The Big Dawg is back: American Idol’s Randy Jackson rejoins Journey as bassist By Richard Bienstock The Rock Hall of Famers also announce new drummer, jazz-fusion legend Narada Michael Walden
Watch members of Judas Priest, Halestorm, Alice in Chains and more absolutely nail Thin Lizzy’s Bad Reputation By Richard Bienstock Former Machine Head guitarist Phil Demmel assembled the group for his Collab-A-Jam #1
Fender unveils hardtail Strat bridges, black painted headstocks and Inca Silver finish options for Mod Shop guitars and basses By Michael Astley-Brown V-Mod PJ Bass pickups among raft of new additions to custom guitar generator
Sick Riffs: Austin Cressey teaches you the chunky bassline of Movements' Deep Red By Sam Roche We bring you the series' first lesson for low-end aficionados
Nuno Bettencourt tears it up alongside Phil X and Orianthi on 68-musician cover of The Beatles’ Let It Be By Richard Bienstock Charity single also features Avril Lavigne, Stu Hamm, dUg Pinnick and Mike Mangini
Live Nation will explore "fan-less concerts and reduced capacity shows," with return to full-scale operation projected for late 2021 By Richard Bienstock "We’ll be starting slow and small, focusing on the basics and testing regionally,” CEO Michael Rapino says
Geezer Butler recalls the B.C. Rich bass so sharp it cut his thumb open at Live Aid By Richard Bienstock "I could hardly play the bloody thing," laments the Black Sabbath bassist
Metallica share stripped-down acoustic reworking of Blackened in quarantine By Richard Bienstock You've never heard the ...And Justice for All classic sound quite like this
Watch Lars Ulrich’s sons play “insane, crazy, garage-rock version” of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby By Richard Bienstock “You know what, boys? You done me proud,” the Metallica drummer says
Foreigner's Jeff Pilson takes you through his vast home studio's priceless bass and guitar collection By Sam Roche The bassist showcases his studio gear, and details how a Mellotron landed him a place in the band...
Behold Leo Fender's handmade Breadboard Bass, which he used as a "quick and dirty way to test pickups" By Richard Bienstock The rudimentary bass combines Fender, Music Man and G&L design elements in one instrument
Davie504 just bought every bass he can find and is giving them all away on YouTube By Richard Bienstock “Everybody’s forced to stay home and this can be extremely tough,” says the YouTuber. “But luckily I am here to save you”
Ernie Ball Music Man's Joe Dart Signature bass is a streamlined one-knob wonder By Richard Bienstock Collab with Vulpeck bassist sports a natural finish over an ash body, single Music Man passive humbucker with volume control
Cort buffs up the Artisan single-cut bass with a non-multi-scale length and hot new finish By Richard Bienstock A figured poplar burl top, panga panga fingerboard and Bartolini pickups round out the package
Brian May jams with Alex Skolnick, Bumblefoot and Stu Hamm as an all-star line-up takes on the Hammer to Fall Challenge By Richard Bienstock Witness Halestorm drummer Arejay Hale play along on the, um, garbage cans
Jason Newsted recalls getting mocked for playing bass with a pick - and explains why the haters are wrong By Richard Bienstock The ex-Metallica man sticks up for picks and reveals why he's always used one
There are, in fact, 10 levels of bass playing, according to YouTuber Ichika Nito By Richard Bienstock Talk a guided walking bass tour through the various styles and techniques, from one-finger to slap and beyond
Thundercat names his favorite basslines and explains why slap bass is so controversial By Richard Bienstock “If your feel sucks, you just suck,” says the multi-instrumentalist Dragonballer
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
