Ament recently reconnected with the vintage four-string more than three decades after using it to track Vs in the early 1990s – and he immediately played it on stage
Tonal and comfort upgrades have been included as part of the glow-up – which introduces a striking new colorway
Oasis and Phish were notably snubbed from the Class of 2025
An amp modeler update that players have been waiting months for, a sustainable build from Martin and a premium collaboration between Gibson and Serj Tankian headline this week's action
The Revenge of Alice Cooper – the lineup's first record since 1973's Muscle of Love – promises to deliver all the shock rock goods of the band's heyday
As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011
An expanded utilities list with 47 new effects and improved control over the signal chain headline the free update
Ament recently reconnected with the vintage four-string more than three decades after using it to track Vs in the early 1990s – and he immediately played it on stage
From the powerful bass tone on You Really Got Me to 1979’s Low Budget, smart low-end was a key ingredient of the Kinks sound
Hadrien Feraud offers a track-by-track guide to his 2015 solo album, Born in the ’80s
One of the world’s greatest bassists talks switching from guitar, how LSD helped him become a songwriter and why he’s finally embracing five-string bass
The session for Bowie’s Blackstar album took place in early 2015 at the Magic Shop in New York
Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing of his career
From the beginning, Prince had an inkling that Purple Rain’s landmark single would be better without bass guitar
Before he became ‘the’ Bootsy Collins, William Collins was a young guitarist who desperately wanted to join his brother's band
The Cro-Mags founder on the reason he plays Fenders despite loving Rickenbackers, learning from Lemmy and the new documentary about his struggle for survival
The cult-classic Growler bass makes a long-overdue return to the bass market
The Vulfpeck funk maestro has unveiled two all-new models that slash more than $2k off the price of his Ernie Ball Music Man basses – and revived the OG Sterling Dart I that proved such a hit last year
East, one of the most celebrated bass players in history, knows a thing or two about tone – and he’s put practicality at the forefront of his new signature model
Luthier Michael Tobias’ ergonomic and tonally versatile bass guitars were lauded in the late ’70s, and now Gibson has spearheaded their return
The Blink-182 drummer and producer has made a revelation about a go-to bass that has proved perfect for almost every record he's produced
The latest PowerStage offers an onboard preamp and built-in overdrive in a bid to cover all bases for bassists
Bruce’s iconic EB-1 will go on display for four weeks at the Gibson Garage in London as part of the Gibson Garage Fest later this month
The cult-classic Growler bass makes a long-overdue return to the bass market
Designed in collaboration with bassist Dywane Thomas Jr, aka MonoNeon, this tone-bending pedal delivers signature sounds in the Whammy format
Part bass, part guitar, we get to grips with the Classic Vibe version of Fender’s very own dichotomy of tone
With its classic looks and budget-friendly price tag, is the revived Grabber still as iconic?
On paper, the Sterling Joe Dart model looks like a remarkable reproduction of Music Man’s pro-standard version. Could this be as good as it gets for a $399 bass?
With drive tones verging on the mythical, is this the ultimate bass fuzz?
The follow-up to the game-changing Quad Cortex is here at last, and with its ultra-powerful Nano Cortex, Neural DSP has set its sights on challenging IK Multimedia and Kemper to offer the ultimate all-in-one rig solution
Vintage looks? Timeless P-Bass tones? We size up the latest incarnation of Fender’s flagship 4-string
This newly developed, feature-packed bass head features an Amp Feel switch and ‘Cabinet Resonance’ calibration technology to get the best from your cab – but is it a game-changer for bassists?
