Bass Player (magazine)

Bass Player
Cover of the December 2018 issue
EditorJoel McIver
FrequencyEvery four weeks
Founded1988
CompanyFuture US
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website
ISSN1050-785X

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.

  1. ^ "Bass Player 2014 Media Kit" (PDF). NewBay Media. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Article". Bass Player. 1 (1). Miller Freeman Publications: 4. 1990.
  3. ^ "PennWell Corp. and NewBay Media Acquired By UK Firms". Folio. April 4, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2018.