Guitar World on MSN11d
How Bakithi Kumalo’s swung, fretless bassline helped create one of Graceland’s defining sounds
Bakithi Kumalo put the instrument's trademark buzz in the ears of millions globally with his singular melodic and rhythmic ...
Before the Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman needed a good bass guitar – so he built a proto-fretless model
It's a tale as old as time: three guitarists, a need for a bass player, and no one wants the job. Eventually, Wyman took it on, and built himself a proto-fretless model in the process ...