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Harley Benton scales down its flagship floor modeler – and the versatile DNAfx GiT Core costs just $98
Featuring a wealth of amp models, IRs and effects, the DNAfx GiT Core makes digital modeling accessible for all
Following mega-tours with Muse and Royal Blood, sister act The Warning are riff rock’s next big success story
From Metallica covers to U.S. network television and a searing third album powered by the creative heat of fuzz and distortion, Daniela and Alejandra Villarreal Vélez are going places fast, and hungry for more
Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reflects on his brief stint with the Smashing Pumpkins and what he learned from Billy Corgan
Avery briefly worked with Corgan on what would later become the Pumpkins’ seventh album, Zeitgeist
Tony Levin explains his Funk Fingers appendages – and the rivalry they sparked with Peter Gabriel
The bass icon says the Funk Fingers are at the heart of an ongoing argument about the performance of Big Time
W.A.S.P.’s Blackie Lawless on the invaluable advice he received from David Gilmour
Lawless has also revealed why he had to switch to bass for the band's first two albums
“I’m like the power forward on a basketball team”: Bob Glaub might be the most famous bass player you’ve never heard of
Bruce Springsteen, John Lennon, Stevie Nicks and oh so many more: for 50 years, Bob Glaub has kept things moving on hit after hit
Raphael Saadiq on playing with Prince, D'Angelo and the “dead” 1962 Fender that put the vintage in Instant Vintage
The Tony! Toni! Toné! trailblazer created a whole new rhythm section style on his 2002 solo debut
The late Mick Karn on his first tour with David Torn and Bill Bruford
Few electric bassists have a style as singular and strong as Japan’s fretless sorcerer
Keanu Reeves’ new Fender Custom Shop P-Bass inspired an all-new circuit called “the Keanu wiring”
The actor's new instrument is full of some intriguing personalizations, and offers a fresh take on the classic sunburst finish
Chris Wood unpacks his playing – both schooled and unschooled – with Medeski, Martin & Wood
Leaning on a vintage Fender and an old Ampeg, Chris Wood indulged his tone addictions on Medeski, Martin & Wood's Uninvisible
New Pixies bassist Emma Richardson on how landing her dream gig made her switch to picks – and ditch the pedals
The Band of Skulls bassist had to quickly learn to pick after taking over the role previously held by Paz Lenchantin and Kim Deal
How Cameo bassist Aaron Mills provided the backbone for two of OutKast’s biggest hits
There was no need for looping when Word Up bass veteran Aaron Mills tracked with the Grammy-winning hip-hop duo
“What you think is guitar is actually me strumming chords on bass”: How Incubus bassist Ben Kenney came up with the perfect bassline
Ben Kenney's bassline underwent several changes, but he says there’s one section of the band’s 2006 hit that no guitarist can replicate
Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show
The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt
Kathy Valentine switched from guitar to bass for The Go-Go’s – until her solo skills were called upon again
The Hall of Famer on not being allowed to contribute as much as she wanted, why the band may not return, and working with Ace Frehley and Gilby Clark
Fender has launched its first-ever Certified Pre-Owned program on Reverb
New second-hand instruments will be added to the online store every week, and each item will be professionally checked, refurbished if necessary, and sold with a one-year warranty
Sterling debuts new Intro Series, unveiling $199 Cutlass and $249 StingRay models
The firm looks to take on the beginner gear market's more established models with a range of nicely spec'd – and nice-looking – affordable electric and bass guitars
Berry Oakley was behind some of the Allman Brothers Band’s most groove-savvy movements
Berry Oakley employed a heavily modified ’62 Jazz Bass to help bind together this Southern rock classic by the Allman Brothers
