Victor Wooten shares his advice for budding bassists: "You bake a cake before you ice it"
The virtuoso player sits down with Cory Wong to share his perspective on the importance of learning bass foundations and history first
Bass news
Lehle offers more features for less footprint with its new Mono Volume S pedal
If you want boost? You've got it from this volume pedal
J. Rockett’s new El Hombre overdrive is a Billy Gibbons-inspired amp-in-a-box Texas tone machine
Harmonic drive, dynamics and Dumble-style tones are all on offer
Ernie Ball Music Man releases the Joe Dart II, the Vulfpeck bassist’s “ultimate live axe”
This high-end four-string thumper has a premium ash body, a pair of passive Alnico V split-coils, and a most-inviting Velvet Natural finish
Flea on his relationship with Red Hot Chili Peppers' Chad Smith: “We don't hang out outside of the band. Never have”
The RHCP bassist explains that he and Smith's communication mostly happens through rhythm rather than talking
Fender teams up with Wrangler for a denim-fuelled collaboration
Get your Fender-branded Canadian tuxedos now!
Keeley announces Moon Op Amp Fuzz for Gilmour-inspired tones and beyond
Keeley says the pedal is its "most bombastic fuzz ever"
The Gibson Gene Simmons G² Thunderbird Bass has landed
The God of Thunder’s debut four-string collaboration with Gibson is pronounced 'G squared' and is now available to buy
Florida man allegedly bought 11 Gibson Les Pauls using 78-year-old woman’s credit card
Mystery Shiloh Demarest is also accused of splurging on a pair of Marshall JCM 900s, five speaker cabs, a drum kit and more
Red Hot Chili Peppers revisit Under The Bridge, Give It Away and perform new song on the Howard Stern Show
They also perform new album track These Are The Ways – "Once I brought it to the band, we turned it into this heavy-duty thing where the drums go from being like Keith Moon to Black Sabbath to Metallica," says John Frusciante
