Jonas Hellborg

Jonas Hellborg (born June 7, 1958) is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane and

Jonas Hellborg (born June 7, 1958) is a Swedish bass guitarist. He has collaborated with John McLaughlin, Bill Laswell, Shawn Lane and Buckethead.

His early record elegant punk showcased Hellborg's virtuoso talent. One side featured solo bass the other fretless bass and bass.On the fretted he played chords and soloed over with melodies on the fretless. Later albums such as Axis were more rock based showing his early influences such as Led Zep. His twin necked fretless and fretted Wal bass allowed him to explore new ground. He played in the Mahavisnu orchestra and later with John Mclaughlin acoustically. He recorded some cds on acoustic bass guitar which had both spanish and indian influences.