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Jackson adds Warrior, King V and Concert Bass to its limited edition Pro Plus Pure Metal range
By Jonathan Horsley published
Metal up your G.A.S. and take a look at these stripped-down single-pickup shred (and low-end) machines

Like the Jack Antonoff signature Gretsch? Then you are going to love the CVT Electromatic
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gretsch goes for the alt-metal, grunge and post-rock market with a hefty dual-humbucker doublecut that is built for “gut-punching” riffs – and there's a bass version, too

Khruangbin bassist Laura Lee Ochoa says that her Fender signature model is actually based on a Fender copy
By Will Simpson published
“I feel like it is something that a bass player who’s just starting out can really find themselves on,” she says of her Jazz bass

Laney Amplification unveils Digbeth Foundry range – affordable, powerful bass amps from 30W to 200W
By Jonathan Horsley published
Something for everyone? The Digbeth Foundry range offers low-end amplification solutions from the compact 30-watt DBF30 combo to stage-ready 200-watt powerhouses

“A versatile overdrive and a high-quality octaver – two pedalboard mainstays in one box”: Darkglass Electronics Kaamos review
By Connor Flys published
Darkglass and session ace Amos Heller team up to create something a little out of the ordinary

Pino Palladino teams up with EBMM for a signature StingRay inspired by the bass that started it all
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available fretted or fretless, the Pino Palladino StingRay is resplendent in 79 Burst – and there's a super limited edition Icon Series model that replicates all the wear of his original

“Thunderous sub-octave, expressive envelope, and lush modulation effects with killer tracking and sustain”: MXR unveils the MB301 Bass Synth – instant funk for your pedalboard
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Bass Synth is a funk engine with selectable waveforms, presets, and monophonic synth sounds evoking golden era Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Parliament/Funkadelic

Wrecking Crew director explains how the group of LA’s elite session musicians got their name
By Will Simpson published
Denny Tedesco responds to Carol Kaye’s criticisms of the term
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