Fender celebrates 40 years of Squier in style with the official launch of 10 lavish anniversary models By Sam Roche published 10 August 22 First announced in January, the new 40th Anniversary Collection pays homage to five classic Fender designs, each with Gold and Vintage Editions
The Pogues “saddened beyond words” following the death of bassist Darryl Hunt, aged 72 By Matt Parker published 10 August 22 The bass player joined the band in 1986 ahead of their hit album If I Should Fall From Grace
Jeff Berlin releases Jack Bruce tribute album featuring guitar solos from Alex Lifeson, Bumblefoot and Eric Johnson By Matt Parker published 5 August 22 The star-studded tribute record, Jack Songs, has been a long time coming but the bass hero says it’s now available to order
Spector NS Dimension 4SFB review By Kevin Sanders published 5 August 22 Multi-scale, super-playable, with a build quality to match, the NS Dimension has it all going on...
The story of Gibson’s Thunderbird – the tricky, difficult but brilliant design that modernized bass guitar By Rod Brakes published 28 July 22 This Thumpin' Thursday, let’s go way back to trace the history of an iconic bass with a body shape that remains radical to this day
David Ellefson and Jeff Young to play classic Megadeth albums in their entirety on tour this fall By Jackson Maxwell published 27 July 22 Under the name the Kings of Thrash, the two will perform Killing is My Business… and Business is Good! and So Far, So Good… So What! in full
Bass Player meets Metallica: Robert Trujillo salutes our cover star Cliff Burton By Joel McIver published 27 July 22 We explore the Burton legend, reveal the secrets of his playing and head to Sweden to visit the new Cliff museum
Best budget bass amps 2022: punchy low-end for a low price By Richard Blenkinsop published 26 July 22 Keep your low end punchy and your bank balance healthy with our pick of the best budget bass amps
Ashdown unveils the LB-30 2.N, a bass tube amp head loaded with Two Notes Torpedo IR cab emulator technology By Jonathan Horsley published 25 July 22 Classic tube warmth meets digital functionality in this IR-equipped 30-watt bass head
Cliff Burton’s estate launches Burton: Cliff ‘Em All limited-edition IPA beer By Sam Roche published 21 July 22 Bell-bottoms up! A portion of proceeds from the “crushable” IPA will go towards the late Metallica bassist's scholarship foundation to support young musicians
Paul Ryder, Happy Mondays bassist and co-founder, dies at 58 By Jackson Maxwell published 15 July 22 Ryder's propulsive, fluid low-end work was an integral part of the band's sound, and that of the hugely influential Madchester scene as a whole
Flattley Bass Chief and Bass Poison Ivy review By Joel McIver published 14 July 22 Gnarly overdrive and fuzz options for the bass player's pedalboard, with sounds as good as the enclosures look
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson forms new band, Dieth By Jackson Maxwell published 13 July 22 Also featuring former Entombed A.D. guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda and former Decapitated drummer Michal Łysejko, the band have premiered their debut single, In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents
Dave Young: “When you were forced to transcribe stuff from records, that taught you something. It developed your ear and your sense of songwriting” By Joel McIver published 13 July 22 The Canadian jazz bass stalwart reflects on his roots as a bass player, working with Oscar Peterson and what technology has taken from learners
Gibson teams up with Pantera's Rex Brown for new signature Thunderbird bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 12 July 22 The metal bass titan's new signature four-string sports luxurious gold hardware, two "Rexbucker" Thunderbird pickups and a master tone knob with push/pull active/passive switching
Bassbaba Sumon on overcoming relentless setbacks, studying Stu Hamm and bringing Bengali scales to rock bass By Joel McIver published 11 July 22 The Bangladeshi bass icon has survived multiple bouts of cancer, a near-fatal road accident and a stroke, but is still performing at the top of his domestic music industry
Phil Jones Bass X4 NanoBass Combo review By Kevin Johnson published 7 July 22 How does a bass amp featuring nanotechnology size up? Not too badly as it goes, with Phil Jones making the most of an improbably small format
Les Claypool says he was on acid during Primus’ 1992 MTV Spring Break performance – “everything I saw was just orange” By Matt Parker published 6 July 22 The bassist extraordinaire has been reflecting on Primus’ early years amid the 90s alternative boom, in which the band got picked up by MTV before Metallica... It was quite literally a trip
MarkBass promises a bass amp revolution with the wide-ranging MB58R line offering “next level power to weight ratio” By Matt Parker published 6 July 22 The latest range from the Italian bass amp specialist offers 20 new cabs, eight combos and two heads
Placebo’s Stefan Olsdal: “The moments we shared with Bowie, the titbits of advice – they’ve all stuck with us. Having him work with us gave us confidence to keep going” By Joe Shooman published 6 July 22 The British alt-rock stalwarts return with an album that started with a photograph. As Olsdal explains, the unorthodox approach soon made sense, reminding him why Placebo mattered in the first place
