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Guy Pratt performs at Auditorium Parco Della Musica on July 21, 2024 in Rome, Italy
The crazy method a thief used to steal 50 bass guitars – including one belonging to Guy Pratt

By Phil Weller Published

The session ace lost his beloved during a spree of thefts, and he’s still looking for it today

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Guy Pratt performs at Pula Arena on September 12, 2015 in Pula, Croatia
Why David Gilmour's go-to bassist for the past four decades very nearly didn't get the gig

By Janelle Borg Published

Guy Pratt – whose résumé includes Roxy Music, Madonna and Michael Jackson, to name a mere few – recalls his awkward first meeting with the Pink Floyd guitarist

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Guy Pratt performs at Pula Arena on September 12, 2015 in Pula, Croatia.
Guy Pratt on the Jazz Bass he bought from John Entwistle and how he conjured a “massive octave-pedal freakout” with Madonna

By Nick Wells Published

In addition to his main gig with David Gilmour, Guy Pratt has played bass on some monster hits, including Madonna’s Like a Prayer and Michael Jackson’s Earth Song

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Guy Pratt, Nick Mason and Gary Kemp perform on stage with Nick Mason's Saucerful Of Secrets at The Roundhouse on September 24, 2018 in London, England
Guy Pratt: “I always thought that the second I walked out the studio, the producer would be on the phone to Pino Palladino” 

By Nick Wells Published

The session stalwart discusses his career as a sideman, gigging with Pink Floyd, and chatting to Noel Gallagher and Suzi Quatro for his music podcast, The Rockonteurs

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Guy Pratt reveals the gear he uses to replicate vintage Pink Floyd tones with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets

By Ellen O'Reilly Published

The session great walks through some of the incredible bass gear that his current world tour with Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets requires. Be warned, your mind may be blown...

Guitar Gear
(from left) Nitin Sawhney, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Guy Pratt
Pink Floyd reunite to record new song, Hey Hey Rise Up, in support of Ukraine

By Jackson Maxwell Published

David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and longtime Floyd bassist Guy Pratt are joined by Andriy Khlyvnyuk of the Ukrainian band BoomBox on the song

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Ashdown Interstellar-600
Ashdown launches Guy Pratt signature bass amp, the Interstellar-600

By Matt Parker Published

The new head is based on Pratt’s much-loved ABM-900, with fresh EQ and valve drive features

Bass Amps
Roger Waters performs on stage on The Wall Tour at Gelredome in Arnhem, Netherlands, 9th April 2011.
Did David Gilmour play half of Pink Floyd's basslines?

By Richard Bienstock Published

Guy Pratt, Roger Waters' replacement in the band, says he "never thought of him as a bass player"

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Foxgear Announces the Knee Trembler Tremolo Pedal

By Richard Bienstock Published

New unit was designed in conjunction with one-time Pink Floyd bassist Guy Pratt.

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