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Guy Pratt performs at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on July 21, 2024 in Rome, Italy
The crazy method a thief used to steal 50 bass guitars – including one belonging to Guy Pratt

By Phil Weller Published

The session ace lost his beloved during a spree of thefts, and he’s still looking for it today

Bass Guitars
Mike Anthony_Wolfgang Van Halen_Eddie Van Halen
Alex Van Halen says they tried to recruit Michael Anthony for Van Halen’s David Lee Roth reunion

By Phil Weller Published

Wolfgang Van Halen would take Anthony’s place, but he didn’t get the gig because of “family influences,” the drummer says

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Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted explains how addiction struggles led to his Metallica departure

By Phil Weller Published

The bassist says he was a “horrible addict” and needed to leave the band for his own sake

Bassists
Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies performs during the Monster Energy Aftershock Festival at Discovery Park on October 22, 2017 in Sacramento, California
Korn bassist Ra Díaz recovers 15 stolen bass guitars with help from the community

By Janelle Borg Published

A musician in Henderson, Nevada, spotted some of Díaz's instruments at a local music store

Bassists
Colin Greenwood of Radiohead plays his trusty Fender Precision Bass onstage
Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board

By Jonathan Horsley Published

And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...

Bassists
Reginald Fieldy Arvizu
Former Korn bassist Fieldy finally opens up on why he left the band

By Phil Weller Published

The founding member stepped back from the nu metal pioneers in 2021

Bassists
Left–Suzi Quatro performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on November 2nd, 1978 in London, England; Right–English singer-songwriter Peter Frampton performing at Wembley Empire Pool, London, October 1976
Suzi Quatro reveals Peter Frampton nearly joined her band – but was rejected by her producer

By Janelle Borg Published

In 1972, Quatro released her first single after she moved to England – and there are a couple of familiar names in the credits

Bassists
The Mesa/Boogie Subway+ Bass DI‑Preamp II is a blockbuster sequel to the original, and offers bassists everything they need in one compact housing.
“A small yet mighty gig bag hero”: Mesa/Boogie launches powerhouse preamp/DI with all the tone-shaping capabilities of its high-end Subway line

By Jonathan Horsley Published

A blockbuster sequel to the original, the Subway+ Bass DI‑Preamp II offers bassists everything they need in one compact housing that's 40 per cent smaller than its predecessor

Bass Amps
Flea and Eddie Hazel
Flea looks back on his life-changing jam with Parliament-Funkadelic guitar hero Eddie Hazel

By Matt Owen Published

Flea shared the stage with the P-Funk guitar icon during soundcheck at one of the Red Hot Chili Peppers' earliest European gigs

Bassists
Paul McCartney Lost Bass
Watch the moment Paul McCartney was first reunited with his long-lost Höfner bass

By Phil Weller Published

Stolen in 1972 and off the radar for half a century, it’s now back in McCartney’s grateful hands after a huge restoration job

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