Watch the John Mayer Trio featuring Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino play live for the first time in six years
Thankfully, there's pro-shot footage of the supergroup's set
Bass news
Fender and U2’s Adam Clayton unveil signature ACB 50 signature 50-watt all-tube bass combo
And the U2 bassist reveals the secret to his sound in the demo video – “It’s distortion, and midrange for me, with a little bit of top end just to kind of punch through”
"Seeing his name on records was like Mount Rushmore to me" – musicians mourn the passing of session ace bassist Michael Rhodes
Joe Bonamassa dedicated his Atlanta show to his former bandmate, who has died at the age of 69
Tributes pour in for Steve Mackey, Pulp bassist, who has died aged 56
Britpop bassist also had a successful production career
Fender unleashes the Troy Sanders Precision Bass, a low-end Silverburst monster rich in Mastodon signature details
With its Remission neckplate, Emperor Of Sand 12th-fret marker and stencilled headstock, this looks a very cool bass for Mastodon fans. Watch Sanders demo it here
Zoom reveals its new compact bass multi-fx and amp emulator pedal: the B2 Four
11 bass amp models and over 100 effects
Beatles and Rolling Stones members reportedly collaborating on new album
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to unite with Stones – but it's not their first crossover rodeo
IK Multimedia brings its AI Machine Modeling to the floor with the TONEX Pedal, promising “unlimited amp and cab rigs” from one compact unit
The TONEX Pedal integrates seamlessly with the accompanying software to offer a bewildering array of tones for the stage, studio or wherever else you'd take a self-contained guitar rig
10 timeless bass guitar tones and how to recreate them
The secrets behind some of the best lowend tones of all time
