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How an unexpected email landed Becky Baldwin her dream gig playing bass for Tony Iommi
By Nick Wells Published
When Tony Iommi comes calling, there’s only one answer. But for Black Sabbath super-fan Becky Baldwin, saying yes was the easy part

Geezer Butler gets a limited-edition combo and Dingwall honors a modern metal great in July’s biggest bass releases
By Nick Wells Published
From classic heavy-metal thunder to the soulful tones of reggae, these are the bass releases putting some serious weight behind July’s gear calendar

How Troy Sanders landed one of metal’s greatest bassists for a guest spot on Mastodon’s new album
By Nick Wells Published
Marrow Deep features an unexpected low-end hero – and according to Troy Sanders, it's the album’s defining bass performance

How Geezer Butler's P-Bass survived a Black Sabbath hater's attack
By Janelle Borg Published
Butler’s iconic tone – sculpted by blasting his bass through a blown guitar cabinet – was made possible thanks to a beat-up 1968 Fender Precision Bass

“Those cleaner tones are very characterful and usable, evoking classic tube-driven bass amps”: Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom review
By Connor Flys Published
Geezer Butler helped invent heavy metal. Here’s a slab of heavy metal bearing his name.

Reverb and Ashdown are selling bass amps used by Geezer Butler during rehearsals for Black Sabbath’s final show
By Janelle Borg Published
15 Head Of Doom amp heads will be sold exclusively via Ashdown’s Reverb Shop

How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments
By Chris Jisi Published
Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid

Jimi Bell may have lost out to Zakk Wylde in his Ozzy Osbourne audition, but he has no regrets
By Andrew Daly Published
The drummer turned guitarist remains grateful for what Sharon Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Joan Jett and Randy Rand did for him, as he preps original music from his Deep Purple tribute band

“We had our ups and downs over the years – I hadn’t spoken to Ozzy since 2017. But I always knew if I reached out, he’d be there for me”: Geezer Butler remembers the genius and humor of his friend and Black Sabbath bandmate Ozzy Osbourne
By Andrew Daly Published
The Black Sabbath bassist and lyricist shares his fondest memories of the iconic frontman, their unlikely first encounter, and his one regret about Back to the Beginning
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