How bass amps work: everything you need to know By Dan Veall last updated 26 July 22 Got your first bass guitar amp and not sure how to get the best out of it? Let us explain its different sections and what they do
The best Class D mini bass amps By Ed Friedland last updated 26 July 22 Downsize your rig with these ultra-lightweight bass heads
Fender Player Plus Active Meteora Bass review By Joel McIver last updated 29 June 22 Meet the Fender offset for bassists looking for a radical alternative to P and J archetypes, and for some oomph from the active Fireball humbucker pairing
The 40 best basslines of all time By Bass Player Staff last updated 29 June 22 The greatest bass guitar parts ever committed to record
Rush’s Geddy Lee on A Farewell To Kings, Les Claypool the bassist, and what he thinks of Primus playing the album live in its entirety By Ellen O'Reilly, Joel McIver published 9 June 22 Playing A Farewell To Kings in full is not for the fainthearted. Even Geddy Lee, the man who recorded it, thought Les Claypool “was a little bit nuts” for attempting it
NAMM 2022: Walrus Audio drops the Badwater bass preamp and DI By Michael Astley-Brown published 17 May 22 The dedicated low-end offering boasts an optical compressor, blendable three-voice overdrive and four-band EQ
Ian Hill reflects on 50 years of Judas Priest By Joel McIver published 5 May 22 In a half-century of the British heavy metal institution, Hill has seen it all – here, he talks about the influence of Jack Bruce, his rig over the years, and the band's staying power
Best high-end bass guitars 2024: our pick of premium basses from Rickenbacker, Fender, PRS, Fodera and more By Simon Fellows published 27 April 22 Get the lowdown on the very best of the deep, pummelling world of bass
Jazz bass legend Charnett Moffett dies aged 54 By Jonathan Horsley published 14 April 22 Moffett played with the likes of Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Harry Connick Jr and more
Joshua Crumbly talks playing with Kamasi Washington and Leon Bridges, and gigging jazz standards at 10 years old By Bass Player Staff published 12 April 22 The broad-horizoned bassist on making his new solo bass album, ForEver, and how advice from Marcus Miller began a lifelong obsession with the instrument
John Myung dishes on his new signature bass amp, practice regime and whether he ever screws up By Ellen O'Reilly published 5 April 22 The Dream Theater bassist checks in to talk gear, tone and technique following the release of A View From the Top of the World
Dunlop Justin Chancellor Cry Baby Wah review By Joel McIver published 29 March 22 The ultimate Tool box? Filter, fuzz and wah in one souped-up Cry Baby
Dingwall D-Roc Standard 5 and Hellboy review By Mike Brooks published 25 March 22 Behold a pair of T-bird-style five-strings that bring the thunder and then some...
Burnt Sugar’s Jared Michael Nickerson: “I’ve never been a two-fingers bass player... Most of my recording career is based on plucking with my thumb” By Kevin Johnson published 11 March 22 The Burnt Sugar Arkestra the Chamber bassist continues the grand funk tradition of his fellow Ohio players, without fingers or pick
Phil Thornalley recalls playing bass on The Cure's Love Cats: “I’m sure jazz players feel like crying whenever they hear that line!” By Ellen O'Reilly published 7 March 22 We speak to the man behind one of the most memorable bass parts of the '80s, and hear about his remarkable career as a “bass manipulator” with the likes of Bryan Adams and Natalie Imbruglia
Bill Gould: “I learned to play by writing songs. To me, it’s more about feeling and passion than technical playing” By Ellen O'Reilly published 25 February 22 The Faith No More bassist may not be back on the road as soon as he’d like, but he still has tons of bass wisdom to share...
Freekbass on his 5 best bass albums By Bass Player Staff published 22 February 22 The funk bass master and Bootsy Collins protégé talks us through five career high points
Krist Novoselic: “I have so many blessings – I got to play with Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain” By Joel McIver published 18 February 22 To mark 30 years since the release of Nirvana’s era-defining album, Nevermind, Bass Player revisits this 2011 chat with the great bassist turned political activist, Krist Novoselic
Meet Tim Staffell, John Deacon's bass-playing predecessor in Smile, the band that became Queen By Mike Brooks published 15 February 22 Staffell looks back on the days of forming an unconventional rhythm section with Roger Taylor and allowing Brian May's nascent talents to shine
Charles Berthoud: “I want my music to appeal to people who don’t know anything about bass. That can be a difficult balancing act” By Bass Player Staff published 8 February 22 The YouTube star and winner of Bass Player's inaugural Rising Star award explains how a little humor and imagination can make people fall in love with the bass guitar