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Krist Novoselic playing a Gibson bass on stage

Krist Novoselic debuts new band in Kurt Cobain's hometown – and pays tribute with a rendition of Nirvana's debut single

By Janelle Borg published

Krist Novoselic and his new band, The Bona Fide Band, gave a nod to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana with their own rendition of Love Buzz

Harley Benton DNAfx GiT Advanced

Harley Benton already has the best-value electric guitar of 2024. Now it’s done the same for amp modelers

By Matt Parker published

It’s only $170, but the new DNAfx GiT Advanced offers serious multi-FX spec for the price

Fender Telecaster, Stratocaster and Jazzmaster

Nobody expected Fender to return to NAMM – but it will return to the gear trade show in 2025

By Matt Owen published

Fender last attended NAMM in 2020, and as recently as 2023 the firm's CEO Andy Mooney said a return looked unlikely

Jonathan Noyce performs live

“The idea is to be felt and not seen”: Jonathan Noyce explains his “stealth bass” approach

By Andrew Daly published

The Yamaha and Fender fan has made use of his “art school” education in Tull and his loud and free times with late icon Moore

Melissa Auf der Maur and Courtney Love of Hole during Hole Concert '99 at The Palace in Los Angeles, California, United States

Courtney Love and bassist Melissa Auf der Maur have reunited in the studio – what this means for a possible Hole reunion

By Janelle Borg published

Courtney Love teased a Hole reunion in February – is it finally happening?

Jason Newsted, Robert Trujillo,and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform at Day Two of the bands' 30th Anniversary shows at The Fillmore on December 7, 2011 in San Francisco, California.

Robert Trujillo reflects on the legacy of Jason Newsted and Cliff Burton

By Nick Wells published

If you know your Metallica history, you’ll know that Robert Trujillo is the fourth player to fill the Metallica bass role

Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters performs on stage during the first day of BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend at Carlisle Airport on May 14, 2011 in Carlisle, United Kingdom. John Paul Jones performs with Seasick Steve during the performs during the 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 14, 2014 in Manchester, Tennessee.

Nate Mendel on the time John Paul Jones arrived for his Foo Fighters cameo

By Nick Wells published

Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones

Solar Type-E bass

Solar’s new Type-E models look to bring “extreme modern shapes” to the bass guitar world

By Phil Weller published

Ola Englund’s firm has announced an angular new bass shape that looks to introduce a “new standard for metal bass”

Ibanez Multi-Scale Graph Tech bass guitars

Ibanez launches “revolutionary” new multi-scale bass guitars – and they’re fitted with a game-changing tuning technology

By Phil Weller published

Two new bass models are geared towards heavier music, and feature some pioneering Graph Tech appointments to offer improved tuning

Jason Newsted

Metallica producer offers a theory for Jason Newsted’s inaudible bass on …And Justice For All

By Phil Weller published

Flemming Rasmussen explains why the band – who were mourning the loss of Cliff Burton at the time – decided to dial down Newsted on his maiden Metallica record

Mike Kerr

Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound

By Amit Sharma published

The Royal Blood frontman explains why guitarists have influenced him more than bassists as he marks the 10th anniversary of the duo’s debut album

Michael Anthony playing bass guitar live

Michael Anthony offers an update on the never-before-heard archive of unreleased Van Halen songs

By Matt Owen published

Van Halen recorded every idea they had while in the studio, and it's all sitting in boxes of tapes just waiting to be unearthed

Photo of DEFTONES, Performing live on stage

Chi Cheng on his final Deftones album – which took almost three years to complete

By Nick Wells published

According to the late Chi Cheng, Saturday Night Wrist was the first time he’d really locked in with the drums

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Mike Mills, bass player of R.E.M., performs onstage during the Jim Irsay Collection Exhibit and Concert at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on January 11, 2024 in Los Angeles, California

Mike Mills on his “selfish” R.E.M. basslines – and the much-awaited reunion

By Janelle Borg published

Mike Mills has recalled writing the famous bassline that anchored R.E.M.'s career-defining Losing My Religion

bassist Glenn Hughes and guitarist Tommy Bolin (1951-1976) from English rock band Deep Purple perform live on stage at the Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, USA on 19th January 1976

Glenn Hughes recalls meeting Tommy Bolin at his tense Deep Purple audition

By Janelle Borg published

Glenn Hughes might not be on the best of terms with Deep Purple, but he fondly remembers his friendship with guitarist Tommy Bolin

Jason Momoa playing on stage with his band

Jason Momoa has been ripping through Metallica, Black Sabbath and Jimi Hendrix hits with his raucous new band

By Matt Owen published

Öof Tatatá have played alongside the likes of Jack Black and Gibson's Cesar Gueikian, and have curated a live setlist that also features The Stooges, Stevie Nicks and Led Zeppelin covers

Composite image of Vincen Garcia and Cory Wong

Meet Vincen García, the Spanish bass virtuoso who joined Cory Wong with 48 hours’ notice

By Nick Wells published

Vincen García shares his bass heroes and how he went about “bringing the artillery” with Cory Wong

Bassist Billy Sheehan performs bass clinic and Q&A sponsored by Yamaha at Pitbull Audio on October 21, 2016 in National City, California.

Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique

By Nick Wells published

After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners

Peter Nordin. Original bassist of Mushuggah

How Peter Nordin navigated a 172bpm maze of nightmarish polymetric riffs on Meshuggah’s Future Breed Machine

By Bryan Beller published

Original Meshuggah bassist Peter Nordin breaks down the tech-metal trailblazers’ 1995 underground classic

Producer Jon Jon Traxx attends the ATL Live on the Park Gospel Brunch at Park Tavern on August 24, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia

Meet the unsung bass hero who laid down one of the noughties’ most irresistible basslines with Beyoncé

By Chris Jisi published

Jon Jon Webb laid down his standout grooves with a late-‘90s Fender Marcus Miller Signature Jazz Bass