Thunder’s Chris Childs on his 5 best bass albums By Bass Player Staff published 16 March 22 From his improvisational collaboration with Mick Cox to Thunder’s latest, All the Right Noises, Childs talks through some of the most memorable moments in his discography
Fender launches new Player Plus Meteora models, bringing its most extreme offset to the masses By Jackson Maxwell published 15 March 22 The Player Plus Meteora HH and Meteora Bass both sport a pair of Fireball humbuckers with nifty switching options, and come in a quartet of dashing finishes
Blast Cult Hollow Vee Bass review By Mike Brooks published 15 March 22 Like the sound of a handmade Flying V bass? Add a hollow body and a fiendish pricetag and let’s go...
Watch Sammy Hagar & the Circle cover Van Halen's Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love – with Michael Anthony on lead vocals By Jackson Maxwell published 14 March 22 Van Halen's longest-tenured bassist took center stage for a spirited version of the David Lee Roth-era VH classic during the Circle's recent performance in Plant City, Florida
Is a tube shortage imminent? Mike Matthews confirms Electro-Harmonix brands are subject to Russian export ban By Matt Parker published 14 March 22 The EHX founder says the company won’t be shipping in any more Russian tubes for the foreseeable future as the country’s export sanctions bite
Watch Flea jam with Warren Ellis and Nick Cave on the Bad Seeds‘ We No Who U R By Matt Parker published 11 March 22 The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist dropped in for a guest spot with the Bad Seeds icons at their recent LA show
Burnt Sugar’s Jared Michael Nickerson: “I’ve never been a two-fingers bass player... Most of my recording career is based on plucking with my thumb” By Kevin Johnson published 11 March 22 The Burnt Sugar Arkestra the Chamber bassist continues the grand funk tradition of his fellow Ohio players, without fingers or pick
Squier refreshes Contemporary Series with redesigned Active Jazzmaster, Starcaster and Jazz Bass, plus all-new Active Precision Bass By Michael Astley-Brown published 10 March 22 The Fender budget brand’s latest high-spec, low-price guitars and basses feature roasted maple necks, sculpted neck heels and modern-voiced active pickups
Luna Vista Bear Bass review By Joe Daly published 10 March 22 It's one of the most visually stunning acoustic basses we've seen – but does its performance match up?
Charvel expands its bass guitar lineup with the five-string Pro-Mod San Dimas PJ V By Sam Roche published 10 March 22 Two new finishes, Platinum Pearl and Metallic Black, have also been introduced for the company's Pro-Mod San Dimas PJ IV four-string model
Fender Custom Shop revs up 16-strong Hot Wheels guitar collection By Jackson Maxwell published 9 March 22 The sprawling collection is comprised of a number of Stratocasters and Telecasters, a Jaguar, a Katana, and two Precision basses
Harley Benton expands its ukulele offering with a new solidbody mini-strummer and three U-Bass models By Sam Roche published 9 March 22 Specs include okoume, mahogany and spalted maple bodies, and Harley Benton-designed pickup systems
Orange’s new wireless headphones transmit audio by vibrating your face bones By Matt Parker published 9 March 22 Meet the O Bones, the latest addition to the amp maker’s headphone lineup
98% of female performers have suffered performance anxiety, according to global survey By Matt Parker published 9 March 22 Research published on International Women’s Day reveals disparity between genders
Deftones part ways with longtime bassist Sergio Vega By Sam Roche published 9 March 22 “I really started to need something stable – it was clear there was no opportunity for growth for me,” Vega says
Harley Benton vows to deliver dying battery tones with its $65 PowerPlant ISO-3AC SAG Modular power supply By Matt Owen published 8 March 22 New unit features four isolated outputs that aim to emulate the “sound of a fuzz box on its last legs” via ‘sag’ volume trim pot controls
Electro-Harmonix shakes up its tremolo pedal lineup with the Nano Pulsar By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 March 22 Like its bigger-boxed forebears, the versatile stompbox packs multiple tremolo shapes across triangle and square wave modes – now with added volume control
Fender Trapper Bass Distortion review By Joel McIver published 8 March 22 Why do they call it the Trapper? Who can say, but it has two distortion circuits to give options to those who need some low-end growl and thunder
Fender unveils 2022 Custom Shop Masterbuilt Prestige and limited-edition Annual Collection models By Matt Owen published 7 March 22 One-of-a-kind instruments – including the Ghost Town Tele, Moto Jazzmaster and Peacock P Bass – promise to "push the boundaries of innovation and creativity"
Phil Thornalley recalls playing bass on The Cure's Love Cats: “I’m sure jazz players feel like crying whenever they hear that line!” By Ellen O'Reilly published 7 March 22 We speak to the man behind one of the most memorable bass parts of the '80s, and hear about his remarkable career as a “bass manipulator” with the likes of Bryan Adams and Natalie Imbruglia
