Charvel adds 2 bass guitars to its Pro-Mod San Dimas line for 2021 By Sam Roche New additions boast caramelized maple necks, DiMarzio pickups, Luminlay side dots and a host of other luxury appointments
Korg USA announces acquisition of Aguilar Amplification By Matt Owen It's "business as usual" for the bass brand, which joins Vox and Blackstar in Korg USA's portfolio of guitar amp manufacturers
Ibanez introduces all-new SR600 series with exclusive Nordstrand pickups By Matt Owen The four, five and six-string bass models promise to deliver an "outstanding performance to cost ratio"
PRS announces a Virtual Launch Party for its 2021 guitar lineup that anyone can attend By Matt Owen Guitarists can get a glimpse of all the new PRS gear from the comfort of their own home
G&L updates its short-scale bass collection with the Fullerton Deluxe Fallout By Matt Owen Big bass sounds from an easy-to-play package?
Danelectro releases '59DC short-scale bass By Sam Roche The new model's size is described as a "halfway house" between an electric guitar and a full-scale bass guitar
Dominate the low-end with Spector's classy Euro 5 Classic bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell This five-string moves effortlessly from menacing lows to beautiful, chiming harmonics in the blink of an eye
Ernie Ball Music Man's Joe Dart Signature bass is a streamlined one-knob wonder By Richard Bienstock Collab with Vulpeck bassist sports a natural finish over an ash body, single Music Man passive humbucker with volume control
Kinga Glyk: "The hardest thing to do onstage is to stop playing - we play because we are afraid of silence, but silence is part of the music" By Kinga Glyk The Polish bassist goes deep into her low-end philosophy
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Life of Agony's Alan Robert reveals his vintage bass guitar collection By Bass Player Staff "I've stage dived into the crowd countless times over the years holding my vintage basses"
Leprous bassist Simen Daniel Børven: "Good sound is in the hands. All the cool brands out there won’t save you" By Bass Player Staff The French prog-metaller steps out of the gear mindset and says the tone is all in your hands
Killswitch Engage's Mike D’Antonio: "I use less midrange these days so I can get that really sick, empty, low funk sound" By Hywel Davies The metal bassist on angry tones, staying loyal to Ibanez and getting too pumped up to play
Laura Palmer: "I was a shy kid unable to perform, now I own my own label and front Screamin' Rebel Angels" By Mark McStea The Brooklyn, NY-based singer, guitarist, upright bassist and businesswoman recounts how rock 'n' roll inspired her to venture out of her comfort zone
NAMM 2020: Ashdown drops new line of bass guitars - The Grail, The Arc, The Low Rider and The Saint By Sam Roche The British amp veterans collaborate with US luthier Dan Lakin
NAMM 2020: Vox unveils 2 new super lightweight Starstream basses By Sam Roche The British gear giant adds to its growing pile of innovations this year
NAMM 2020: Sandberg announces fresh basses with a range of specs and finishes By Sam Roche The German-based company looks to add to its eclectic range
NAMM 2020: Warwick launches 2 highly limited Custom Shop basses By Sam Roche German bass veterans add to its top of the range Masterbuilt and Teambuilt Series
NAMM 2020: Darkglass launches the DN series of lightweight bass cabs By Sam Roche Portability without sacrificing tone is the ethos in the Finnish company's new line of amps
Nirvana's Krist Novoselic: "I'm never in any bass magazines" By Bass Player Staff Back in 2012, we met the bassist turned political activist, commentator and now recipient of his own signature instrument