Alex Webster: “Cannibal Corpse is always a ‘song first’ kind of thing... a big, heavy rhythm machine“ By Joel McIver The bass genius behind the ferocious death-metal killing machine on technique, songwriting and recovering from injury
Hear Squier's ultra-affordable Affinity Telecaster, Stratocaster, Jazzmaster and bass models in action By Jackson Maxwell and Matt Owen The perfect-for-beginners line has been expanded, with existing offerings also receiving a host of cosmetic and technical updates
Watch Korn make their live debut with Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies on bass By Matt Parker See how Diaz does filling in for Fieldy
Coheed and Cambria drop Shoulders, their first new music in almost 3 years By Sam Roche The hard-rocking, heavy-riffing track looks set to appear on the band's forthcoming album
Feel the thunder with Gibson's new Non-Reverse Thunderbird bass By Jackson Maxwell The stylish new four-string boasts a rosewood fretboard and two Thunderbird pickups – each with its own volume control
Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo partner with sax virtuoso Kamasi Washington for jazz-infused cover of Metallica's My Friend of Misery By Matt Owen The trio were joined onstage by an elite house band, featuring bass phenom Thundercat, who transformed the high-gain track into a lounge-style jazz number
Royal Blood‘s Mike Kerr: “There are videos on how to sound like us on a budget of £1,500. And I’m always thinking, ‘Man, you could do it with £600!’“ By Amit Sharma “This is a worldwide exclusive!” Kerr tells Total Guitar as he reveals all about his gear – from his preferred bass distortion pedal to signal-splitting and a bespoke baritone guitar that plays “like a giant bagpipe!”
Everything Everything's Jeremy Pritchard: "I really enjoy the limitations of the bass. It’s forced me to be creative with the basic building blocks of music" By Bass Player Staff Pritchard talks pedalboards, bass heroes and why he's happy to look "a bit silly" with a short-scale Fender Mustang
Steel Panther announce departure of long-serving bassist, Lexxi Foxx By Sam Roche “We love you and we wish you a wonderful future putting eyeliner on chihuahuas”
Bass Player magazine is holding the ultimate bassist poll. Vote to help us find the greatest bass player of all time By Bass Player Staff Speak your mind as we set out to honor the world's greatest low-end maestros
Mark Hoppus shares cancer battle update: "My classification is stage four" By Matt Owen The Blink-182 bassist revealed he has been diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the same type of cancer his mother once battled and beat
Fernando Saunders on Lou Reed, playing the White House and hitting Harlem jazz clubs with the Czech political elite By Bass Player Staff Ahead of the release of his upcoming album We Are People, the prolific bass session legend and solo artist shares a slew of stories from his remarkable career
Carlos Santana’s long-time bassist Benny Rietveld reflects on a career at the front line of expression By Joel McIver Rietveld on playing with Miles Davis and Carlos Santana, the pivotal points in his prolific bass-playing career and the gear choices he swears by
Orange Amps goes a shade of Deep Purple for the Glenn Hughes Crush Bass 50 signature combo By Jonathan Horsley The rock legend looks tickled pink with this limited edition take on the budget-friendly amp
Cort’s new Artisan C OVMH basses use a trio of mahogany, maple and ovangkol tonewoods By Matt Parker Are you a bassist craving a maple sandwich? Cort's got your back
Fender to open London-based office and Artist Showroom in Covent Garden By Matt Owen The guitar giant seeks to support artists and the next generation of players with the new central location
“The finest tones ever finally break free“ says IK Multimedia in major product launch teaser By Jonathan Horsley Is IK Multimedia's big Summer NAMM announcement a new piece of modeling hardware for guitarists?
Wilcock BiSonic review By Mike Brooks A short-scale bass with a single neck pickup and a sound that's sure to surprise you
Sam Kiszka: “The P-Bass has been proven to be the best bass, perhaps of all time. Leo Fender was one of the greatest revolutionaries of our time“ By Joel McIver As retro rockers Greta Van Fleet return with The Battle at Garden’s Gate, bassist Kiszka discusses his bass journey, GVF's influences and his essential gear
Trivium release one of the standout metal tracks of the year so far, In the Court of the Dragon By Sam Roche Bassist Paolo Gregoletto describes the track as “one of the most rewarding writing and recording experiences we have ever had”
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