David Gilmour flexes his fretless bass skills in newly shared Yet Another Movie demo By Matt Owen 29 September 2021 The stripped-down, dreamy demo arrives in anticipation of Pink Floyd's upcoming A Momentary Lapse Of Reason reissue
Charles Berthoud: "I don’t want my music to only appeal to people who play bass" By Bass Player Staff 28 September 2021 The viral YouTube virtuoso discusses music-first bass videos and social media power
Travis Haley – aka ex-Steel Panther bassist Lexxi Foxx – forms new band, Hollywood Gods N' Monsters By Sam Roche 28 September 2021 “Think of us as a bigass American jukebox, where all the records in it have melted together,” explains Haley's new bandmate Diggity Dave
Warwick/Framus declares victory over Gibson in Flying V legal battle By Matt Parker 27 September 2021 The German manufacturer had been the subject of a lawsuit alleging imitation of Gibson products
Watch Eddie Vedder, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith and Pino Palladino perform Prince, R.E.M. and the Pretenders classics at Ohana Festival By Matt Parker 27 September 2021 The Pearl Jam frontman and his all-star covers band were a last-minute replacement for the recently bereaved Kings of Leon
Alan Lancaster, bassist and founding member of Status Quo, dies aged 72 By Matt Parker 27 September 2021 Stalwart of the band’s hugely successful ‘Frantic Four’ period died at home in Sydney
Metallica perform The Black Album in its entirety at Louder Than Life festival By Sam Roche 27 September 2021 The band played two sets across the weekend at the Kentucky festival, with one almost entirely dedicated to their seminal 1991 LP, played in reverse order
Mo Foster: "What I had witnessed in real time was the start of the transition from jazz to fusion" By Phil Mann 27 September 2021 The composer and session bass legend reflects on 50 years playing with Gary Moore, Brian May, Jeff Beck and more
Trevor Bolder: “Bowie played you a song and you had one runthrough and that was it. Ziggy Stardust was recorded in a day“ By Joel McIver 24 September 2021 In this classic 2004 interview with the David Bowie bass legend, Bolder reflects on playing in the Spiders From Mars, Uriah Heep and the gear behind his sound
Red Hot Chili Peppers give first interview with John Frusciante back in the fold By Matt Parker 24 September 2021 Costumed RHCP members present ‘KHOT’ news announcement detailing world tour plans for 2022
Attention music producers and songwriters: what do you want from streaming platforms? By Guitar World 24 September 2021 Are you a music creative? Do you have an opinion on streaming platforms? Then we want to hear from you
Rush’s Geddy Lee will release an “epic-length” memoir in 2022 By Jackson Maxwell 23 September 2021 Set for release next autumn via HarperCollins, the book began as a way for Lee to channel the grief he felt after the death of his Rush bandmate, Neil Peart
Watch the Foo Fighters perform at Dreamforce 2021 – accompanied by a troupe of fluffy dancing mascots By Sam Roche 23 September 2021 “Just when I thought life couldn't get any fucking weirder,” Dave Grohl tells the crowd
April Kae: “Bringing my bass playing to social media has challenged me, and I feel like I’m growing“ By Bass Player Staff 23 September 2021 The influencer, model, activist, and highly trained bass player is out to change the world. Here, she explains how she's going to do it
Mooer launches the drum machine-loaded Groove Loop X2 stereo looper pedal By Sam Roche 22 September 2021 The compact new stompbox offers 14 save slots – each able to store 10 minutes of audio – and an impressive 121 drum grooves that can easily be synced to looped audio
Hear the pulverising debut single from Vended, featuring Slipknot offspring Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan By Matt Parker 22 September 2021 The Des Moines, IA band – featuring Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan sons – literally shares some Slipknot DNA, but nonetheless treads its own unrelenting path
Carl Martin debuts streamlined Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope filter pedal By Matt Owen 22 September 2021 Achieving ‘60s psych-inspired sounds, ‘70s disco-esque tones and everything in between is the goal for Carl Martin’s new compact modulation pedal
Spector brings new finishes and tonewoods, and beefed-up electronics, to its Euro line with new Euro RST bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell 21 September 2021 Available in four- and five-string versions, this good-lookin' bass boasts a roasted maple neck and fingerboard, Aguilar Super Double pickups and an OBP-2 pre-amp
Jaco Pastorius talks Weather Report, playing fast, and why the bass is "the number one instrument in the world" in his first Guitar World interview from 1983 By Peter Mengaziol 21 September 2021 In a freewheeling and candid chat, the late bass legend opens up to GW about improvising, his approach to the four-string and that legendary '62 Jazz Bass
Fender partners with MoFi for swamp ash-built, sunburst-finished PrecisionDeck turntable By Sam Roche 21 September 2021 The system is built using the same wood found in Fender's Precision Bass guitars
