The late Victor Bailey on "kicking ass" with Madonna and embracing Jaco’s legacy in Weather Report By Nick Wells published 24 November 22 "If I’m playing the bassline to Like A Virgin I’m going to play the hell out of it! The same way as if I were playing Teen Town"
Level 42 legend Mark King on his 5 most famous bass guitars By Nick Wells published 24 November 22 “This guy from Alembic showed up with a suitcase and said that he wanted to make a bass for me”
Fender and Guitar Center team up for exclusive American Ultra models that flash their tastiest collaborative finish yet – Umbra Burst By Matt Owen published 24 November 22 The limited-edition Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision Bass models, which also offer ebony fretboards, stay true to the American Ultra template but deliver an eye-catching aesthetic twist
Laney's comprehensive 2022 holiday gift guide is the inspiration you need to nail Christmas this year for the guitarist or bassist in your life By Sam Roche published 24 November 22 Stuck on ideas for Christmas? Fear not – if that special someone is a guitar or bass lover, Laney has you covered
"It was a wild scene up there": The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell recount the explosive, and chaotic, Woodstock set that changed the world By Andy Aledort published 23 November 22 In this classic GW interview, Hendrix's late-period rhythm section reveal the highs and lows of one of rock's most immortal performances, and what it was really like to collaborate with the ultimate guitar hero
Victor Wooten on his S.M.V supergroup with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller: “It was like Michael Jordan and LeBron James asking you to be on their basketball team!” By Nick Wells published 22 November 22 Bass guitar hero Victor Wooten looks back on his mind-blowing bass battles with Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller
Lady Gaga bassist Jonny Goood: “Being a young Black brother and playing dirty with a pick is unique to me...” By Joel McIver published 22 November 22 Bassist to one of the world’s biggest pop stars, Jonny Goood on coming from nothing and making it big: "I didn't have sh*t!"
America Paz's fluorescent 6-string is one of the wildest basses you'll see this year By Nick Wells published 22 November 22 The NG3 'Sailor Bass’ is what you get when you team Dingwall Guitars up with a tattoo artist and neon paint specialist
Jimi Hendrix was also a master of the bass guitar – he once jammed with Johnny Winter using an upside-down Fender Jazz Bass By Matt Owen published 22 November 22 The elusive performance took place at The Scene nightclub in New York, and saw the two guitar icons share the stage for an unconventional display of Hendrix's playing powers
Watch Charles Berthoud lead 200 bass players in a magical cover of Queen’s Under Pressure By Nick Wells published 21 November 22 What do you get if you put 200 bassists in a stadium and ask them to play a Queen classic? A kind of magic.
Hear Megadeth cover Judas Priest classic Delivering the Goods By Matt Parker published 18 November 22 Mustaine and co are celebrating Priest’s induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the cover
Sting’s 10 best basslines with The Police By Nick Wells published 17 November 22 With The Police, Sting delivered some of the most infectious bass performances of his career. We’ve pulled together 10 of his greatest bass parts
Fender promises “thunderous power” from a lightweight bass amp with the release of its new Rumble 800 Combo By Matt Owen published 16 November 22 The amp packs two 10" Eminence neodymium speakers and three distinct tone modes
Watch Tony Levin demonstrate his signature ‘funk fingers’ By Nick Wells published 16 November 22 Tony Levin: “Peter Gabriel said, ‘Why don’t you attach two drum sticks to your fingers?’"
From the vaults: former Machine Head bassist Adam Duce on the tone secrets of Cliff Burton By Joel McIver published 16 November 22 “He had a Stratocaster pickup hidden under the bridge of his Rickenbacker”
Watch Polyphia react to insane fan covers of Remember That You Will Die tracks By Sam Roche published 15 November 22 The prog titans judge renditions of Neurotica, ABC and Playing God – including a version created in a videogame – and gift the winner Tim Henson's new Ibanez TOD10N signature model
You can now create your own custom grilles for Positive Grid's Spark 40 and Spark MINI amps By Sam Roche last updated 15 November 22 With Positive Grid's new service, Spark x You, guitarists can design fully personalized grilles for no more than $35
Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history By Nick Wells published 15 November 22 School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”
Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me By Joel McIver published 14 November 22 Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more
The 17-string bass Elwood Francis played during a ZZ Top show was a cheap Chinese knockoff of Jared Dines' 18-string Ormsby By Sam Roche published 14 November 22 Dines called out the “ripoff” guitar on Instagram, to which Francis responded: “The joke’s on me ‘cause I have to play that bootleg POS!”
![[L-R] Elwood Francis and Jared Dines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VopGejAMGSvHpe6iWR2wQg-1200-80.jpg.webp)
