Gail Ann Dorsey: “David Bowie asked me to sing Under Pressure – I was terrified!" By Nick Wells published 3 November 22 Gail Ann Dorsey on the genius of David Bowie, her fears following Freddie Mercury and her moment in the spotlight on Bowie's Reality Tour
Ernie Ball Music Man launches new 35th anniversary StingRay 5 bass guitar By Jackson Maxwell published 1 November 22 The special-edition five-string features stainless steel frets and a maple-veneered Spalted Sunburst maple top, and comes in single- and dual-humbucker incarnations
Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay 5 review By Chris Gill last updated 20 October 22 The EBMM x Darkglass collab continues with a five-string version that augments the StingRay with onboard dirt and fuzz
Ernie Ball raises the curtain on the Fall 2022 installment of its Ball Family Reserve collection By Matt Owen published 21 September 22 Two electrics and two basses flash exclusive colorways, ornate aesthetics and the brand's newly released Heat-Treated pickups
60 years of Ernie Ball: the history of a family business that changed the world of guitar and bass as we know it By Chris Gill published 16 September 22 With the help of Sterling Ball, we unpack the history behind a great American success story
Ernie Ball Music Man introduces 5 new limited-edition finishes for its Short Scale Stingray bass By Sam Roche published 24 August 22 Each of the sleek new colorways are limited to only 25 units worldwide
Ernie Ball Music Man officially launches patent-pending Heat-Treated pickup technology on three new guitar models By Sam Roche published 10 August 22 Available on Sabre, Cutlass and StingRay guitars, the tech offers increased output and dynamic range, and promises to “outperform normal spec pickups with extra touch sensitivity”
The stage-played Ernie Ball Music Man EVH that Eddie Van Halen gave Aerosmith’s Brad Whitford is up for sale on Reverb By Matt Owen published 13 July 22 The purple electric was gratefully received by the Aerosmith guitarist in the '90s, with Whitford using it extensively on tour up until 2017. Now it could be yours...
NAMM 2022: Tosin Abasi discusses the genesis of his radical Ernie Ball Music Man Kaizen model, and why guitarists might be surprised by its capabilities By Jackson Maxwell published 4 June 22 The Kaizen, Abasi tells us, takes cues from the entirety of EBMM's signature lineup, including the company's Albert Lee models
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man overhauls its John Petrucci range with a wealth of new finishes By Matt Owen published 2 June 22 Eight striking colorways – including Emerald Sky, Wisteria Blossom and Okelani Blue – have been introduced across the Majesty and JP15 families
NAMM 2022: Ernie Ball Music Man takes a fresh approach to pickup design with new patent-pending Heat Treated pickups By Sam Roche published 2 June 22 Both single coils and humbuckers – inspired by “decades of guitar string research” – will arrive with new Cutlass, StingRay and Cutlass models in July
Ernie Ball Music Man expands its DarkRay line of bass guitars with new 5-string model, finishes By Jackson Maxwell published 24 May 22 The DarkRay5 boasts a new two-band EQ preamp, and onboard fuzz and distortion effects courtesy of Darkglass Electronics
Ernie Ball Music Man graces Jason Richardson's signature Cutlass guitar with two striking new finishes By Jackson Maxwell published 17 May 22 The All That Remains axeman's shred-ready signature is now available in Majora Purple and limited-edition Empress White colorways
Ernie Ball Music Man model played by Eddie Van Halen during a spontaneous Black Sabbath studio session hits the auction block By Matt Owen published 3 May 22 The axe had been borrowed from a music shop in England after Van Halen bumped into Sabbath’s Tony Iommi
Ernie Ball Music Man expands its line of Joe Dart signature bass guitars with new two-pickup model By Jackson Maxwell published 26 April 22 Graced with a smooth Velvet Natural finish, the Joe Dart II retains the general look of its predecessor, with a couple of notable variations in the spec sheet
Ernie Ball Music Man adds exquisitely finished Albert Lee and John Myung models to its Vault collection By Matt Owen published 13 April 22 New-look models boast a wealth of high-end appointments, including ebony and mixed fingerboards and a range of DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan pickups
Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay review By Joe Daly published 4 February 22 Ernie Ball Music Man x Darkglass Electronics is the bass gear collaboration we’ve all been waiting for, and it is spectacular
Ernie Ball Music Man Tim Commerford Artist Series StingRay review By Kevin Johnson published 2 February 22 Testing the Rage Against the Machine bass player's innovative active short-scale model
Tim Commerford: "I’ve always shied away from having basses made for me, but with Music Man I’m really happy to say that this is a bass I’m part of" By Kevin Johnson, Joel McIver published 6 January 22 The Rage Against the Machine bassist breaks down his tricked-out Ernie Ball Music Man Artist Series StingRay
John Petrucci’s Ernie Ball Majesty model is the second highest-selling signature guitar on the planet By Matt Owen published 17 November 21 Petrucci's signature six-string has beaten the likes of Brian May's Red Special and Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM to claim second spot, behind the Gibson Les Paul