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“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

Bassist Carol Kaye on why she’s “turning down” her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction invitation
By Ben Rogerson published
Her proposed Musical Excellence Award doesn’t reflect “the work that studio musicians do and did in the golden era of the 1960s,” she believes

I Wanna be Your Man: The Bootleg Beatles are after a new Paul McCartney
By Will Simpson published
Successful bassist will be their fourth Macca - do you have the “look, the voice, bass guitar and keyboard skills”?

Fender unveils DiMarzio-loaded Strat and Jazz Bass for Khruangbin’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee
By Jonathan Horsley published
This historic signature run presents limited edition replicas of the psych-rockers' go-to instruments

“When I'm listening to Dear Prudence, you’re aware of what the bass is doing”: Gene Simmons salutes Paul McCartney
By Paul Elliott published
His other favourites include Motown legend James Jamerson and — surprise — Ronnie Wood

Empress Effects unveils the Bass ParaEQ, the world’s first parametric EQ pedal designed especially for bass
By Jonathan Horsley published
Empress Effects promises total control over your tone with heaps of features, including three parametric bands with 15dB boost/cut, footswitchable boost, various filters and more

Harley Benton applies retro-classic colours to its beginner friendly short-scale JB-62CC Mini Bass
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
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