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How Christian McBride reunited The Police duo for his latest solo outing
By Nick Wells published
Sting and Andy Summers joined McBride for a jazz-tinged version of a Synchronicity-era Police classic

Fender unveils the newest entry point to its USA-made collection, the American Professional Classic series
By Matt Owen published
New Coastline pickups, a successor to the Nashville Telecaster, and a double dose of streamlined offsets head up the newest starting point to Fender's most affordable USA-made instruments

How Esperanza Spalding created the most complex music of her career under the guidance of an alter ego
By E.E. Bradman published
With help from producer Tony Visconti, one of the brightest stars of 21st century bass found a brand-new source of inspiration

John Lodge, Moody Blues bassist and singer, dies at 82
By Jackson Maxwell published
The beloved British band's bassist for over 50 years, Lodge also penned some of their biggest hits, among them I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)

Gene Simmons rushed to hospital after reportedly losing consciousness and crashing his SUV into a parked vehicle
By Jonathan Horsley published
The God of Thunder is doing okay now

Two legends of fretless bass, one whip-smart genius shredder – how a mind-blowing Testament x Pestilence fusion project came together
By Gregory Adams published
When Steve DiGiorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling found Boston shredder Eve, they had found their ace in the hole. And she was a fretless bass player. Three on fretless!? DiGiorgio and Thesseling explain all

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

Nova Twins on keeping sonic secrets, putting vocals through a Plexi – and blowing up amps
By Phil Weller published
Amy Love and Georgia South reveal everything they’re prepared to tell about the atypical tones on latest album Parasites & Butterflies. And if you think they’re miming on stage, they’d like you to think again
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