Joe Dart: “The one thing you absolutely can’t skip on is developing great time” By Joel McIver published 8 July 19 The Vulfpeck player on beginnings, bass advice and his signature Music Man
Vltimas’s David Vincent: “I’ve always viewed bass as a tool for bridging the gap between the drums and the guitar” By Joel McIver published 27 June 19 The former Morbid Angel man returns with a new supergroup
Jonny Goood: “There’s really no wrong way to rock out with Lady Gaga” By Joel McIver published 24 June 19 The session bass star on how he went from homeless to Super Bowl Halftime performer
Duff McKagan: “Whenever I play live, I play in anger and I dive in” By Joel McIver published 17 June 19 The Guns N' Roses man talks taking bass lessons and his new Fender signature
Bill Wurtz: “Bass is a hypnosis tool. If it’s done properly it makes you like the song better without knowing why” By Joel McIver last updated 20 January 22 The keys to the YouTuber's musical success
Schecter J-4 review By Joel McIver published 2 June 19 £829 €929 $799 ’Do we want to review this oceanic J, they said? Frankly they had us at ‘Seafoam Green’
Danelectro '64 Bass review By Joel McIver published 5 May 19 £999 When I’m 64... will I still be playing vintage bass sounds?
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 published 22 April 19 The session bass whiz reflects on his rise through the ranks
Fret-King Black Label Esprit review By Joel McIver published 3 April 19 £629 The latest jagged-edged Esprit
Hagstrom Super Swede Bass review By Joel McIver published 6 March 19 £1,029 €619 It’s ABBA-out time this luxurious Scandinavian bass design was reissued
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro review By Joel McIver published 5 March 19 £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 published 4 March 19 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 published 25 February 19 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 published 14 February 19 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 published 11 February 19 The metal maestro on Flea, violin and his aggressive technique
Darkglass Hyper Luminal Hybrid Compressor review By Joel McIver published 31 January 19 £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 published 8 November 18 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 published 6 November 18 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 published 26 October 18 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 published 22 October 18 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 published 12 October 18 We talk to the Pink Floyd, Madonna and Michael Jackson bass legend
Gillett Contour S review By Joel McIver published 27 September 18 £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 published 14 September 18 £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 last updated 21 July 20 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 published 30 August 18 The Kelis and Rag’n’Bone Man bassist reflects