Latest articles by Mike Brooks
Blast Cult Hollow Vee Bass review
Like the sound of a handmade Flying V bass? Add a hollow body and a fiendish pricetag and let’s go...
Kustom KXB100 and KXB10 review
A pair of bass combos in giggable 1x15 and practice-friendly 1x10 formats that are big on tone but tread lightly on the finances
Harley Benton CLB-10SE review
A short-scale, travel-friendly acoustic-electric bass guitar that treads lightly on your budget
Meet Tim Staffell, John Deacon's bass-playing predecessor in Smile, the band that became Queen
Staffell looks back on the days of forming an unconventional rhythm section with Roger Taylor and allowing Brian May's nascent talents to shine
Duvoisin Standard 5 review
This Swiss-built doozy is a classy five-string bass for all seasons
Orange Glenn Hughes Purple Crush 50 review
An Orange combo, but in purple? That’s ‘deep purple’ to you, and here we take a closer look at the Voice of Rock's new signature bass amp
Billy Sheehan looks back on 30 years of Mr. Big’s Lean Into It
How the 1991 album defied the rise of grunge and changed the band’s lives with a number one hit for the ages
Aguilar SL112 Poseidon Green Special Edition review
It's an inordinately handsome bass speaker cab, but does the Poseidon's sound and performance stack up?
Laney Digbeth DB500H and DBV212-4 cabinet review
Laney's new range of heritage-inspired amps, speakers and FX offer a great deal of versatility and at a decent price, too
MXR Sub Octave Bass Fuzz, Vintage Bass Octave and Dyna Comp Bass review
Looking to up your bass tone? This trio from MXR might justify extending your pedalboard
Wilcock BiSonic review
A short-scale bass with a single neck pickup and a sound that's sure to surprise you
Markbass Marcus Miller CMD 101 Micro 60 review
Can usable bass combos get any smaller? We take a look at a compact powerhouse that defies all expectations
Moon Groove Master GM4 review
Vintage styling on a modern build – a winning combination? We investigate one of Japan's finest bass makers
Ampeg BA-108 V2 review
Compact, portable, lightweight, fully featured – just how we like our bass combos...
Atelier Z Beta 5+ DX review
A fully-equipped Jazz Bass variant with glacial looks... chilling! It's time to don the thermals for a night on the ice
Mike Rutherford: ”I covered a lot of ground with the double-neck and bass pedals – they gave the band an extra sound”
The Genesis and Mike + The Mechanics icon on pulling double shifts on a single instrument and finding inspiration on the pedalboard
Anaconda HE-4 Hydra Elite review
Is this custom Kahler-equipped bass a fearsome creature from ancient legend, or a tangerine dream?
Lakland Skyline J-Sonic review
A classically styled Jazz-inspired five-string bass with a sonic twist
Blackstar Unity Elite U700 review
With onboard tube emulation and effects, does the Unity Elite represent a changing of the guard for pro-quality bass amps?
Phil Jones Bass Cub II BG-110 Combo review
Small, tidy, elegant – and fully featured. Does the new PJB combo achieve the lot?
45 bass legends share their top tips for bassists
We've leafed through 400 issues of Bass Player magazine to bring you wit and wisdom from our low-end heroes
Manson John Paul Jones Signature E-Bass and Manson Standard E-Bass review
Behold this pair of exquisite basses from the elite Manson stable. Will we show them a whole lotta love?
