Along with Leo Fender, the late Anthony Jackson became one of the most important figures in the history of the electric bass ...

Once considered a novelty, but now fully integrated into the bass guitar family, the six-string bass is a fact of modern bass life. Whereas the five-string is looked upon as a regular bass with an ...

Besides his work with pop stars and jazz greats, he is credited with helping to invent the six-string contrabass guitar.

Anthony Jackson, the session legend widely credited with pioneering the six-string bass, has died aged 73. The news has been ...