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Rick Laird

Rick Laird, member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra and bass session legend, dies aged 80

By Matt Owen

Laird's star-studded career saw him play alongside the likes of Wes Montgomery, Buddy Rich, Chick Corea, Sonny Rollins, Brian Auger and Benny Golson, as well as the pioneering jazz fusion band between 1971 and 1973

Blu Weekend

Robert Trujillo and Scott Weiland’s sons form new punk band Blu Weekend

By James Turner

Tye Trujillo and Noah Weiland join forces once more after departing Suspect208 earlier this year

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell recruits Duff McKagan, Greg Puciato and Gil Sharone for new solo single

By James Turner

The Alice in Chains frontman signaled his collaboration with the Guns N' Roses and former Dillinger Escape Plan members in photos from a new video shoot

TC Electronic June-60 V2

TC Electronic rebuilds its June-60 chorus pedal from the ground up for V2 edition

By Michael Astley-Brown

The synth-inspired analog chorus gets a host of sonic tweaks, upgraded outputs and additional speed settings

Rudy Sarzo plays his signature Spector Euro4 LT bass

Spector teams up with Rudy Sarzo for the luxurious Euro4 LT signature bass

By Jackson Maxwell

The hard-rock low-end maestro's updated signature model features a chambered Empresswood body and Fishman Fluence multi-voice pickups

Jerry Cantrell and Duff McKagan

Is Duff McKagan handling bass duties on Jerry Cantrell’s new solo album?

By James Turner

The Guns N’ Roses bassist has been spotted shooting a music video alongside the Alice in Chains leader

Laney Digbeth Series

Laney debuts Digbeth bass amp series and a trio of new bass pedals

By Guitar World

The new amp range teams FET and tube-driven preamps, while the fresh Black Country Customs stompboxes span compressor, pitch and distortion offerings

The Omnific and Clay Gober

Dual-bass prog trio The Omnific recruit Polyphia's Clay Gober for epic new single, Antecedent

By Matt Owen

Three basses are better than two in this four-minute masterclass, which offers up a dizzying array of picking-slap-hybrid exchanges and melodic percussive passages

Laney Digbeth Series

Laney revisits its roots with the ultra-modern, vintage-voiced Digbeth bass amp series

By Sam Roche

The British amplification giant has also added 3 new bass pedals to its Black Country Customs range

Spector Bantam 5

Spector launches 5-string version of its short-scale Bantam bass

By Sam Roche

Features include a chambered European alder body with a figured maple top and a pair of EMG 40DC pickups

Mark Hoppus

Mark Hoppus reveals cancer diagnosis: “It sucks and I’m scared”

By Sam Roche

The Blink-182 bassist and co-founder says he's been undergoing chemotherapy for the past three months

Geezer Butler

Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler announces 'best of' album and assembles massive 4CD box set of his solo works

By Jonathan Horsley

The Sabbath bassist's Manipulations of the Mind collects his three solo albums plus a disc of rarities and unreleased tracks

Harley Benton Marquess four- and five-string bass guitars

Harley Benton introduces sub-$400 Marquess range of 4- and 5-string bass guitars

By Matt Owen

The affordable instrument specialist sets its sights on delivering low-end tones fit for royalty at a budget price point

Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay bass

Ernie Ball Music Man unveils the DarkRay bass – a StingRay with onboard fuzz and distortion from Darkglass Electronics

By Jonathan Horsley

This inspired EBMM/Darkglass collaboration gives the all-time classic four-string an almighty sting in the tail

The Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro is a beginner bassist's dream – and it's down to just $179 for Prime Day

The Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro is a beginner bassist's dream – and it's down to just $179 for Prime Day

By Matt Owen

Begin your bass-playing journey with this reliable four-string workhorse, which is $77 off in three classy colorways

Pigtronix Infinity 3 and Universal Remote

Pigtronix expands lineup of looper pedals with Infinity 3, debuts Universal Remote passive digital effects controller

By Matt Owen

Two new offerings from the boutique brand seek to serve up versatile looping and rig-controlling experiences

[L-R] Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield of Metallica

Metallica reveal The Metallica Blacklist, a 53-artist tribute to The Black Album, announce remaster of iconic 1991 record

By Sam Roche

Artists set to appear on the landmark covers album include Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Corey Taylor, Volbeat, Weezer, Ghost, Royal Blood and loads more

Fieldy performing with Korn

Fieldy to sit out upcoming Korn tour: “I will be working towards getting the bad habits out of my system”

By Sam Roche

The 51-year-old bassist is taking some time out to “heal”

KMA Machines Tyler Deluxe

KMA Machines' Tyler Deluxe cuts your guitar signal in two for vast tonal possibilities

By Michael Astley-Brown

Swiss-army pedal allows players to send their high frequencies one way and lows another, promising “the ultimate frequency-selective signal-splitting tool”

Ibanez Iron Label Series electric guitars lined up against dark background

Ibanez revives the Iron Label series with all-new guitars and basses

By Matt Owen

The new supercharged, metal-friendly additions include 7-string Iceman and X series models that vow to take the range's "raw metal energy to a completely new level"