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Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino share the stage alongside Lauryn Hill at the 2026 Grammy Awards
By Nick Wells published
The two bass legends took to the biggest stage in music for a tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack

How John Mayer, Ed Sheeran and Dave Grohl channeled Eddie Van Halen on the F1 soundtrack
By Janelle Borg published
Mayer, Sheeran and all-star producer Blake Slatkin reveal what went down at the studio after they were approached to write a song for the F1 movie... and the EVH Easter eggs you might have missed

How the bass guitar became a crucial part of Sheryl Crow’s songwriting process
By Chris Jisi published
Already a Grammy-winning, global pop star, Sheryl Crow geeks out on bass for all the right reasons

Ernie Ball Pino Palladino Smoothies flatwound bass strings review
By Stuart Williams published
Inject some vintage flavour without becoming entirely throwback with the bass legend's new signature flatwound string set

Pino Palladino’s adventures with The Who, John Mayer, Eric Clapton and his Music Man fretless bass
By Andrew Daly published
One of the most identifiable bass players on the planet on why he shifted back to fretted, embracing flatwounds even though they were unfashionable, and how he’s still topping the charts with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran

The chance meeting between Pino Palladino and D’Angelo that helped create the sound of the vaunted Voodoo album
By Nick Wells published
The A-list bassist sheds some light on the late R&B legend's beguiling behind-the-beat hip-hop grooves

“I said to my tour manager, ‘I need 350 bucks,’ which he wasn’t happy about. That bass changed my career”: In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model
By Matt Owen published
In 1981, Pino Palladino bought a fretless StingRay that altered the course of his musical life – now it’s been recreated as a signature model

Watch John Mayer reunite with his Fender Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster for first blues trio performance in 6 years
By Matt Owen published
It was also the first time Mayer's PRS Silver Sky received an outing during a trio gig – and the era-spanning tones on display were second-to-none
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