Margaret LaBombard: "If a song makes you feel something, you can thank the bass player" By Bass Player Staff The Slyboots four-stringer recalls her formative years playing bass, and how the NYC bass community moulded her into the player she is today
Manson updates John Paul Jones Signature E-Bass with new pickups and finishes By Richard Bienstock Aguilar humbuckers and preamp, Luthier’s Choice maple top option and Satin Black Transparent Finish headline the new features
Bacchus Woodline Jazz DX5AC-WBDP review By Mike Brooks Bacchus launches a Japanese-built super-Jazz variant that's a mighty proposition indeed
Flea pens touching tribute to late Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman By Richard Bienstock “The excitement we shared over music, and the joy that bubbled up between us will last forever,” he writes
Legendary jazz bassist Gary Peacock dies aged 85 By Richard Bienstock The double bassist played with Bill Evans, Albert Ayler, Keith Jarrett, Miles Davis and many others
Win over $13,000 worth of bass gear in Bass Player's mammoth 400th issue competition By Bass Player Staff Get your hands on incredible prizes from Fender, Bite, Gallien-Krueger, Ashdown, Orange, Ernie Ball and many more
Modern Vintage MVP4 review By Stuart Clayton What does ‘Modern Vintage’ mean, anyway? Ace luthier Rob Elrick knows. His MVP4 strikes a neat balance between past and present
Fender launches 60th Anniversary Road Worn Jazz Bass with weathered finish and matching headstock By Richard Bienstock Model includes a pair of specially designed single coil pickups, controlled via stacked concentric volume and tone knobs
Genesis and Phil Collins guitarist Daryl Stuermer is selling guitars and other gear on Reverb By Richard Bienstock Items include Gibson, Fender and Steinberger electrics, a Roland guitar synth and dozens of pedals
Harley Benton unveils SolidBass range of affordable bass amps and cabinets By Richard Bienstock New offerings span a 150-watt combo to a 600-watt head, featuring built-in compressors, tuners and more
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
