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The origins of Ernie Ball Music Man – and how it all started with a bass
The StingRay was worked on by Sterling Ball, Leo Fender and others, initially under the Music Man brand name
The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay
The Fender Jazz Bass bought at auction for $40,000, has now been listed on eBay for almost twice as much. But you’ll have to bid an extra $299 if you want the original strings
The bass used to record The Special’s gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction
The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners
“Set your preconceptions of the band and brand aside – this is a very capable bass”: Epiphone Mike Dirnt Grabber G-3 review
A cult-classic Gibson bass gets a ressurection courtesy of Epiphone and Green Day's Mike Dirnt
Best bass guitars 2026: long and short-scale bass options for beginners to pros
Our pick of the world’s finest low-end monsters, with the best bass guitars from Fender, Cort, Yamaha and more…
Aria marks 40 years since Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's passing by reissuing his posthumous signature bass
It first arrived in 2013, with the revamp set to cater to the modern player
"A well-chosen feature set that really elevates it above similarly priced short-scales”: Cort GB-Short Scale Bass review
Cort short? A MarkBass preamp, roasted maple neck and more proves that short-scale basses don't have to mean 'less'
"Hits the sweet spot of Fender’s heritage, sound, practicality and price": Fender American Professional Classic Precision Bass review
Fender's new entry-point into US-made instruments finds the sweet spot between old and new
Höfner, the famed instrument maker behind Paul McCartney’s iconic Violin Bass, reportedly files for bankruptcy
The firm was founded in 1887, and designed the legendary Violin Bass that became Macca’s go-to in the Beatles and beyond
Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate
James Brown bought the bass sometime in 1970 for his young protégé, William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, and it would go on to be played by another one of his bassists, Fred Thomas
