Ibanez’s new headless basses will blow your top By Richard Bienstock The Bass Workshop EHB1000 series offers deep cutaways, three-band EQ, passive Bartolini pickups and more
Fender announces change in ownership By Richard Bienstock Longtime investor Servco Pacific acquires majority share in the iconic brand
NAMM 2020: Fender brings the Mustang, Mustang 90, Duo-Sonic and Mustang Bass PJ to the Player Series By Amit Sharma The Big F adds 4 models to incredibly popular mid-range series
NAMM 2020: Ashdown drops new line of bass guitars - The Grail, The Arc, The Low Rider and The Saint By Sam Roche The British amp veterans collaborate with US luthier Dan Lakin
NAMM 2020: Ashdown reveals two ultra lightweight and compact amps - The Ant and The Newt By Sam Roche The British amp experts take power in a small design to the next level
NAMM 2020: EMG unveils new pickups, including Jim Root and Robert Trujillo signature models By Jackson Maxwell and Sam Roche The Slipknot axeman and Metallica bassist collaborate with the pickup experts to deliver the Daemonum and Rip Tide signature sets
NAMM 2020: Vox unveils 2 new super lightweight Starstream basses By Sam Roche The British gear giant adds to its growing pile of innovations this year
NAMM 2020: Sandberg announces fresh basses with a range of specs and finishes By Sam Roche The German-based company looks to add to its eclectic range
NAMM 2020: Warwick launches 2 highly limited Custom Shop basses By Sam Roche German bass veterans add to its top of the range Masterbuilt and Teambuilt Series
The 100 best bass players of all time By Bass Player Staff The definitive rundown of the legends, unsung heroes, virtuosos and trailblazers that make bass great
Guitar World is the new home of Total Guitar, Guitarist, Guitar Techniques and Bass Player By Michael Astley-Brown Welcome to the new-look Guitar World, bigger and better than ever
NAMM 2020: Darkglass launches the DN series of lightweight bass cabs By Sam Roche Portability without sacrificing tone is the ethos in the Finnish company's new line of amps
Sheryl Crow: the bass is my muse By Chris Jisi The singer songwriter tells us about how bass has become central to her creative process and performances
Les Claypool's five favorite bass albums By Bass Player Staff The albums that shaped Les Claypool, frontman of Primus, solo performer, film-maker, novelist and master collaborator...
Too much is never enough: Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme reinvents art-rock bass for the 21st century By Bryan Beller Muse's bass master on The Resistance, riffs and how he gets his tone
Men in the mirror: the bassists of Michael Jackson By Chris Jisi How Alex Al and his predecessors pumped up The King Of Pop
Original Tool bassist Paul D'Amour on why he quit: "Their creative process is excruciating and tedious" By Jon D’Auria Why the bassist walked away from Tool in 1995 and what he brings to new project Lesser Key
Review round-up: semi-hollow and hollowbody basses By Brian Fox We check out the D’Angelico EX-Bass, Ibanez ASB180 and AGB205 Warwick RockBass Star Bass 4- & 5-strings
The best flatwound bass strings: how to choose the right flatwounds for you By Ed Friedland Get one of the most iconic bass tones ever with these strings
The best short-scale bass guitars you can buy By Jonathan Herrera Everything you need to know about short-scale basses and our top picks
