Session bass ace Tim Lefebvre: "Even if it’s obtuse harmonically, if it’s funky, people will respond to it"
Tedeschi Trucks, David Bowie and Brian Adams bassist on improvisation, gear and Whose Hat Is This?
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Lenny Kravitz: “The bass is a soulful monster that keeps everyone moving”
The legendary multi-instrumentalist on all things bass
In pictures: the people's pedalboards
Updated for March 2019! MusicRadar users share their guitar and bass pedal rigs
Spiral Electric FX unveils “the swiss-army knife of overdrive pedals” with the Yellow Spiral Drive
Former DigiTech/DOD mastermind Tom Cram behind versatile new guitar and bass pedal
TWA’s MiniMorph gives you an “unlimited variety of filthy, flittering filter effects”
New envelope-filter drive pedal is a downsized version of the DynaMorph
Stereophonics’ Richard Jones: “I always had an affinity with the bass”
The Welsh bassist on Andy Fraser, ‘filling-in’ and five-strings
Duesenberg partners with Dropkick Murphys for Alliance Series guitar and bass
Celtic punk band awarded with limited-edition signature models
Crazy Tube Circuits steps into the Limelight with new vintage-voiced fuzz pedal
Stompbox boasts NOS germanium transistors and “virtually limitless” fuzz tones
Behemoth's Tomasz ‘Orion’ Wróblewski: “I’m not looking at my fingers; I don’t want to see them. I just want to listen to what I’m playing”
The Polish metal titan's bassist on his role, writing and I Loved You At Your Darkest
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10 things you need to know before you record your band
10 essential tips for tracking guitar, bass, drums and vocals live
How to play walking basslines
Take your blues bass playing for a wander with this tab and audio-ready lesson
Guitar setup: how to fix a broken jack socket
A step-by-step guide to repairing your electric's output
Guitar setup: how to fix a broken strap pin
Go beyond matchsticks and get the job done properly
How to play fast-paced rock and metal fingerstyle bass
Learn the techniques behind iconic bassists
Latest reviews
Hagstrom Super Swede Bass review
- £1,029
- €619
It’s ABBA-out time this luxurious Scandinavian bass design was reissued
Pigtronix Philosopher Bass Compressor Micro review
- £149
- €143
- $159
Time to meat Pigtronix’s ham-pressive new compressor
