“I got acrylic nails, because my mom told me that’s what Dolly Parton did. It allows me to play in a flamenco style”: Ashley Reeve leads the low-end for everyone from Cher to Filter – and her right-hand tone is her most important asset

Ashley Reeve.

As bassist for Cher, Ashley Reeve has a front-row seat to the onstage spectacle of one of the world’s most celebrated stars – from top-tier choreography to iconic costume changes.

“Once a show like that gets going, it’s like an unstoppable train,” says Reeve. “Everything is timed – to the lights, the dancing, the entire sequence – so you have to know it inside and out.”