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Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75
“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”
Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date
They played Got To Give It Up
Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary
Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model
“It was the record that changed our lives”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee on the band's classic 2112
No one at the record company was happy to hear that Rush had another concept record. But this time the prog trio stuck the landing on a sci-fi epic that changed everything
![Sterling By Music Man Joe Dart Collection, ft. the Joe Dart I [left] and the Joe Dart Vision – the bass with no controls](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T84T8dqzsnoPcjxdf6JAdJ-840-80.jpg.webp)
No knobs? No problem – Sterling By Music Man takes bass guitar design minimalism to its logical conclusion with the super-cool Joe Dart Vision
The new Joe Dart signature bass has one pickup, no controls whatsoever, and it is available now in a timed release alongside his original SBMM bass. Order by end of May or miss out
Neural DSP unveils the Darkglass Ultimate plugin – a fully featured digital platform for studio-quality bass tone
Darkglass Ultimate expands upon the Ultra dual-preamp plugin with effects, cabs, full signal chain control and more – and it's a free update for Darkglass Ultra users
“It was traumatic": Paul McCartney’s driver on how he felt when Macca’s beloved Hofner was stolen
But it turned up 51 years later
Peter Hook says he won’t perform with New Order at their RNR Hall Of Fame – unless he receives an apology
Liam and Noel Gallagher could be intermediaries, he says
