Fender promises “thunderous power” from a lightweight bass amp with the release of its new Rumble 800 Combo By Matt Owen published 16 November 22 The amp packs two 10" Eminence neodymium speakers and three distinct tone modes
Watch Tony Levin demonstrate his signature ‘funk fingers’ By Nick Wells published 16 November 22 Tony Levin: “Peter Gabriel said, ‘Why don’t you attach two drum sticks to your fingers?’"
From the vaults: former Machine Head bassist Adam Duce on the tone secrets of Cliff Burton By Joel McIver published 16 November 22 “He had a Stratocaster pickup hidden under the bridge of his Rickenbacker”
Watch Polyphia react to insane fan covers of Remember That You Will Die tracks By Sam Roche published 15 November 22 The prog titans judge renditions of Neurotica, ABC and Playing God – including a version created in a videogame – and gift the winner Tim Henson's new Ibanez TOD10N signature model
You can now create your own custom grilles for Positive Grid's Spark 40 and Spark MINI amps By Sam Roche last updated 15 November 22 With Positive Grid's new service, Spark x You, guitarists can design fully personalized grilles for no more than $35
Why Stanley Clarke’s School Days remains an iconic moment in bass playing history By Nick Wells published 15 November 22 School yourself on the player David Ellefson dubbed “the fastest ‘lead bass guitarist’ I had ever seen”
Frank Bello: 5 bass players who influenced me By Joel McIver published 14 November 22 Anthrax bassist Frank Bello on Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, Paul McCartney and more
The 17-string bass Elwood Francis played during a ZZ Top show was a cheap Chinese knockoff of Jared Dines' 18-string Ormsby By Sam Roche published 14 November 22 Dines called out the “ripoff” guitar on Instagram, to which Francis responded: “The joke’s on me ‘cause I have to play that bootleg POS!”
Watch ZZ Top's Elwood Francis use a 17-string bass guitar onstage for Got Me Under Pressure By Jackson Maxwell published 10 November 22 The monstrous instrument has a Fender logo on its headstock, though for some reason we can't seem to recall seeing it in the company's product lineup...
The truth behind Lee Sklar's custom 'producer's switch' By Nick Wells published 10 November 22 A living legend of the bass guitar, Lee Sklar makes a strong case for his non-functioning toggle switch
Boss’s compact new FS-1-WL wireless footswitch can control just about anything in your guitar rig By Matt Owen published 10 November 22 Dubbed the “essential hands-free partner for all your creative needs”, the FS-1-WL can control DAWs, YouTube videos, digital music scores and a range of Boss amps and pedals
Watch Yves Carbonne play Teen Town on a custom 2-string bass By Nick Wells last updated 10 November 22 Yup: TWO-string. French sensation Yves Carbonne demonstrates the mastery of multi-string basses that's wowed the likes of Marcus Miller and Michael Manring
10 household items you can use as guitar accessories By Sam Roche published 10 November 22 You can rack up a hefty tab buying capos, strap locks and slides – or you can save your money with a little ingenuity and some objects around the home
Eventide ushers in the next generation of its game-changing multi-effects units with the H90 Harmonizer By Matt Owen published 10 November 22 62 studio-quality effects, 7 fresh effects algorithms, 3 new processors lifted from Eventide’s rackmount collection and a range of connectivity options head up the new-and-improved Harmonizer
Ernie Ball and Gruv Gear team up for new FretWraps line By Matt Parker published 9 November 22 It’s a wrap, as the two brands conspire to end unwanted string ring
MonoNeon honored with first-ever signature Fart Pedal By Matt Parker published 9 November 22 The refinished stompbox comes loaded with “custom crafted juicy sploots and stanky bompers”
Kings X leader Dug Pinnick: “My ADD meant that practising was useless...” By Joel McIver published 9 November 22 The golden-voiced 12-string bass master discusses unlikely brass influences, his eternal search for tone and how ADD impacted his bass playing
Original Nazareth vocalist Dan McCafferty dies aged 76 By Matt Parker published 9 November 22 The frontman, who was a major influence on Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose, last played with the Scottish hard rock band in 2013
Metal bassist and YouTube hero Kello Gonzalez: “How I went from zero to 75k subscribers...” By Joel McIver last updated 9 November 22 Mexico’s Kello Gonzalez reveals his “Holy Trinity” of bass players and how to get his monstrous tone
Reverb reveals the best-selling effects pedals of 2022 By Matt Owen last updated 9 November 22 The Hologram Electronics Microcosm continues its ascent, Chase Bliss's new-for-2022 Habit delay makes its mark and some big hitters fall off drastically
![[L-R] Elwood Francis and Jared Dines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VopGejAMGSvHpe6iWR2wQg-1200-80.jpg.webp)
