Kemper announces Liquid Profiling – offering “the perfect marriage of modeling and profiling” By Matt Parker published 4 May 23 The huge new update brings modeled gain and EQ controls to profiled tones, creating amp-like responses in captured profiles
Hear Justin Chancellor play through Les Claypool’s rig as this Primus-Tool supergroup take on Ænima at chest-rattling velocity By Matt Parker published 3 May 23 Members of the two bands and Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen teamed up for a double-drummer take on the Tool classic
How Billy Sheehan learned to slap By Nick Wells published 2 May 23 “I could never figure out where those notes were coming from. Then I’d go see Victor Wooten and just give up!”
8 Hollywood actors who are also bass players By Jon D’Auria published 2 May 23 A-listers who tug at the heartstrings – and the four-strings
Keanu Reeves picks up the bass guitar again as his band Dogstar ready new music and live dates By Michael Astley-Brown published 2 May 23 The Hollywood star is up to his old Ma-trix
The Lowlist: INXS's Kick was the sound of a rock band taking on modern technology By Mike Brooks published 30 April 23 Slick, smoldering and able to fuse rock, pop, funk and dance rhythms, Kick was peak INXS
Ozzy Osbourne names his dream supergroup – and it features three guitarists By Matt Owen published 28 April 23 The Black Sabbath icon was asked by Metal Hammer Guest Editors Jack Black and Kyle Gass about the musicians – alive or dead – he'd love to collaborate with. Safe to say it would have been a supergroup for the ages
Watch two bassists shred-off using Tosin Abasi's selective picking technique By Nick Wells published 28 April 23 Toby Peterson-Stewart and Jacob Umansky throw down: “Technique-wise, we really threw the kitchen sink at it”
Aguilar Agro Bass Overdrive review By Nick Wells published 28 April 23 Back with a brand-new look, the Agro aims to cram Aguilar’s AG 500 overdrive channel into something you can stomp on
Incubus announce new bassist for 2023 tour dates By Michael Astley-Brown published 28 April 23 The seasoned session player will follow in the footsteps of Tal Wilkenfeld as a fill-in for longstanding Incubus bassist Ben Kenney
Eddie Van Halen was making plans for a farewell tour with the original Van Halen lineup By Matt Owen published 28 April 23 Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt revealed that Van Halen had been planning to reunite with Michael Anthony for the farewell shows
Line 6 adds Dumble-style tones in free Helix firmware update sure to please fans of John Mayer, Joe Bonamassa and David Gilmour By Matt Owen published 27 April 23 Three amps, two effects and a huge suite of cab captures – running off Line 6's recently rebuilt IR engine – are also included the update
Eric André’s advice for aspiring upright bass players: “Don’t play it. Run for the f**king hills” By Matt Owen published 27 April 23 The comedian and Berklee-educated bassist issued a stark warning to those hoping to follow in his musical footsteps during an interview in which he also compared guitar players to gnats
Michael Anthony confirms there is a huge archive of unreleased Van Halen material By Matt Parker published 26 April 23 The band’s former bassist says “there’s a lot more stuff” in storage at EVH’s 5150 studio, including extensive live archives
Fender launches the $199 Squier Sonic series – hear the successors to the Bullet range in action By Matt Owen published 25 April 23 Four Stratocaster variants, two Mustangs, a pair of basses and even a single-humbucker Esquire headline the new wallet-friendly family
Is the Stomptrap the solution to eliminating mini pedal slippages once and for all? By Matt Owen published 25 April 23 With a plastic exo-skeleton that enlarges the surface area of your nano pedals for greater security, the Stomptrap could make inconvenient wobbles a thing of the past
Epiphone El Capitan J-200 Studio Bass review By Nick Wells published 25 April 23 Epiphone is aiming high with this new electro-acoustic bass
Origin Effects debuts the DCX Boost and Bass, packing the preamp heft of a classic UA console into all-analog compact pedals By Matt Parker published 25 April 23 The British effects firm offers its own take on the much-loved 610 Preamp – a unit that UA itself recently emulated in a digital pedal
Watch Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Joe Perry join Metallica for a pulverizing performance of Train Kept A-Rollin' at 2009’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony By Matt Owen published 24 April 23 The two Yardbirds alumni and Aerosmith icon – who each had history with the song – were joined by Ronnie Wood and Flea for the rendition, which featured a who's who of rhythm heroes and lead legends
Nikki Sixx alleges Mick Mars is “a little bit confused and being misled by representatives” By Matt Parker published 24 April 23 The Mötley Crüe bassist has discussed Mars’s recent lawsuit, as well as his friendship with new guitarist John 5