The Virtual Guitar Show, a massive online gear-fest, is coming this September By Richard Bienstock Top gear companies and artists, including Fender, Ibanez and members of Guns N’ Roses and King Crimson, highlight the two-day event
Ernie Ball announces feature-rich John Myung Bongo 6 bass By Richard Bienstock Signature model from the Dream Theater bassist boasts streamlined body and string spacing, fast neck and simplified control layout
Warwick launches affordable, super-compact Gnome bass amp heads By Michael Astley-Brown 3 versions available, with USB interfaces and up to 280W output
Nikki Sixx is the most underrated bass player ever... according to Nikki Sixx By Richard Bienstock Mötley Crüe four-stringer jumps into Twitter debate
Founding UFO bassist Pete Way dies aged 69 By Michael Astley-Brown The UFO and Waysted bass player had sustained life-threatening injuries two months ago
Darkglass Electronics unveils limited-edition The Squid drive pedal with custom artwork By Richard Bienstock Microtubes-loaded pedal promises “a crisp, punchy clean preamp to obliterating high gain distortion and everything in between”
Blackstar expands its bass amp arsenal with the ultra-lightweight Unity Elite Bass Series By Sam Roche The new line features a 700W head and 3 super-portable cabinet configurations
Squier debuts Mini Precision Bass By Michael Astley-Brown Fender's new beginner bass features a downsized body and short scale length
Fender targets acoustic and bass players with Acoustic Preverb and Trapper Bass Distortion pedals By Michael Astley-Brown New offerings boast flexible feature sets and versatile EQs
Jason Momoa receives Fender Custom Shop P-Bass for his birthday, immediately slaps RHCP’s Higher Ground By Richard Bienstock The Aquaman star can slap and pop with the best of ‘em
Fender celebrates 60 in style with limited edition 60th Anniversary Jazz Bass By Richard Bienstock Classic offset design boasts Pure Vintage ‘62 single coil pickups, period-correct stacked volume and tone knobs
Serek’s The Grand bass packs onboard fuzz tone into a short-scale design By Richard Bienstock New model can “grumble, sputter and spit” courtesy of Skuzz Serkit passive fuzz circuit
Mastodon premiere trippy new song, Fallen Torches, ahead of Medium Rarities compilation By Richard Bienstock New release collects cover tunes, soundtrack contributions, instrumentals, B-sides and live recordings
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils July 2020 Ball Family Reserve guitars and basses in eye-catching finishes By Richard Bienstock Collection is headlined by limited edition StingRay, Silhouette, Albert Lee and Axis models
Manson just made Matt Bellamy a bonkers LED-equipped violin bass By Michael Astley-Brown Muse man’s radical model set to appear on new Jaded Hearts Club single
Could these raised-ridge picks radically change your guitar tone? By Richard Bienstock Acoustik Attak's Attak Piks promise “the sonic result of multiple, rather than single strikes on guitar or bass strings”
Watch members of Tool, Primus, Mastodon and Coheed and Cambria absolutely crush Rush’s classic Anthem By Richard Bienstock The latest from Two Minutes to Late Night is a wonder in the world
This is what Metallica’s One sounds like with every single part played on bass By Richard Bienstock YouTuber Mark Grocki restores the low-end – and then some – to the …And Justice For All classic
Reverb raises selling fee from 3.5% to 5% By Richard Bienstock Online gear marketplace promises to increase investments in “marketing, customer support and seller tools”
Fender releases 5 new short-scale offset Player Series models By Amit Sharma The Mustang, Mustang 90, Duo-Sonic, Duo-Sonic HS and Mustang Bass PJ officially join the Player line-up, complete with fresh finishes
