Bass Guitars

Short-scales have all the fun? For under 200 bucks you get a 23” scale Jazz-alike that’s ideal for the kids, but maybe also for those plummy old-school soul and R&B tones

Plus Liam pulls rank on band’s loose-tongued “accountant” co-manager

There's no denying the inspiration behind this budget-friendly four-string but the classics never go out of style

Humping gear is all part of ‘The Ultimate Gene Simmons Experience’

Anagram has a hexacore DSP engine, Neural Amp Modeler (NAM) integration, dozens of onboard effects and preamps and offers comprehensive control of your signal chain

He says he gets DMs from fans complaining about the current band

The Player II Modified range is a refresh of the familiar favourites, with Noiseless pickups, locking tuners, treble bleed circuits and of course there is an HSS Strat with a Floyd Rose

Grab a DIY guitar kit and see what you can make out of it... A hat, a brooch, a pterodactyl? The sky's the limit – and there are Thomann vouchers to be won

Bassist was diagnosed with B-cell lymphona