Jeff Berlin releases Jack Bruce tribute album featuring guitar solos from Alex Lifeson, Bumblefoot and Eric Johnson By Matt Parker published 5 August 22 The star-studded tribute record, Jack Songs, has been a long time coming but the bass hero says it’s now available to order
David Ellefson and Jeff Young to play classic Megadeth albums in their entirety on tour this fall By Jackson Maxwell published 27 July 22 Under the name the Kings of Thrash, the two will perform Killing is My Business… and Business is Good! and So Far, So Good… So What! in full
Bass Player meets Metallica: Robert Trujillo salutes our cover star Cliff Burton By Joel McIver published 27 July 22 We explore the Burton legend, reveal the secrets of his playing and head to Sweden to visit the new Cliff museum
Ashdown unveils the LB-30 2.N, a bass tube amp head loaded with Two Notes Torpedo IR cab emulator technology By Jonathan Horsley published 25 July 22 Classic tube warmth meets digital functionality in this IR-equipped 30-watt bass head
Cliff Burton’s estate launches Burton: Cliff ‘Em All limited-edition IPA beer By Sam Roche published 21 July 22 Bell-bottoms up! A portion of proceeds from the “crushable” IPA will go towards the late Metallica bassist's scholarship foundation to support young musicians
Paul Ryder, Happy Mondays bassist and co-founder, dies at 58 By Jackson Maxwell published 15 July 22 Ryder's propulsive, fluid low-end work was an integral part of the band's sound, and that of the hugely influential Madchester scene as a whole
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson forms new band, Dieth By Jackson Maxwell published 13 July 22 Also featuring former Entombed A.D. guitarist/vocalist Guilherme Miranda and former Decapitated drummer Michal Łysejko, the band have premiered their debut single, In the Hall of the Hanging Serpents
Gibson teams up with Pantera's Rex Brown for new signature Thunderbird bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 12 July 22 The metal bass titan's new signature four-string sports luxurious gold hardware, two "Rexbucker" Thunderbird pickups and a master tone knob with push/pull active/passive switching
Les Claypool says he was on acid during Primus’ 1992 MTV Spring Break performance – “everything I saw was just orange” By Matt Parker published 6 July 22 The bassist extraordinaire has been reflecting on Primus’ early years amid the 90s alternative boom, in which the band got picked up by MTV before Metallica... It was quite literally a trip
MarkBass promises a bass amp revolution with the wide-ranging MB58R line offering “next level power to weight ratio” By Matt Parker published 6 July 22 The latest range from the Italian bass amp specialist offers 20 new cabs, eight combos and two heads
Former Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton has been diagnosed with cancer By Matt Parker published 4 July 22 Norton says he has “excellent odds” but has been forced to cancel forthcoming dates with his band UltraBomb – GoFundMe launched to help finance his treatment
Primus cancel European leg of A Tribute To Kings tour due to “unavoidable logistical challenges” By Matt Owen published 29 June 22 The mammoth Rush tribute tour comes to a premature end
Bass legend Tony Franklin recalls teaming up with David Gilmour and Kate Bush to perform Running Up That Hill in 1987 By Matt Owen published 28 June 22 The one-off performance at the London Palladium featured the Pink Floyd guitarist on a headless Steinberger, with fretless flair from the former Firm bassist Franklin, and it ruled
Remembering Ove Bosch By Joel McIver published 23 June 22 The late bassist and former Warwick colleague, saluted by Chris P. Dekker, editor of De Bassist.
Learn to play like the great Chris Squire in Bass Player's killer new issue By Joel McIver published 21 June 22 The late Yes man is joined by amazing bass players from Chic, Korn, the McCartney/Starr bands and more
Lemmy’s ashes to be enshrined at Hellfest ceremony By Jonathan Horsley published 20 June 22 Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee will lead the tributes to their fallen bandmate during a memorial at the French rock and metal festival
Mesa/Boogie unveils its lightest, smallest and most affordable bass amp ever, the Subway D-350 By Jackson Maxwell published 16 June 22 Though it weighs in at barely 3 pounds, this low-end monster packs 350 watts of power
The Chase Bliss Generation Loss MKII makes your guitar sound like a VCR By Matt Parker published 15 June 22 The next generation: Chase Bliss details first project with former CooperFX man Tom Cooper
Alec John Such, founding bassist of Bon Jovi, dies aged 70 By Matt Owen published 5 June 22 Such had been an influential force in the formation of the band, and can be heard on some of Bon Jovi's biggest-ever hits
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man unveils new 35th anniversary StingRay 5 bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 5 June 22 This special-edition five-string features a spalted top boasting "a thin veneer of figured maple" and an ebony fretboard sporting copper pearlescent block inlays
