Bass speaker cones explained By Dan Veall Everything you need to know about the different speakers found in bass amps
Aguilar Amplification launches the ultra-compact DB 599 Bass Compressor pedal By Sam Roche New addition features a gig-saver bypass function, which keeps signal flowing in the event of power supply death
Watch Reverb.com’s eagerly anticipated The Pedal Movie now By Richard Bienstock The feature-length film, which explores the comprehensive history of effect pedals, is out today
The bass guitar summit: Dave Swift meets Juan ‘Snow Owl’ Garcia-Herreros By Bass Player Staff Jools Holland's in-house bassist Swift and the Grammy-nominated Snow Owl talk career paths, Jaco and gear
Reverb.com suffers temporary data breach By Sam Roche Users' personal info was publicly accessible for a short time
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “After all these years, I've realized that notes are so much fatter with fingerstyle“ By Joel McIver The Foo Fighters bassist checks in to talk Medicine At Midnight, chasing overdriven tones and his newfound appreciation of fingerstyle bass
BITE Guitars unleashes souped-up Booster Bass model By Matt Owen The latest addition to BITE’s four-string family of custom-made models boasts a bold White Weed colorway and a “monstrous” 2x10000mV humbucking pickup
Ashdown Tone Pocket and The Ant review By Phil Mann Two new lightweight and super-practical bass amp and DI innovations
Two Notes Audio Engineering partners with Ashdown for new range of virtual bass cabinets By Sam Roche The full range – which includes 10 cab simulations – is available now for $48
Sadowsky MetroLine Verdine White review By Dave Clarke The Earth, Wind & Fire legend’s signature bass put through its paces – is it a Shining Star?
Cat Popper: “Writing is complicated for me, because voices in my head tell me I should sound more like someone else” By Bass Player Staff Having earned her stripes playing bass with a laundry list of heavy hitters, Popper goes solo with new single, Maybe It's All Right
Dedalo FX launches LA-2A-inspired Gorila GOR-4 optical bass compressor By Sam Roche New arrival boasts brand-new, higher-spec'd op amp for its gain stages
Ernie Ball unveils a spectrum of new finishes for its flagship guitars and basses By Sam Roche The company's StingRay RS, Cutlass RS, Sabre, Bongo and StingRay Special bass models receive an aesthetic revamp
Spector joins with La Bella Strings for custom line of electric bass strings By Richard Bienstock New nickel round-wound long-scale strings available in four, five and six-string sets
Bryan Beller on the search for the perfect bass and thinking visually when songwriting By Bass Player Staff The Aristocrats and Joe Satriani bass phenom unpacks his epic pedalboard, and explains the importance of video in music today
Line 6 bolsters Helix units with new amp and effects models plus smoother high-gain sounds in 3.10 firmware update By Michael Astley-Brown Improved oversampling and new models based on the Orange Rockerverb and 1984 Pro Co Rat highlight the latest update
Fender names the 25 guitarists you need to hear this year as it announces the Fender Next 2021 Class By Matt Owen Arlo Parks, Nova Twins, Ritt Momney and Alfie Templeman head up the guitar giant's comprehensive lineup of up-and-coming artists for this year
Anaconda HE-4 Hydra Elite review By Mike Brooks Is this custom Kahler-equipped bass a fearsome creature from ancient legend, or a tangerine dream?
Charvel launches new Pro-Mod San Dimas basses for 2021 By Sam Roche The fresh PJ and JJ models boast caramelized maple necks, DiMarzio pickups, Luminlay side dots and a host of other luxury appointments
Meet Bassist of the Year 2020, Danny Sapko By Bass Player Staff Technically adventurous, musically astute and your favorite bassist of 2020, Sapko walks through his bass approach
