Dusty Hill, ZZ Top bassist, dies at 72 By Jackson Maxwell 28 July 2021 The legendary bass player died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas, the band wrote on social media
Ernie Ball Music Man unveils stunning July 2021 additions to Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Parker 28 July 2021 Freshly finished Cutlass, Bongo and StingRay guitar and bass models join the lineup
Mark Hoppus plays bass guitar for the first time since being diagnosed with cancer By Matt Owen 27 July 2021 "This is the first time I've felt well enough to play my bass since I was diagnosed"
Revisiting Prince's rollercoaster 1999 Bass Player interview: "Bass is primal, and it reminds me of a large posterior" By Karl Coryat 26 July 2021 Five years on from Prince Rogers Nelson's untimely passing, we remember the time BP was summoned to Paisley Park for a conversation unlike any other
Electro-Harmonix announces its latest innovation: tapping into magnetic energy for the advancement of mankind By Matt Parker 26 July 2021 Mike Matthews' plan has far-reaching implications for energy, space travel and defense but, sadly, it’s not a new effects pedal
Alex Webster: “Cannibal Corpse is always a ‘song first’ kind of thing... a big, heavy rhythm machine“ By Joel McIver 22 July 2021 The bass genius behind the ferocious death-metal killing machine on technique, songwriting and recovering from injury
Hear Squier's ultra-affordable Affinity Telecaster, Stratocaster, Jazzmaster and bass models in action By Jackson Maxwell and Matt Owen 21 July 2021 The perfect-for-beginners line has been expanded, with existing offerings also receiving a host of cosmetic and technical updates
Watch Korn make their live debut with Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies on bass By Matt Parker 21 July 2021 See how Diaz does filling in for Fieldy
Coheed and Cambria drop Shoulders, their first new music in almost 3 years By Sam Roche 21 July 2021 The hard-rocking, heavy-riffing track looks set to appear on the band's forthcoming album
Feel the thunder with Gibson's new Non-Reverse Thunderbird bass By Jackson Maxwell 20 July 2021 The stylish new four-string boasts a rosewood fretboard and two Thunderbird pickups – each with its own volume control
Kirk Hammett and Rob Trujillo partner with sax virtuoso Kamasi Washington for jazz-infused cover of Metallica's My Friend of Misery By Matt Owen 20 July 2021 The trio were joined onstage by an elite house band, featuring bass phenom Thundercat, who transformed the high-gain track into a lounge-style jazz number
Royal Blood‘s Mike Kerr: “There are videos on how to sound like us on a budget of £1,500. And I’m always thinking, ‘Man, you could do it with £600!’“ By Amit Sharma 20 July 2021 “This is a worldwide exclusive!” Kerr tells Total Guitar as he reveals all about his gear – from his preferred bass distortion pedal to signal-splitting and a bespoke baritone guitar that plays “like a giant bagpipe!”
Everything Everything's Jeremy Pritchard: "I really enjoy the limitations of the bass. It’s forced me to be creative with the basic building blocks of music" By Bass Player Staff 20 July 2021 Pritchard talks pedalboards, bass heroes and why he's happy to look "a bit silly" with a short-scale Fender Mustang
Steel Panther announce departure of long-serving bassist, Lexxi Foxx By Sam Roche 20 July 2021 “We love you and we wish you a wonderful future putting eyeliner on chihuahuas”
Mark Hoppus shares cancer battle update: "My classification is stage four" By Matt Owen 19 July 2021 The Blink-182 bassist revealed he has been diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the same type of cancer his mother once battled and beat
Fernando Saunders on Lou Reed, playing the White House and hitting Harlem jazz clubs with the Czech political elite By Bass Player Staff 16 July 2021 Ahead of the release of his upcoming album We Are People, the prolific bass session legend and solo artist shares a slew of stories from his remarkable career
Carlos Santana’s long-time bassist Benny Rietveld reflects on a career at the front line of expression By Joel McIver 16 July 2021 Rietveld on playing with Miles Davis and Carlos Santana, the pivotal points in his prolific bass-playing career and the gear choices he swears by
Orange Amps goes a shade of Deep Purple for the Glenn Hughes Crush Bass 50 signature combo By Jonathan Horsley 14 July 2021 The rock legend looks tickled pink with this limited edition take on the budget-friendly amp
Cort’s new Artisan C OVMH basses use a trio of mahogany, maple and ovangkol tonewoods By Matt Parker 13 July 2021 Are you a bassist craving a maple sandwich? Cort's got your back
Fender to open London-based office and Artist Showroom in Covent Garden By Matt Owen 12 July 2021 The guitar giant seeks to support artists and the next generation of players with the new central location
