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Get tickets to see Pablo Cruise in concert at the Guild Theatre in Menlo Park, Felton Music Hall in Santa Cruz area, Mystic Theatre in Petaluma.

The bass doesn’t get the attention of its flashier, six-string cousin. Yet, talk to musicians and they’ll tell you that the bass is at least as important as the guitar — or, really, any instrument — since it sets the groove as it marries the rhythmic and melodic elements of a song. California's Bay Area certainly has had more than its fair share of great bassists over the years, ones who could not only be counted on to hold a tune together but also found ways to repeatedly steal the spotlight. It’s time to celebrate those mighty groove masters as we offer up our list ...