Former Bay City Rollers bassist Ian Mitchell dies aged 62 By Richard Bienstock Mitchell played with the Scottish teen sensations on their hit cover of I Only Want to Be With You
Behind the scenes of Fender Custom Shop's bass creations By Joel McIver We visited Fender’s Custom Shop in Corona, California for a peek behind the curtain and some pearls of wisdom
Ernie Ball debuts versatile Short Scale StingRay Bass By Richard Bienstock New 30-inch scale Music Man model features passive humbucker, lightweight tuners and two new finishes
Trivium's Paolo Gregoletto: "I haven’t used a cab live in years. Bass was ahead of the curve when it came to DI" By Bass Player Staff The architect of Trivium's low-end on his studio setup, and why MIDI drums were key to their monstrous new album, What The Dead Men Say
Luna Guitars conjures “golden vibes” with the Tribal Tobacco Sunburst acoustic-electric bass By Richard Bienstock Long-scale design boasts set-neck construction, Luna preamp with built-in tuner
Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, aka Bill & Ted, are actually both bassists By Richard Bienstock Winter/Bill reveals the “wyld” news during a chat with Gibson TV
Felix Pastorius: ”Even if Jaco wasn’t my father, I’d still be comparing myself to other bassists” By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver Felix Pastorius on the importance of an artist's individuality, managing fans' expectations and befriending your bass
How to use delay pedals on bass guitar By Dan Veall A step-by-step guide to delay, what it is, how to use it, plus a delay joke to kick things off...
Wolfgang Van Halen nails Eruption on bass to silence online troll By Michael Astley-Brown Wolfie blazes through a note-perfect rendition of the landmark EVH tapping section
Aguilar DB925 Bass Preamp review By Mike Brooks A new tone-shaping pedal from Aguilar in a small, but perfectly formed, package
Fender Vintera '60s Jazz Bass review By Mike Brooks A Fender Jazz in Firemist Gold isn’t a common sight, but does this J offer more than just a pretty finish?
Dean introduces player-spec'd Edge Select Burled Poplar Satin Natural basses By Richard Bienstock New model sports highly figured poplar burl top and DMT pickups, is available in four-, five- and six-string configurations
Watch this insane display of slap-bass thrash metal by The Erkonauts' Ales Campanelli By Sam Roche The super-talented four-stringer plays through the band's latest single, War Flamingoes
The Virtual Guitar Show, a massive online gear-fest, is coming this September By Richard Bienstock Top gear companies and artists, including Fender, Ibanez and members of Guns N’ Roses and King Crimson, highlight the two-day event
Hartke LX8500 review By Stuart Clayton Hartke's new bass amp head sees the esteemed amp-makers deliver power and configurability in spades
Ernie Ball announces feature-rich John Myung Bongo 6 bass By Richard Bienstock Signature model from the Dream Theater bassist boasts streamlined body and string spacing, fast neck and simplified control layout
Warwick launches affordable, super-compact Gnome bass amp heads By Michael Astley-Brown 3 versions available, with USB interfaces and up to 280W output
Nikki Sixx is the most underrated bass player ever... according to Nikki Sixx By Richard Bienstock Mötley Crüe four-stringer jumps into Twitter debate
Founding UFO bassist Pete Way dies aged 69 By Michael Astley-Brown The UFO and Waysted bass player had sustained life-threatening injuries two months ago
Darkglass Electronics unveils limited-edition The Squid drive pedal with custom artwork By Richard Bienstock Microtubes-loaded pedal promises “a crisp, punchy clean preamp to obliterating high gain distortion and everything in between”
