Life of Agony's Alan Robert reveals his vintage bass guitar collection By Bass Player Staff "I've stage dived into the crowd countless times over the years holding my vintage basses"
Iron Maiden's Steve Harris talks British Lion, songwriting, and why his SansAmp is a carry-on essential when touring By Joel McIver "Whether the crowd is 200 or 200,000 people, there’s no difference - I still give 110 per cent wherever I'm playing"
Warwick Rockboard MOD 5 and TRES 3.1 Pedalboard review By Stuart Clayton Warwick’s new pedalboard gear is made for stompin', and that's just what we'll do...
Stuart Zender: "I remember recording Just Can’t Stop with Jamiroquai and it felt as though the bass was flowing into me" By Bass Player Staff Stuart Zender returns with the Sound Of London Collective - and a bass performance to equal his very best
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 800 review By Mike Brooks A new range of bass amps from GK tap into the history of the company - but will the Legacy 800 rock our world?
Sims Enfield Lionheart Standard Air 4 and 5 review By Mike Brooks The UK luthier's top-spec four- and five-string basses rated
The Analogues' Bart van Poppel: "A lot of Paul McCartney’s bass thinking came from him starting out as a guitar player" By Amit Sharma The tonally authentic Beatles tribute band's bass player, producer and musical director serves up a McCartney masterclass…
G&L Guitars unveils retro-cool 40th anniversary CLF Research L-2500 bass By Richard Bienstock New model boasts old-school headstock and neck profile, chrome control plate, Tri-Tone electronics system
Get classic Sadowsky bass tone in a pedal with the company’s new preamp stompboxes By Richard Bienstock SPB-1 and SPB-2 units can be used as an EQ boost or a DI box
Squier Classic Vibe '60s Jazz Bass review By Mike Brooks ‘Not another Fender Jazz’, you may be thinking. Well, looks can be deceiving...
Orangewood Guitars introduces its first-ever acoustic bass, the ultra-affordable Oliver Jr. By Richard Bienstock Solid-top mini-bass boasts short scale, Fishman Sonitone preamp system
The MOD Dwarf crams infinitely updatable plugins into a giggable multi-effects pedal By Richard Bienstock Two independent audio channels, fully assignable knobs, buttons and footswitches and more than 400 free plugins highlight the open-source MOD Devices unit
G&L keeps the 40th anniversary celebrations going with special-edition S-500 guitar and SB-1 bass By Richard Bienstock Anniversary models sport okoume bodies, MFD pickups and Clear Ruby Red finishes
Fishman Fluence Bass Soapbar pickups review By Joe Daly We fall under the in-Fluence of these slinky new pickups from Fishman
How to use bass compressor pedals By Dan Veall The Bass Player guide to compressors and how to integrate them in your rig
The Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman to auction off historic guitars, basses, amps and more By Richard Bienstock Highlights include Let It Bleed-era ’69 Fender Mustang bass, “Rock and Roll Circus” Les Paul and Vox AC30 he used to audition for the band
Feast your eyes on Ernie Ball Music Man’s stunning February Ball Family Reserve Collection guitars By Richard Bienstock This month's lineup features the Majesty in Jester Red, StingRay5 Special bass in Ginger Burst and Valentine in Walnut Flame
Tal Wilkenfeld: "I don’t really think about switching from guitar to bass or vice versa - it’s more about what mindset you’re choosing to be in" By Amit Sharma Australian musician Tal Wilkenfeld - known for her work with Jeff Beck, Prince and Herbie Hancock - on her new album and incredible journey so far
TC Electronic’s Plethora X5 TonePrint Pedalboard might just be the multi-effects pedal you’ve been waiting for By Michael Astley-Brown Every TonePrint pedal onboard, 5 MASH footswitches, FX loop and much more
Stonefield Mighty Mini, Sub Mini and Mini Plus review By Mike Brooks A new range of flexibly featured and eye-catching cabinets from New Zealand
