 2008 Carol Kaye,[11] Verdine White,[7] Mike Watt[12]
- 2009 Rocco Prestia,[13] Charlie Haden[13]
- 2010 Bootsy Collins,[14] Alphonso Johnson[7]
- 2011 Jack Casady,[15] James Jamerson,[13] Larry Graham[16]
- 2012 Chris Squire,[17] Aston Barrett,[17] Jaco Pastorius[18]
- 2013 Geezer Butler,[19] Lee Rocker[20]
- 2014 Abe Laboriel, Sr[21]
- 2015 Lemmy,[22] Nathan East,[23] Louis Johnson[24]
- 2016 Billy Sheehan,[25] George Porter Jr,[26] Tim Bogert[27]
- 2017 Flea,[28] Jimmy Johnson,[28] Donald "Duck" Dunn[28]
- 2018 [no award]
- 2019 John Patitucci[29]
- 2020 [no award]
- 2021 Marcus Miller,[30] Gail Ann Dorsey,[31] John Taylor,[32] Charles Berthoud[33]
