Archive for July 2026

Kiesel unveils the five-string Antares Bass with aggressive styling, two pickup configurations, a Darkglass preamp, and a removable body counterweight.

Dogstar brings “Joy” to Apple Music Radio with Keanu Reeves on bass, delivering a focused performance powered by a Fender PJ bass and a Gallien Krueger rig.

Tony Iommi announces "From the Dark," his first solo album in 21 years, featuring Mercyful Fate bassist Becky Baldwin and vocalist Jorn Lande throughout.

Origin Effects unveils the EQDELUXE, a Pultec-inspired analog EQ and drive pedal with low-end boost and cut controls, saturation, and high headroom for bass.

Meshell Ndegeocello joins Norah Jones for intimate performances and shares the story behind an old bass that may once have belonged to Jaco Pastorius.

Tony Grey and Bob James bridge generations on “Nostalgia,” a nine-track collaboration blending jazz, world music, and electronica.

Learn how to build a killer bass groove over two chords using rhythm, chord tones, pentatonic scales, slides, fills, and call and response.

Cory Wong and Joshua Redman deliver a 10 minute take on “Brixton Underground” at the Blue Note, with Yohannes Tona laying down a deep pocket on bass.

MXR’s Textures Granular Synth Engine transforms your signal into ambient pads, glitched rhythms, pitch-shifted loops, and evolving soundscapes.

Winzz Guitars has introduced the EBS714 and EBS715 basses, featuring neck-through construction, a 35-inch scale, dual humbuckers, and 3-band EQ.

Watch Vincen García lead his band through a full North Sea Jazz set packed with progressive funk fusion, wild technique, and his unmistakable bass voice.

John Ferrara’s Mono Means One will perform its new album, “Creatures of Symmetry,” in full during an East Coast tour this fall.