Back in 1975, the funkateer had a larger-than-life vision for his dream bass – one which would see him knock on the door of many a luthier and music store before it became a reality ...

Credit: Jeff Hahne/Getty Images The name Bootsy Collins elicits images of his impeccable, one-of-a-kind fashion style – which extends to his cosmic Space Bass – but also of the funk-driven ...

NAMM 2014: Warwick have announced the summer release of an 'affordable' mass-market copy of Bootsy Collins' Warwick Custom Shop Space Bass. While the Artist Line version will be missing its big ...

Bootsy Collins creates funk so fresh it must have come from outer ... so two years prior Larry Pless at Gus Zoppi Music in Michigan had created his iconic Space Bass, a star-shaped instrument with a ...

(Let's hope Collins plays his famous Space Bass!) An especially enthusiastic ambassador will show up at some of the . It includes an alumni pep rally on Oct. 25, a scholarship breakfast on Oct. 26 ...

William Earl 'Bootsy' Collins, 59, is the Space Age funk supremo survivor, and he's the ace bass-playing veteran of both James Brown's JBs and George Clinton's Funkadelic/ Parliament crew.

Bass legend and funk pioneer Bootsy Collins’ guest selects a few favorite songs, including one from his new LP “Album Of The Year #1 Funkateer.” ...

By Steve Knopper Bootsy Collins‘ endless alter-egos — Boot-Tron, Zillatron, King of the Geepies, Bootdullivan, Bedroom Bootsy and, of course, Bootzilla — have always battled for space inside ...