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Charnett Moffett

Charnett Moffett: “I try to get a lyrical, singing quality through the fretless bass. It’s a way of being in direct communication with people”

By Bass Player Staff

Jazz veteran Charnett Moffett discusses his latest life-affirming album, New Love, and how Jaco Pastorius and Alphonso Johnson shaped his approach to playing

Tech21 SansAmp Bas Fly Rig v2

Tech 21 SansAmp Bass Fly Rig V2 review

By Joel McIver

The new Bass Fly Rig variant of the venerable SansAmp is typically compact and portable and packed with features

Electro-Harmonix Nano Q-Tron

Electro-Harmonix unveils the Nano Q-Tron, a downsized version of John Mayer’s favorite envelope filter

By Michael Astley-Brown

The long-running funk filter family has launched a Nano quack attack

Michael Starr (left) and Satchel of Steel Panther perform at The Fillmore Detroit on December 2, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan

Steel Panther are still searching for a new bassist – and they need your help to narrow the field of candidates

By Jackson Maxwell

The band have created a 'March Madness'-style bracket through which fans can participate in the selection process

Dave Pomeroy

Dave Pomeroy: “Banjo bass, string bass… I did one song with nine tracks of uke bass. There are a million different ways to play the bass”

By Jamie Blaine

Pomeroy has played on over 500 albums, collaborating with the likes of Sting and John Fogerty, and here he talks all things low end and how he ended up directing a bass orchestra

The Linda Lindas

The Linda Lindas share rapid-fire power-punk effort, Nino

By Matt Owen

The super-short, under-two-minutes track is lifted from the LA quartet's upcoming studio album, which is due for a 2022 release

Guild Starfire Bass I

Guild Starfire I Bass review

By Stuart Clayton

An old-school short-scale that will give you the vintage vibe without the vintage bass prices

Fender Player Precision and Jazz Bass

You won't find a cheaper Fender Player Series bass guitar this Cyber Monday thanks to this unreal deal

By Matt Owen

With up to $225 off at Guitar Center, you can bag yourself some of the nicest-looking limited-edition Precision and Jazz Bass guitars around that are also the cheapest

Sterling by Music Man StingRay

Save up to $160 on Sterling by Music Man StingRay basses over at Guitar Center this Cyber Weekend

By Sam Roche

Up for grabs are a trio of humbucker-equipped bass guitars in differing pickup configurations, each with its price tag significantly slashed

TC Electronic UniTune Clip

The best Black Friday clip-on tuner deal is still live – save $19 on a TC Electronic UniTune Clip

By Michael Astley-Brown

Just $9.99 secures you one of the most accurate clip-on tuners on the market

Nick Beggs

Nick Beggs on his best (and worst) bass albums

By Bass Player Staff

“With every royalty payment that comes in, I get down on my hands and knees and I praise the God of Kajagoogoo!”

Troy Johnson's upright bass sits on a beach

This wild trapezoidal flatback four-string is said to have more volume and sustain "than any acoustic bass in the known universe"

By Jackson Maxwell

Bassist Troy Johnson – who's performed and recorded with Stephen Pearcy – saw deficiencies in the acoustic bass market, and built an acoustic bass like no other

The Beatles

Watch the Beatles perform Get Back during their Savile Row rooftop performance in new Get Back preview

By Matt Owen

Peter Jackson's hotly anticipated, Covid-delayed documentary comes out tomorrow (November 25) on Disney+

G&L's new Fullerton Deluxe JB-5 Sugar Pine bass guitar

G&L updates Fullerton Deluxe bass guitar line with Western sugar pine body JB-5

By Jackson Maxwell

Said to be light and resonant, the body is paired with two G&L Alnico V pickups, and comes in two classy finishes

David Coverdale and Tanya O'Callaghan

Whitesnake announce new bassist, Tanya O’Callaghan

By Matt Owen

O'Callaghan will join the David Coverdale-fronted group for their worldwide farewell tour, replacing outgoing long-time bassist Michael Devin

Martin Gordon

Martin Gordon looks back on Sparks, jamming with the Rolling Stones, and working out Chris Squire’s “astonishing noise”

By Bass Player Staff

With his new album, Another Words, out now, Gordon pays dues to Frank Zappa, explains the concept of setting Trump to music, and revisits his bass sound on Kimono My House

Softube Marshall Murder One Lemmy Signature

Softube aims to emulate Lemmy’s thunderous tone with Marshall Murder One Lemmy Signature plugin

By Matt Owen

The amp head emulation, which is based on the late Motörhead legend’s modified Marshall Super Bass 100W, is joined by cab recreations captured by the band's long-time producer, Cameron Webb

Justin Chancellor

Tool’s Justin Chancellor channels his inner child in must-watch promo for his signature Cry Baby

By Matt Parker

Dunlop’s amusing (and probably NSFW) trailer also promises its products will make you a better bass player than Justin Chancellor

JHS Pedals 3 Series

JHS Pedals adds Hall Reverb, Flanger and Phaser units to its $99 3 Series range

By Matt Owen

The latest 3 Series expansion pack branches into the world of modulation while also souping up its reverb offering

Warwick Gnome i

Warwick Gnome review

By Guy Dennis

Warwick offers palm-sized amps with optional USB interfaces for an affordable price – and there's a lot to like