Before the era of electric instruments, the bass end of music was handled by big stringed instruments or large brass ...

Now, with a career as long as Mark's, it's refreshing to hear that the punk-rock bassist hasn't lost his love of this humble four-stringed instrument. "I love playing bass," says Mark.

A violin is the highest pitched string instrument and a double bass is the lowest pitched string instrument found in an orchestra. A trumpet is the highest pitched brass instrument in an orchestra ...