Gretsch G5442BDC Electromatic Bass review By Joel McIver Comfortably vintage and sonically authentic, this red retro bass delivers the goods
Prince's bass players over the years: in their own words By E.E. Bradman, Simon Price, Lindsey Borders, Joel McIver Prince, a masterful bassist in his own right, employed a series of phenomenal bass players. Let's met the team...
Les Claypool has been taking bass lessons from Rush's Geddy Lee By Sam Roche The Primus man said he was “learning from the master” ahead of the band's upcoming Rush tribute tour, A Tribute to Kings
How to sound like Royal Blood's Mike Kerr on a budget By Amit Sharma Learn the secrets behind the colossal dual-amp tone of the bass-wielding riff machine
Harley Benton unveils $68 wireless guitar system, the AirBorne 5.8 GHz Instrument By Sam Roche The new system boasts four hours of battery life, four discrete channels and a transmission range of up to 35 meters
Was it James Jamerson or Carol Kaye? The new issue of Bass Player sheds light on the decades-old controversy By Joel McIver The new issue of Bass Player is out now, and brings you a stack of interviews, a ton of reviews and the world's best lessons
Watch The Jaded Hearts Club wind back the years with new video Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) By Matt Parker Hear the first new single from the Matt Bellamy and Graham Coxon-featuring outfit since 2020’s You’ve Always Been There
Hear the new single from Hyper Planet – the astonishing Iranian prog-metal band endorsed by Bumblefoot By Matt Parker Beyond the Laniakea is a formidable display of guitar and bass riffing and tapping chops fused with traditional Iranian elements
Rudy Sarzo announces his return to Quiet Riot: “It's time for me to come home” By Sam Roche The move marks the end of the bassist's 18 years away from the band
Jeff Berlin: "If you add academic music to your day, there will be almost no music or style anywhere that you can’t figure out on your own" By Phil Mann The fusion legend discusses his new Music Group, the art of bass education and importance of theory
Jack Gardiner and guitar guru Owane recruit bass virtuoso Henrik Linder for dizzying fusion masterclass, U.T.F.F By Matt Owen The track serves as the lead single for Gardiner and Owane’s upcoming collaborative effort Chapter One: Shredemption, which can be preordered along with tabs and Neural DSP presets
Kramer D-1 Bass review By Ian Glasper A budget-conscious high-performance bass guitar from the resurgent '80s brand
Rage and the machine: Fan generates six albums of RATM-style jams using AI – and gets real musicians to record them By Matt Parker The AI Kittens project was inspired by Tom Morello’s 15-minute songwriting challenge
Tye Trujillo’s metal trio Ottto debut thundering new track, Ride Low By Matt Parker Check out the latest effort from the Venice Beach band
The Who bassist Jon Button talks stepping into the shoes of John Entwistle and Pino Palladino By Bass Player Staff The touring bass player for the British rock legends – not to mention Sheryl Crow and Shakira – on the evolution of his playing and his onstage rig
Watch footage of ZZ Top's first shows since bassist Dusty Hill's death By Sam Roche The band recruited longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis to handle bass duties – with Hill's full blessing, according to frontman Billy Gibbons
Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford partners with Ernie Ball for the Music Man Artist Series StingRay Bass collection By Matt Parker The RATM and Audioslave bass hero issues four exhaustively spec'd models limited to just 50 instruments each
Paul McCartney: "Anything Wings did had to be viewed in the light of The Beatles. And the comparisons were always very harsh" By Tony Bacon In this classic interview from 1994, McCartney looks back on the transition to Wings, its effect on his bass playing, and how he became an entertainer again
Everything you need to know about in-ear monitors By Dan Veall Protect your hearing and enjoy a better quality live mix – what's not to like?
Dusty Hill, 1949-2021: the guitar world pays tribute By Matt Owen Ozzy Osbourne, Flea, Joe Bonamassa, Zakk Wylde, Paul Stanley, Jason Isbell, David Coverdale and many more pay their respects to the legendary ZZ Top bass player
![[L-R] Les Claypool and Geddy Lee](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6irfYsofWp7TeQgkBSgzok-1024-80.jpg.webp)
![[L-R] Elwood Francis, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vHPaYXUBRJYAvC8tLakczA-1024-80.jpg.webp)
