William Sheehan (born March 19, 1953) is an American musician known for playing bass guitar with acts such as Talas, Steve Vai, David Lee Roth, Mr. Big, Niacin, and The Winery Dogs. He is also known for his “lead bass” playing style, which incorporates chording, two‑handed tapping, three‑finger picking, and controlled feedback. Sheehan has been voted “Best Rock Bass Player” five times in Guitar Player readers’ polls.Billy Sheehan’s first electric bass was a Hagström FB, which was soon joined by a Fender Precision Bass. After acquiring the Precision, he removed the frets from the Hagström. Over the years, he heavily modified the Precision Bass as well — scalloping the top five frets, adding a neck pickup, and reinforcing the bolt‑on neck joint, which he considered the instrument’s main weakness. The added neck pickup, inspired by Paul Samwell‑Smith (The Yardbirds) and Mel Schacher (Grand Funk Railroad), provided what Sheehan described as a “super deep low end.” The Gibson EB‑0‑style neck pickup and the original split‑coil Precision pickup each had their own separate stereo output, allowing independent tone control. Although the Precision Bass has since been retired, Sheehan still refers to it affectionately as “The Wife.” His signature Yamaha Attitude model is based on this instrument. Sheehan’s first full‑time band was Talas, a power trio featuring Dave Constantino on guitar and Paul Varga on drums. The group performed a mix of cover songs and original material, with all three members sharing lead vocal duties.
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In A Week Or Two (I’ll Give It Back To You)
Make it to another day
Billy Sheehan Prime Cuts pt. 1
Billy Sheehan Prime Cuts pt.2
Billy Sheehan Prime Cuts pt.3
Mr. Big – Billy Sheehan Bass Solo
Billy Sheehan on his Yamaha Attitude Limited 3 bass
How I setup my bass
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