Ibanez GSR206B-WNF review By Joel McIver published 14 April 17 £274 €359 $299 A quality six-string for under £300? Let’s take a look…
Eve Iona 5 review By Joel McIver published 13 April 17 £1,580 Scottish company returns with lush handmade bass
5 minutes alone: Sting By Joel McIver published 31 March 17 Gear, history and a little musical philosophy
Bring Me The Horizon's Matt Kean on his bass history and the band's unstoppable rise By Joel McIver published 21 March 17 Lessons from BMTH's low-end
BC Rich Mockingbird Mark 3 review By Joel McIver published 10 March 17 £579 No bass screams ‘Metal!’ like a BC Rich. If headbanging is your thing, look no further
Electro-Harmonix Bass Clone review By Joel McIver published 13 December 16 £59 €75 EHX returns with a killer bass chorus
Sting talks Fender P-Basses, technique and jamming Jaco Pastorius By Joel McIver published 22 November 16 In-depth with The Police legend
Sigma BMC-15E and BME Acoustics review By Joel McIver, Bass published 15 November 16 £315 Unplug and relax…
Aria SB-1000RIB review By Joel McIver published 13 October 16 £2199 The bass that John Taylor and Cliff Burton made their own returns
Bassics BPA-1 Preamp review By Joel McIver published 10 September 16 £445 Stepping into the blue with a new pro-quality EQ
Darkglass Vintage Ultra review By Joel McIver published 10 August 16 £300 €414 Darkglass gives us an Ultra version of their Vintage distortion
Nick Augusto on bringing blastbeats to Trivium By Joel McIver published 3 August 11 Drummer talks new Trivium album
Dave McClain: 'There's always pressure after The Blackening' By Joel McIver published 3 August 11 Machine Head man lifts the lid on new record
Interpol's drum setup in pictures By Joel McIver last updated 27 February 20 Sam Fogarino talks Ludwig kit, playing live and click tracks
10 Things Guitarists Should Know About The New Iron Maiden Album By Joel McIver published 26 August 10 Galloping rhythms, Bahamanian studios and single-coils that pickup local taxi chatter - it can only be 'Maiden!
A history of death metal By Lee du-Caine, Joel McIver published 30 April 10 From Cannibal Corpse to Deicide, Morbid Angel to Death
A history of thrash metal By Joel McIver published 29 April 10 From the Big Four - Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth - to the new wave
6 career defining records of Blondie's Clem Burke By Joel McIver published 9 February 10 New wave drumming hero picks his finest
6 career defining records of Black Sabbath's Bill Ward By Joel McIver published 24 November 09 Metal drumming innovator picks his finest