Bass Guitars

Mick Jagger had to check that Paul McCartney's bass playing was "punk" enough for new Rolling Stones song

By Ben Rogerson Published 1 July 26

“I said to Andy, ‘Is he into this?’ Because it's really a punk tune, and it's going to go really fast," remembers Jagger

"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius

By MusicRadar Published 10 June 26

We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75

By Ben Rogerson Published 1 June 26

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date

By Beth Simpson Published 27 May 26

They played Got To Give It Up

Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Jonathan Horsley Published 20 May 26

Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model

No knobs? No problem – Sterling By Music Man takes bass guitar design minimalism to its logical conclusion with the super-cool Joe Dart Vision

By Jonathan Horsley Published 6 May 26

The new Joe Dart signature bass has one pickup, no controls whatsoever, and it is available now in a timed release alongside his original SBMM bass. Order by end of May or miss out

Neural DSP unveils the Darkglass Ultimate plugin – a fully featured digital platform for studio-quality bass tone

By Jonathan Horsley Published 29 April 26

Darkglass Ultimate expands upon the Ultra dual-preamp plugin with effects, cabs, full signal chain control and more – and it's a free update for Darkglass Ultra users

“It was traumatic": Paul McCartney’s driver on how he felt when Macca’s beloved Hofner was stolen

By Beth Simpson Published 27 April 26

But it turned up 51 years later

Peter Hook says he won’t perform with New Order at their RNR Hall Of Fame – unless he receives an apology

By Beth Simpson Published 23 April 26

Liam and Noel Gallagher could be intermediaries, he says