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Best metronomes 2025: The top mechanical and digital metronomes for musicians
Are you rushing, or are you dragging? You’ll know for sure with these essential time-keeping devices from Boss, Korg, Wittner, and more
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus gives us the lowdown on his brand-new Fender bass and discloses why he has switched to Neural DSP Quad Cortex
The pop-punk bassist discusses his new signature model, what got him interested in Fender basses, what he believes is his greatest riff and more
Fever 333 bassist April Kae on the downside of multitasking and her love for the new Fender Player II Precision Bass
Boss goes big for bassists, unveiling ME-90B multi-fx, and Katana-500 head and 1x12 cab
And a fine Thumpin' Thursday to you, too, as Boss effectively delivers an full pro-quality digital rig for your consideration
"The difference is huge": Tool's Justin Chancellor explains why he has no intention of going wireless – or using five-string basses
"We've done a lot of experimenting with wireless packs"
Best bass amps 2025: top choice amplification options for bassists
Dive into our best bass amp guide to discover the options that deliver the power and features to suit your low-end needs, whatever your budget
Best bass guitars 2025: four-string and five-string basses for every budget
From modern multiscale models to tried and tested best sellers, we look at the best bass guitars available today
Billy Sheehan's 6 top tips for bass players: “Listen to any great band and think about how the bass and drums work together, like Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, or Steve Harris and Nicko McBrain"
“Speed is just one of many tools you can use to create music”
Joe Dart teaching slap bass is the coolest music lesson you’ll see online this week
The Vulfpeck virtuoso walks through his Flea-inspired technique, talks dead notes, the importance of “thinking of yourself like a drummer” in this taster of his new Bass 301 lecture series
Classic interview with Wilko Johnson and Norman Watt-Roy: “We were packing places out because we were so different from whatever else was happening”
Straight-talking, straight-playing Dr Feelgood guitarist Wilko Johnson is a true rock ’n’ roll survivor. Here, with Blockheads bassist, Norman Watt-Roy, he talks through us some memorable moments...