Ampeg BA-108 V2 review By Mike Brooks Compact, portable, lightweight, fully featured – just how we like our bass combos...
Atelier Z Beta 5+ DX review By Mike Brooks A fully-equipped Jazz Bass variant with glacial looks... chilling! It's time to don the thermals for a night on the ice
Mike Rutherford: ”I covered a lot of ground with the double-neck and bass pedals – they gave the band an extra sound” By Mike Brooks The Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics icon on pulling double shifts on a single instrument and finding inspiration on the pedalboard
Anaconda HE-4 Hydra Elite review By Mike Brooks Is this custom Kahler-equipped bass a fearsome creature from ancient legend, or a tangerine dream?
Lakland Skyline J-Sonic review By Mike Brooks A classically styled Jazz-inspired five-string bass with a sonic twist
Blackstar Unity Elite U700 review By Mike Brooks With onboard tube emulation and effects, does the Unity Elite represent a changing of the guard for pro-quality bass amps?
Phil Jones Bass Cub II BG-110 Combo review By Mike Brooks Small, tidy, elegant – and fully featured. Does the new PJB combo achieve the lot?
45 bass legends share their top tips for bassists By Mike Brooks We've leafed through 400 issues of Bass Player magazine to bring you wit and wisdom from our low-end heroes
Manson John Paul Jones Signature E-Bass and Manson Standard E-Bass review By Mike Brooks Behold this pair of exquisite basses from the elite Manson stable. Will we show them a whole lotta love?
Michael Kelly Custom Collection Element 4 review By Mike Brooks A classic bass design with some rewarding innovation
Peavey MAX 300 Combo review By Mike Brooks A mid-priced bass amp with some powerful tone-shaping features
Mayones Jabba 422 review By Mike Brooks Classic, vintage looks, high-quality construction... and a sizeable pricetag, the Jabba is a serious J-style
DB Bass Elbee 10 Series II and Embee 12 review By Mike Brooks Why compromise on cabs, asks UK-based DB Bass, when you can get power, low end and portability in one package
Bacchus Woodline Jazz DX5AC-WBDP review By Mike Brooks Bacchus launches a Japanese-built super-Jazz variant that's a mighty proposition indeed
Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists” By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass
Aguilar DB925 Bass Preamp review By Mike Brooks A new tone-shaping pedal from Aguilar in a small, but perfectly formed, package
Fender Vintera '60s Jazz Bass review By Mike Brooks A Fender Jazz in Firemist Gold isn’t a common sight, but does this J offer more than just a pretty finish?
Stonefield F-Series Classic review By Mike Brooks Like the look and sound of Stonefield basses, but can’t afford one? Your prayers have been answered...
Marleaux Contra review By Mike Brooks The Contra is the latest four-string beauty from Gerald Marleaux, and it is quite special indeed
Scott Reeder: “I play left-handed but the bass is strung right-handed, so I can’t just walk into a store and try a bass. Not one!” By Mike Brooks The Kyuss, Obsessed, and Fireball Ministry bassist, soundtrack composer, studio owner and icon on a career less ordinary
Darkglass Microtubes X Ultra review By Mike Brooks Darkglass's latest tricked-out bass pedal is another multi-functional unit that's built to rock
Trickfish Bullhead 1K Amp and TF-112 Cabinet review By Mike Brooks Trickfish is a new kid on the bass amp block but it’s already making serious waves
Ida Nielsen: "Prince always pushed us to be better - now I want to make sure I’m the best musician I can be" By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free
Green Day's Mike Dirnt: “My wife bought me a ’58 Olympic White Fender P-Bass - it eats my friends alive that I play it live” By Mike Brooks The icon of the low-end talks songwriting, collecting vintage basses and giving others to good causes
