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Mohini Dey Gets Her First Mayones Signature Bass: The Comodous Svara 5

Mohini Dey Gets Her First Mayones Signature Bass: The Comodous Svara 5

Mayones introduces Mohini Dey’s Comodous Svara 5 signature bass, featuring neck-through construction, an Aguilar preamp, and a built-in headphone amplifier.

What Happens When MonoNeon, Chris Dave, and Cory Henry Join Forces with Eric Gales?

What Happens When MonoNeon, Chris Dave, and Cory Henry Join Forces with Eric Gales?

MonoNeon joins Eric Gales, Chris Dave, and Cory Henry at Blue Note Los Angeles for a performance of “My Own Best Friend,” featuring his signature Fender bass.

Help Jerry Jemmott: Fundraiser Launched for the Legendary Soul Bassist

Help Jerry Jemmott: Fundraiser Launched for the Legendary Soul Bassist

A fundraiser is helping bass legend Jerry Jemmott cover medical bills and living expenses after an eye injury left him partially blind and unable to work.

Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay II Adds Polyphonic Octave Effects to Its Darkglass Arsenal

Ernie Ball Music Man DarkRay II Adds Polyphonic Octave Effects to Its Darkglass Arsenal

Ernie Ball Music Man’s DarkRay II adds polyphonic octave-up and octave-down effects alongside two Darkglass distortion voices. Watch Josh Paul demonstrate it.

Dakota DuFour Finds His Flow with Jacob Umansky and RO1 in “The Flowstate”

Dakota DuFour Finds His Flow with Jacob Umansky and RO1 in “The Flowstate”

Dakota DuFour blends intricate bass playing and nature in “The Flowstate,” featuring Jacob Umansky and RO1.

Dan Lilker’s Nuclear Assault Announces Permanent Split After Four Decades

Dan Lilker’s Nuclear Assault Announces Permanent Split After Four Decades

Nuclear Assault, co-founded by bassist Dan Lilker, has announced its permanent breakup, ruling out reunions, farewell tours, live shows, and new recordings.

Fender Gives the Precision Bass a Dual-Humbucker Makeover With Player Fusion HH

Fender Gives the Precision Bass a Dual-Humbucker Makeover With Player Fusion HH

Fender’s Limited Edition Player Fusion Precision Bass HH pairs dual Fireball humbuckers with a thin Jazz Bass neck, ebony fingerboard, and passive controls.

WATCH: Blu DeTiger Locks Into a Hypnotic Groove on “Makeup”

WATCH: Blu DeTiger Locks Into a Hypnotic Groove on “Makeup”

Blu DeTiger brings her signature sparkle Fender Jazz Bass to a live rehearsal of “Makeup,” laying down a hypnotic groove with a grainy, vintage video feel.

The Wood Brothers Announce “Rollin’ On,” Give Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” a Funky Turn

The Wood Brothers Announce “Rollin’ On,” Give Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” a Funky Turn

The Wood Brothers announce "Rollin’ On," a live album arriving January 29, 2027, and preview it with a funky take on Tom Petty’s “You Wreck Me” featuring Chris Wood.

Bass Gym: Make the Dorian Mode Groove with “Dorian Dreams”

Bass Gym: Make the Dorian Mode Groove with “Dorian Dreams”

Explore D Dorian with Marek Bero’s “Dorian Dreams” bass lesson, featuring sixteenth-note grooves, ringing double stops, and a challenging five-string workout.

Amos Heller Gives His Dingwall a Workout with Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun”

Amos Heller Gives His Dingwall a Workout with Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun”

Amos Heller brings a Dingwall SP1 multiscale bass to Paramore’s “Ain’t It Fun,” locking into the syncopated groove with growling lows and sharp melodic fills.

2027 Bass Magazine Awards to Honor Geezer Butler, Flea, Bootsy Collins and More

2027 Bass Magazine Awards to Honor Geezer Butler, Flea, Bootsy Collins and More

The 2027 Bass Magazine Awards will honor Geezer Butler, Flea, Bootsy Collins, Robert DeLeo, Nathan Watts and Meshell Ndegeocello at NAMM in Anaheim this January.