Latest Updates
How Willie Weeks' unbelievable solo on Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album made him a bass legend
After being introduced as “the baddest bass player in the country,” Willie Weeks kicked off his now iconic solo
Blu DeTiger and Giacomo Turra jamming on an NYC rooftop is the funkiest thing you will hear this week
DeTiger wielded her new Fender signature bass as she joined the Italian maestro for a funk workout
Harley Benton brings an elusive Gibson-inspired finish back for the masses in latest sub-$350 335-a-like
The champion of cheap guitar gear is back with an EB-2-inspired bass and perhaps its finest-looking semi-hollow stunner yet
Why Chase Bliss has been forced to discontinue 5 of its finest pedals – and what it means for the firm going forward
The forward-thinking effects specialist ran afoul of UK and EU legislation by using one particular component in five of its most popular pedals
Neural DSP takes the fight to TONEX and Kemper Profiler Player by unveiling the Nano Cortex – its vision of the ultimate compact all-in-one rig solution
The Quad Cortex's first sibling works as an amp modeler, effects processor and IR loader – and lets players model any amp, cab or drive pedal using Neural DSP's celebrated Capture tech
Beetronics introduces the Tuna Fuzz – a vintage-style fuzz pedal in a tuna can
The new pedal pays homage to company founder Filipe Pampuri's early days, when limited funds led him to repurpose tuna cans as pedal enclosures
REO Speedwagon to stop touring due to “irreconcilable differences”
The band members will be wrapping up their decades-long career with a string of North American tour dates, concluding on November 23 in Kentucky
The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce launches mural crowd funder for late bassist Andy Rourke
The campaign will finance a mural of the band's late bass player in Manchester, UK, with some of the proceeds also set to go to charity
Jane’s Addiction cancel remaining tour dates as Dave Navarro says “goodnight” to the group following onstage altercation with Perry Farrell
The future of the reunited alt-rock outfit remains uncertain as members of the band share their concerns over Farrell’s mental health
How Neural DSP changed the digital guitar gear game with the help of a robot called TINA
Since its inception, Neural DSP has innovated a new approach to amp modeling and produced a game-changing multi-effects floorboard in record time – they explain how TINA has helped them do it
Did Paul McCartney fumble a note on this classic Beatles bassline?
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on October 16th, 1965, see if you can hear the bass glitch where McCartney “breaks” the main riff
Viral bass hero Blu DeTiger just gave the Fender Jazz Bass a radical revamp – but she started on a Gretsch she left in a taxi
We talk to the bassist with 1.4 million fans on TikTok about how DJing influenced her bass playing, and sending her new signature Jazz Bass to Flea
Jane’s Addiction end show early after Perry Farrell punches Dave Navarro mid-solo
Fan footage shows Farrell verbally then physically attacking his bandmates, casting the reunited alt-rock band’s future in doubt
Line 6’s $179 POD Express just became a pedalboard must-have after “game-changing” new update
Line 6 has issued a new piece of software that blows the humble amp modeler/multi-FX's true potential wide open
MonoNeon reveals the one pedal Prince urged him to use, now a staple in his bass rig
The viral bassist also talks about how the Purple Rain hitmaker recruited him after seeing his YouTube videos
Aerosmith may have retired from touring, but bassist Tom Hamilton says it might not be the end for the band
The US rock icons announced they'd be retiring from the road following Steven Tyler's vocal injury
Lo-fi guitar hero Mk.gee on why he decided to learn guitar basics from an upright bassist
Rather than developing a clear-cut guitar technique, Mk.gee wanted to learn how to use the guitar as a tool for experimentation
Fender honors viral bass sensation Blu DeTiger with a signature Jazz Bass – and it sounds as good as it looks
DeTiger helped Fender first launch the Player Plus Jazz Bass back in 2021, and now she's been treated to her very own signature model
“David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s Walk On the Wild Side
Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist
Eric Avery on overcoming JA’s “unthinkable” time without Dave Navarro and his brief stints with Metallica and Smashing Pumpkins
The “backbone” of Jane’s Addiction reveals what he learned from his time with rock royalty, how he sculpted his unconventional approach to bass, and why cellphones are changing the way he thinks about tone