Slipknot bassist Alessandro Venturella to appear on Ernie Ball’s Striking the Chord podcast By Richard Bienstock VMan will talk music and take questions from listeners live during the show, which takes place today
Make Music Day, a “free celebration of music around the world,” to take place on June 21 By Richard Bienstock The event is celebrated with public performances in more than 120 countries across the globe
One Control launches Dyna Red Distortion 4K, Pale Blue Compressor and Blackberry Bass Overdrive pedals By Sam Roche The Japanese company adds to its growing line of stompboxes in collaboration with legendary Swedish pedal designer, Björn Juhl
Fender unveils 5 ultra-high-end Master Built guitars to benefit live music crews By Richard Bienstock The company is also offering several signed artist models for sale on Reverb, including an Eric Clapton Strat and Brad Paisley Tele
Richie Goods: "In my neighborhood, it was all about the bass. It was all about Bootsy Collins and Louis Johnson" By Joel McIver The Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys bassist on Mulgrew Miller's influence, tracking live, and how he became a 12-hour-a-day bass fanatic
Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman’s colossal Steel Wheels bass amp rig goes up for auction By Richard Bienstock The Julien’s and MusiCares Charity Auction provides aid to artists and industry professionals affected by coronavirus
Orange Little Bass Thing review By Mike Brooks Orange's latest bass amp boasts a readily available thunder that defies its modest physical dimensions
Hey! Ho! You can go bid on Dee Dee Ramone's 1975 Fender Precision bass By Richard Bienstock The heavily used bass, the Ramone’s main stage instrument in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, is up for auction
Great Scott! Meet the Time Machine, a breathtakingly detailed Back to the Future-themed bass By Richard Bienstock The instrument was sold with proceeds going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
Mesa/Boogie debuts the TT-800, a two-channel tube-driven bass amp powerhouse By Richard Bienstock Newest addition to Mesa’s Subway Series boasts wide array of features and inputs in a compact configuration
Michael Mondesir: “In 36 years of playing professionally, I haven’t really owned a high-end bass” By Joel McIver The Jeff Beck and Whitney Houston session great on reading music, learning by ear, and why there are few better-sounding basses than the Yamaha BBN5 II
Former Prince band members join together to record new version of his classic 1987 song The Cross By Richard Bienstock Video collab of the Sign o’ the Times cut features members of the Revolution, New Power Generation and more
Rickenbacker Al Cisneros 4003 AC review By Joel McIver Sleep and OM bassist Al Cisneros is one a very short list of bassists with a signature Rickenbacker, and it is smokin' hot!
10 best bass guitars 2020: top 4-string and 5-string bass guitars for all budgets By Jonathan Horsley Presenting the world’s finest low-end thunder, with the best bass guitars from Fender, Ibanez, Yamaha and more…
Squier revives forgotten Fender classics with the Paranormal Series By Michael Astley-Brown New range marks the return of the Toronado, Cyclone, Super-Sonic, Offset Telecaster, Cabronita and many more
The Sweet bassist Steve Priest dies aged 72 By Michael Astley-Brown David Ellefson pays tribute to founder of UK glam-rock icons
10-year-old girl plays Rage Against the Machine on guitar, bass and drums in support of Black Lives Matter By Michael Astley-Brown Tom Morello praises Nandi Bushell’s searing Guerrilla Radio performance
Flea's 10 craziest bass licks revealed as YouTuber slap, pops and picks his way through 'em all By Richard Bienstock Charles Berthoud conjures some four-string blood sugar sex magik
Are YouTube guitar lessons under threat? By Richard Bienstock The battle between content creators and copyright holders is hardly a new one, but it seems to be picking up steam
The Big Dawg is back: American Idol’s Randy Jackson rejoins Journey as bassist By Richard Bienstock The Rock Hall of Famers also announce new drummer, jazz-fusion legend Narada Michael Walden
