Founding UFO bassist Pete Way dies aged 69 By Michael Astley-Brown The UFO and Waysted bass player had sustained life-threatening injuries two months ago
Darkglass Electronics unveils limited-edition The Squid drive pedal with custom artwork By Richard Bienstock Microtubes-loaded pedal promises “a crisp, punchy clean preamp to obliterating high gain distortion and everything in between”
Blackstar expands its bass amp arsenal with the ultra-lightweight Unity Elite Bass Series By Sam Roche The new line features a 700W head and 3 super-portable cabinet configurations
Squier debuts Mini Precision Bass By Michael Astley-Brown Fender's new beginner bass features a downsized body and short scale length
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...
Fender targets acoustic and bass players with Acoustic Preverb and Trapper Bass Distortion pedals By Michael Astley-Brown New offerings boast flexible feature sets and versatile EQs
Jason Momoa receives Fender Custom Shop P-Bass for his birthday, immediately slaps RHCP’s Higher Ground By Richard Bienstock The Aquaman star can slap and pop with the best of ‘em
Best bass amps 2020: 10 high-quality low-end amplification options for bassists By Jonathan Horsley Give yourself the gift of thunder with the best bass guitar amps money can buy – featuring Trace Elliot, Hartke, Ampeg and more
Lynda Kay remembers Lemmy Kilmister, the rock 'n' roll icon with a heart of gold By Joel McIver The actor and musician Lynda Kay on a friendship less ordinary and a special duet with the late Motörhead frontman
Fender celebrates 60 in style with limited edition 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass By Richard Bienstock Classic offset design boasts Pure Vintage ‘62 single coil pickups, period-correct stacked volume and tone knobs
How to use pitch pedals on a bass By Dan Veall Every now and again, the music calls for something different - that's time for a pitch pedal to transform your low end
Jackson CBXM X-Series Signature David Ellefson Concert IV and V review By Joe Daly David Ellefson's new signature Jackson basses are mega-cool, mega-understated and not just for metal
Meet the owner of the world's biggest 12-string bass collection By Bass Player Staff Idaho-resident bassist Mark Rowe owns what is thought to be the world’s largest collection of 12-string basses. We meet him for a chat about the thang behind the twang...
Lee Sklar: "I go onto YouTube and see all these amazing players, and I say, ‘Christ, I’d be embarrassed to take a bass out in the same room as those guys'" By Joel McIver The great Lee Sklar, veteran of countless sessions, returns with the Immediate Family. “I’m your gardener!” he tells us...
Victor Brandt: “I’ve been happily surprised that, even with so much going in Dimmu’s music, I could squeeze in some nice bass parts” By Bass Player Staff The Dimmu Borgir bassist on satanic pickups, signature gear, and the cross-cultural exchange between Norwegian black metal and Swedish death metal
Serek’s The Grand bass packs onboard fuzz tone into a short-scale design By Richard Bienstock New model can “grumble, sputter and spit” courtesy of Skuzz Serkit passive fuzz circuit
Mastodon premiere trippy new song, Fallen Torches, ahead of Medium Rarities compilation By Richard Bienstock New release collects cover tunes, soundtrack contributions, instrumentals, B-sides and live recordings
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils July 2020 Ball Family Reserve guitars and basses in eye-catching finishes By Richard Bienstock Collection is headlined by limited edition StingRay, Silhouette, Albert Lee and Axis models
How to use wah and filter pedals on bass By Dan Veall Transform your bass tone and scale up your funk by adding a filter pedal to your floor game
Manson just made Matt Bellamy a bonkers LED-equipped violin bass By Michael Astley-Brown Muse man’s radical model set to appear on new Jaded Hearts Club single
