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
Andrea Goldsworthy: “Never assume it’s fine. It’s not like, ‘I only do arenas now, I don’t need to prepare’ - I do. Everybody does” By Joel McIver The Paloma Faith bassist on playing with the popstar, tone and touring
Stu Hamm: “Tuning is a myth; it’s like money in that it’s a shared hallucination” By Joel McIver The bass maestro on tuning, tone and The Diary Of Patrick Xavier
Spector Bantam review By Joel McIver £1660 A short-scale bass with all the details you’d expect from Spector?
Cort GB75JH review By Joel McIver £619 Can you really get a decent active five-string for £600 and change?
Fender Montecito Ukulele review By Joel McIver £210 €211 $249 It’s a uke that looks like a miniature guitar!
Derek Smalls: “I’ve stayed out of pods, mate. Once bitten, twice shy... I don’t even like lifts” By Joel McIver Big on Smalls - in-depth with the Spinal Tap bass legend
Machine Head's Jared McEachern: “I told myself ‘I’m gonna give it a shot - and whatever happens, at least I tried’” By Joel McIver The bassist on his key gear and landing the gig with the metal titans
Lee Pomeroy: "To play these songs with Jon Anderson and Trevor Rabin is a dream come true" By Joel McIver The busy bassist on touring with Yes, ELO and Take That
Retrovibe EVO Davie504 Signature Bass by Chowny review By Joel McIver £480 Italian Youtuber Davie504 gets a signature Retrovibe from Bristol’s Chowny
The Stranglers' Jean-Jacques Burnel: “We try to rehearse without looking at our guitars, so you're free to play with the song” By Joel McIver The high-kicking bassist on flow, inspiration and hearing loss
Spector Euro 4 1977 Limited Edition review By Joel McIver £2,450 Looking backward is the new looking forward
Ashdown Nate Mendel NM2 Double Distortion review By Joel McIver £119 $138 Foos man gets his own signature distortion
Bootsy Collins: “All this happened for real. You couldn’t make nothing like that up...” By Joel McIver Funk bassist extraordinaire on gear in the Bootcave, working with James Brown and the state of bass
Acoustic Guitar Innovation Parlour 13 review By Joel McIver £575 Reluctant to trust baggage handlers with your precious acoustic? Check out this nifty solution to a perennial problem
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel: “I’m nearly 50 years old, and seriously, I’m still thinking like a teenager” By Joel McIver Bass veteran on his punk roots, gear haul and making Concrete And Gold
