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Greg Norton believes Hüsker Dü were always going to break up, but it happened too soon
By Andrew Daly published
The current Ultrabomb bassist discusses the instruments that led to his custom Reverend, how a 1985 concert video got lost, and how easy it was to learn from bandmate Mould

How Flea landed his cherished 1961 Fender Jazz Bass after finding a seller during the early days of Twitter
By Janelle Borg published
During the early days of his career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist was far from a gearhead – but an old Fender changed his tune

Tetsu Yamauchi, former bassist of Free and the Faces, has died at 79
By Janelle Borg published
The bassist, who kickstarted his professional career with Japanese prog rockers Micky Curtis & The Samurais, went on to record on Free's final studio album and joined the Faces until the band's disbandment

Electro-Harmonix wants to harness the magnetosphere’s energy to solve the AI power crisis
By Phil Weller published
Brand founder Mike Matthews has teamed up with a former Bell Labs scientist to shape his plans

Bootsy Collins' first Fender Jazz Bass has just been sold at auction – and shot past its estimate
By Janelle Borg published
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

How Moody Blues bassist John Lodge found another gear with a Fender double-neck that was half P-Bass/half Telecaster
By Chris Jisi published
Having anchored the Moody Blues since the ’60s, the late John Lodge had a VIP seat for the Austin Powers-like era that made London the capital of cool

Flea has announced his debut solo album – but he’s not the only bassist playing on it
By Nick Wells published
After decades of anticipation, Flea’s debut single pulls no punches, with two bassists linking seamlessly on the song’s darting bassline

Fender keeps up with Neural DSP in the amp modeler race by giving the Tone Master Pro its first polyphonic synths – included in major free firmware update
By Phil Weller published
New amps, cabs, a raft of effects, and some big quality of life updates keep the modeler’s talons sharp

D’Addario’s new Comfort strap could be the solution to your back problems – and could have you playing for longer
By Phil Weller published
Offering superior weight distribution and a design that molds “seamlessly to the player's body”, could this be the strap your back has been calling for?
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