The Linda Lindas make national TV debut with blistering performance of Racist Sexist Boy on Jimmy Kimmel Live! By Matt Owen The punk proteges followed up their new Epitaph Records deal with a high-octane rendition of their viral anti-racism anthem
D'Addario launches environmentally sustainable line of Eco-Comfort guitar straps By Sam Roche New straps are made with recycled materials including plastic bottles and pre-consumer waste, and colored using eco-friendly E.Dye
Alter Bridge‘s Brian Marshall: “Bass is a different skill set and a different mindset. I think we’re just born that way“ By Bass Player Staff Marshall checks in to share some advice for bass players and reminds us that “we're unicorns“
9 best bass amps for practice 2021: top combos for working on your chops at home By Chris Schwarten Get the most out of your playing at home with one of these great bass practice amps
EBS Stanley Clarke Acoustic Preamp review By Jon Thorne This Clarke-endorsed preamp for upright bass is a rare find
ESP kits out its entire LTD Deluxe 1000 Series with stainless steel frets By Matt Owen Upgraded fret material will be offered as a standard factory-fitted fixture on over 100 LTD guitars and basses
Session great Yolanda Charles on her best (and worst) bass albums By Bass Player Staff Charles reflects on playing with BB King, Paul Weller, Squeeze and P-Funk legend Bernie Worrell
Sultry, wah-drenched new Prince track, Born 2 Die, unveiled By Michael Astley-Brown The funk ballad is the latest song to be revealed from the previously unreleased Welcome 2 America album
Jackson adds a cornucopia of high-spec bass models to its Pro Series and X Series By Sam Roche The Pro Series Spectra Bass, X Series Concert Bass CBXNT DX IV and X Series Spectra Bass boast a plethora of fine appointments
Guns N' Roses announce US tour with Wolfgang Van Halen's Mammoth WVH By Sam Roche The run marks a pretty grand touring debut for WVH's new project
Sandberg celebrates its 35th anniversary with racing car-themed bass guitars By Sam Roche Four new models are built for speed with sleek racing stripes and race car-style '35' decals
Roger Waters releases Pink Floyd’s Animals remaster liner notes following dispute with David Gilmour By Matt Owen Waters alleges Gilmour wants the liner notes to remain buried in order to "claim more credit... than is his due" for the band's 1977 album
Ampeg BA-108 V2 review By Mike Brooks Compact, portable, lightweight, fully featured – just how we like our bass combos...
Starr Cullars: "Prince used to come out to P-Funk shows – he was tripping that I was playing with them" By Bass Player Staff The former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist and solo artist recalls her early career, and a legendary encounter with Prince
Gibson seeks to provide “the ultimate guitar experience” with all-new mega-store, the Gibson Garage By Matt Owen New 8,000-square-feet shop set to stock Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer models, and feature an in-house Custom Shop
David Ellefson to sue for defamation following his dismissal from Megadeth over leaked videos By Sam Roche “This person will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” the bassist says
Bootsy Collins: “It’s not about being the greatest bassist in the world – you want to do great, but learn some kind of discipline as well“ By Joel McIver With The Power of the One, the master takes a cast of stars for an album that lives and breathes funk
Suspect208 – the band featuring the sons of Slash and Robert Trujillo – announce breakup By Sam Roche Guitarist Niko Tsangaris and drummer London Hudson have started a new band, S8nt Elektric
Atelier Z Beta 5+ DX review By Mike Brooks A fully-equipped Jazz Bass variant with glacial looks... chilling! It's time to don the thermals for a night on the ice
Megadeth officially part ways with David Ellefson By Sam Roche “With an already strained relationship, what has already been revealed now is enough to make working together impossible moving forward,” reads a statement from Dave Mustaine
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