Dean Mark: “There were a lot of jam nights. I went to them all! If I could get up and play, I would” By Joel McIver The session bass whiz reflects on his rise through the ranks
Who are the hottest bass players in the world right now? By Joel McIver Vote to decide the best bassists around
Hagstrom Super Swede Bass review By Joel McIver £1,029 €619 It’s ABBA-out time this luxurious Scandinavian bass design was reissued
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro review By Joel McIver £149 €143 $159 Time to meat Pigtronix’s ham-pressive new compressor
Rudy Sarzo: “Randy Rhoads put his reputation with Sharon and Ozzy on the line to bring me in - I had no track record” By Joel McIver The ultimate rock bass journeyman on his time with Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, The Guess Who and more
David Ellefson and Frank Bello: “We've never really been the soloists in our native bands, so now was our time to step up” By Joel McIver The Megadeth and Anthrax bassists on Altitudes & Attitude's debut
Space: “I actually wrote all the songs just on a bass. No guitar. All of them. I was trying to be Cypress Hill” By Joel McIver Space's bassmen tell us about their new album, injuries and ancient-yet-beloved gear
Soulfly's Mike Leon: “I use slapping and popping all the time - there’s something about the attack” By Joel McIver The metal maestro on Flea, violin and his aggressive technique
Darkglass Hyper Luminal Hybrid Compressor review By Joel McIver £235 €259 $249 The Finnish effects king returns with a glowing new product
Laurence Cottle: “30 years later, I still hear people saying, ‘I’ve never seen five strings on a bass before’” By Joel McIver On Clapton, side-gigs and being the man with Van
Alice In Chains' Mike Inez: "I think beat-up basses sound better, somehow" By Joel McIver AIC's low-end legend on his Warwicks, the bass community and auditioning for Ozzy
The B-52s' Tracy Wormworth: “I came up in the fusion era, and there were so many amazing bass players at that time. I saw Jaco Pastorius many times” By Joel McIver The bassist talks Sting, The Waitresses and Rolling Stones auditions
Stanley Clarke: "I built a new bass that looks like a Stratocaster; Fender is going to release it" By Joel McIver The Return To Forever bass legend on his surprising new model, gear secrets and spreading The Message
Guy Pratt: “The '80s music business was this ludicrous theme park awash with money. All you had to do was get over the fence” By Joel McIver We talk to the Pink Floyd, Madonna and Michael Jackson bass legend
Gillett Contour S review By Joel McIver £2,450 Gillett’s innovative Contour bass design slims down, gains a piezo pickup and endures a road-test
Tech 21 Dug Pinnick DP-3X review By Joel McIver £269 €299 $289 Signature pedal from the iconic bassist
Tony Butler: “Being a bass player has been the greatest asset of my life” By Joel McIver The Big Country bassist on turning songwriter and some famous four-stringer friends
Session bassist Bill Banwell: “It doesn’t matter what gig you’re doing, just play as well as you can because you don’t know who might be watching” By Joel McIver The Kelis and Rag’n’Bone Man bassist reflects
Jamiroquai's Paul Turner: “You need to be able to head-nod or foot-stomp while you’re playing, or you’re not in the pocket” By Joel McIver Going deeper with the groove-orientated bassist and session supremo
Ida Nielsen: “When I do my own band, I can feel so many things that I learned from Prince. He was a great bass player” By Joel McIver The bassist talks tone, signature gear and Prince's love of Danelectro Fab Tones
Stone Temple Pilots' Robert DeLeo: “I love the personality that amps and basses give each part of the song. It’s like painting” By Joel McIver One of alt-rock's most tasteful bassists on STP's new album, gear and singer
