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Viral bass hero Blu DeTiger just gave the Fender Jazz Bass a radical revamp – but she started on a Gretsch she left in a taxi

By Nick Wells published

We talk to the bassist with 1.4 million fans on TikTok about how DJing influenced her bass playing, and sending her new signature Jazz Bass to Flea

Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell

Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro mid-solo

By Michael Astley-Brown published

Fan footage shows Farrell verbally then physically attacking his bandmates, casting the reunited alt-rock band’s future in doubt

Line 6 POD Express

Line 6’s $179 POD Express just became a pedalboard must-have after “game-changing” new update

By Matt Owen published

Line 6 has issued a new piece of software that blows the humble amp modeler/multi-FX's true potential wide open

MonoNeon performs onstage during the 2024 Black Music Honors at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre on May 18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

MonoNeon reveals the one pedal Prince urged him to use, now a staple in his bass rig

By Janelle Borg published

The viral bassist also talks about how the Purple Rain hitmaker recruited him after seeing his YouTube videos

Musician Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith performs on the Sunset Cliffs Stage during the 2016 KAABOO Del Mar at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on September 17, 2016 in Del Mar, California

Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band

By Matt Owen published

The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury

Mk.gee performing live on Jimmy Kimmel

Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist

By Janelle Borg published

Rather than developing a clear-cut guitar technique, Mk.gee wanted to learn how to use the guitar as a tool for experimentation

Fender Blu DeTiger Limited Edition Player Plus Jazz Bass

Fender honors viral bass sensation Blu DeTiger with a signature Jazz Bass – and it sounds as good as it looks

By Matt Owen published

DeTiger helped Fender first launch the Player Plus Jazz Bass back in 2021, and now she's been treated to her very own signature model

Photo of Lou REED; 24-05-2003/LOU REED/CARRE/AMSTERDAM. JANUARY 01: ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL Photo of Herbie FLOWERS

“David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s Walk On the Wild Side

By Nick Wells published

Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist

Eric Avery

Eric Avery on overcoming JA’s “unthinkable” time without Dave Navarro and his brief stints with Metallica and Smashing Pumpkins

By Andrew Daly published

The “backbone” of Jane’s Addiction reveals what he learned from his time with rock royalty, how he sculpted his unconventional approach to bass, and why cellphones are changing the way he thinks about tone

Herbie Flowers playing double bass

British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86

By Janelle Borg published

Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and Bowie's Space Oddity

Tony Levin

For the King Crimson-channeling Beat tour, Tony Levin is a virtuoso among virtuosos

By Andrew Daly published

The bass icon on how he’s being challenged by parts he wrote, changing classic tracks – and when his Funk Fingers will make their next appearance

British Rock musicians Paul McCartney (left) and John Lennon (1940 - 1980), of the group the Beatles, perform on the set of 'The Ed Sullivan Show' at CBS's Studio 50, New York, New York, February 8, 1964.

“I couldn’t work with Lennon and McCartney. I’d end up being beaten to death”: Back in 2011 we locked horns with Lemmy

By Nick Wells published

In a world full of rock ’n’ roll poseurs, Motörhead's hard-living bassist, Lemmy Kilmister, was a true original

John Fisher of the band Fishbone performs at Old Forester's Paristown Hall on August 26, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher names his 10 best basslines

By Chris Jisi published

The most iconic bass riffs in Fishbone’s catalog, according to Norwood Fisher himself

American bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding performs at North Sea Jazz festival, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10th July 2016.

Esperanza Spalding on jamming with Prince, and the stunning upset of Justin Bieber

By Chris Jisi published

A support slot with Prince set the stage for Esperanza Spalding’s 2011 Grammy win and a whole new level of recognition

American heavy metal band Metallica performing live at Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, on 10 February, 2018

How a late-night drinking session with Lars Ulrich almost ruined Robert Trujillo’s Metallica try-out

By Nick Wells published

Robert Trujillo was announced as Metallica's new bassist on February 24, 2003, following a two-day try-out for the metal giants

Harley Benton DNAfx Git Core

Harley Benton scales down its flagship floor modeler – and the versatile DNAfx GiT Core costs just $98

By Phil Weller published

Featuring a wealth of amp models, IRs and effects, the DNAfx GiT Core makes digital modeling accessible for all

The Warning's Daniela and Ale Villarreal Velez onstage with a purple PRS guitar and blue bass respectively

Following mega-tours with Muse and Royal Blood, sister act The Warning are riff rock’s next big success story

By Joe Bosso published

From Metallica covers to U.S. network television and a searing third album powered by the creative heat of fuzz and distortion, Daniela and Alejandra Villarreal Vélez are going places fast, and hungry for more

Left-Bass player Eric Avery of the band's Garbage and Janes Addiction performs onstage during KROQ's Weenie Roast at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre on May 14, 2016 in Irvine, California; Right-Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins performs at Lucca Summer Festival on July 06, 2024 in Lucca, Italy

Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reflects on his brief stint with the Smashing Pumpkins and what he learned from Billy Corgan

By Janelle Borg published

Avery briefly worked with Corgan on what would later become the Pumpkins’ seventh album, Zeitgeist

A compilation image of Tony Levin, Peter Gabriel and Sting performing onstage

Tony Levin explains his Funk Fingers appendages – and the rivalry they sparked with Peter Gabriel

By Matt Parker published

The bass icon says the Funk Fingers are at the heart of an ongoing argument about the performance of Big Time

Left-Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. performs at The Regency Ballroom on December 09, 2022 in San Francisco, California; Right-David Gilmour performs live on stage at Madison Square Garden on April 12, 2016 in New York City

W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless on the invaluable advice he received from David Gilmour

By Janelle Borg published

Lawless has also revealed why he had to switch to bass for the band's first two albums