Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger dies aged 52 from coronavirus By Richard Bienstock The songwriter and bassist was also an award-winning composer for film, television and theater
Scientists develop revolutionary new bass strings that allow high notes to ring out louder and clearer By Richard Bienstock Revolutionary construction “takes the instrument to places previous performers were unable to reach, in a tonal sense,” according to Scottish scientists’ low-end theory
Bass legend Carol Kaye: “98% of bass parts cut in Hollywood in the '60s were done with a pick on flatwound strings” By Richard Bienstock The studio ace and Wrecking Crew member talks bass sounds and some of her favorite sessions
Bite Guitars’ Dragon is a monster of a bass with 7 pickup configurations By Richard Bienstock New model boasts exclusive artwork, and choice of necks and fretboards
Fender debuts eye-catching new finishes for the American Original Series By Richard Bienstock An Inca Silver Strat, Burgundy Mist Metallic Tele and Aztec Gold ‘50s P-Bass are among the offerings
Fender launches Made In Japan Heritage Series, offering historically accurate looks and specs at an attractive price point By Richard Bienstock New line boasts 11 different designs, including Strats, Teles and Jazzmasters in various iterations
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G&L Guitars unveils retro-cool 40th anniversary CLF Research L-2500 bass By Richard Bienstock New model boasts old-school headstock and neck profile, chrome control plate, Tri-Tone electronics system
Get classic Sadowsky bass tone in a pedal with the company’s new preamp stompboxes By Richard Bienstock SPB-1 and SPB-2 units can be used as an EQ boost or a DI box
Orangewood Guitars introduces its first-ever acoustic bass, the ultra-affordable Oliver Jr. By Richard Bienstock Solid-top mini-bass boasts short scale, Fishman Sonitone preamp system
The MOD Dwarf crams infinitely updatable plugins into a giggable multi-effects pedal By Richard Bienstock Two independent audio channels, fully assignable knobs, buttons and footswitches and more than 400 free plugins highlight the open-source MOD Devices unit
G&L keeps the 40th anniversary celebrations going with special-edition S-500 guitar and SB-1 bass By Richard Bienstock Anniversary models sport okoume bodies, MFD pickups and Clear Ruby Red finishes
The Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman to auction off historic guitars, basses, amps and more By Richard Bienstock Highlights include Let It Bleed-era ’69 Fender Mustang bass, “Rock and Roll Circus” Les Paul and Vox AC30 he used to audition for the band
Feast your eyes on Ernie Ball Music Man’s stunning February Ball Family Reserve Collection guitars By Richard Bienstock This month's lineup features the Majesty in Jester Red, StingRay5 Special bass in Ginger Burst and Valentine in Walnut Flame
TC Electronic’s Plethora X5 TonePrint Pedalboard might just be the multi-effects pedal you’ve been waiting for By Michael Astley-Brown Every TonePrint pedal onboard, 5 MASH footswitches, FX loop and much more
Up to 60% savings on guitar gear in the Sweetwater, ProAudioStar, Musician's Friend and Guitar Center President's Day sales By Guitar World Staff Prices slashed on acoustic and electric guitars, amps, effects and studio gear
Esteemed Washington luthier Mike Lull dies aged 65 - Pearl Jam pay tribute By Michael Astley-Brown Lull serviced and built guitars for the likes of Soundgarden, Nirvana and Death Cab For Cutie
You can now get all-rosewood necks on Fender's Strat, Tele, Jazzmaster, P-Bass and Jazz Bass By Richard Bienstock The American Professional necks are the newest premium option to be added to Fender's online custom guitar designer, the Mod Shop
Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson bassist Juan Alderete suffers serious brain injury By Richard Bienstock “Juan needs our help. And our energy,” says Manson, as GoFundMe page created
Turns out Billy Sheehan was offered the Van Halen bass player slot three separate times By Richard Bienstock “As much as I would have loved to do that, I want to see Michael Anthony in the band,” says the Mr Big bassist
