Was it James Jamerson or Carol Kaye? The new issue of Bass Player sheds light on the decades-old controversy By Joel McIver The new issue of Bass Player is out now, and brings you a stack of interviews, a ton of reviews and the world's best lessons
Watch The Jaded Hearts Club wind back the years with new video Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) By Matt Parker Hear the first new single from the Matt Bellamy and Graham Coxon-featuring outfit since 2020’s You’ve Always Been There
Hear the new single from Hyper Planet – the astonishing Iranian prog-metal band endorsed by Bumblefoot By Matt Parker Beyond the Laniakea is a formidable display of guitar and bass riffing and tapping chops fused with traditional Iranian elements
Rudy Sarzo announces his return to Quiet Riot: “It's time for me to come home” By Sam Roche The move marks the end of the bassist's 18 years away from the band
Jack Gardiner and guitar guru Owane recruit bass virtuoso Henrik Linder for dizzying fusion masterclass, U.T.F.F By Matt Owen The track serves as the lead single for Gardiner and Owane’s upcoming collaborative effort Chapter One: Shredemption, which can be preordered along with tabs and Neural DSP presets
Rage and the machine: Fan generates six albums of RATM-style jams using AI – and gets real musicians to record them By Matt Parker The AI Kittens project was inspired by Tom Morello’s 15-minute songwriting challenge
Tye Trujillo’s metal trio Ottto debut thundering new track, Ride Low By Matt Parker Check out the latest effort from the Venice Beach band
Watch footage of ZZ Top's first shows since bassist Dusty Hill's death By Sam Roche The band recruited longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis to handle bass duties – with Hill's full blessing, according to frontman Billy Gibbons
Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford partners with Ernie Ball for the Music Man Artist Series StingRay Bass collection By Matt Parker The RATM and Audioslave bass hero issues four exhaustively spec'd models limited to just 50 instruments each
Dusty Hill, 1949-2021: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Paul Stanley, Jason Isbell, David Coverdale and many more pay their respects to the legendary ZZ Top bass player
Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dies at 72 By Jackson Maxwell The legendary bass player died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas, the band wrote on social media
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils stunning July 2021 additions to Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Parker Freshly finished Cutlass, Bongo and StingRay guitar and bass models join the lineup
Mark Hoppus plays bass guitar for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer By Matt Owen "This is the first time I've felt well enough to play my bass since I was diagnosed"
Electro-Harmonix announces its latest innovation: tapping into magnetic energy for the advancement of mankind By Matt Parker Mike Matthews' plan has far-reaching implications for energy, space travel and defense but, sadly, it’s not a new effects pedal
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
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”
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