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Royal Blood has announced a 2020 U.S. headlining tour slated for May. The British duo, consisting of drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr, will be focusing on the Southeast and Midwest.

Rise Against bassist Joe Principe has teamed up with Reverb.com to sell two decades’ worth of his gear. Ranging from basses to amps to pedals, the list of gear includes many pieces used to record Rise Against’s albums.

Way Huge Electronics is now offering the Pork & Pickle, a pedal that combines their Pork Loin overdrive and Russian-Pickle fuzz, in one of their “Smalls” housings.

The Who may have started their recording career 55 years ago, but Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend are still going. Their latest album, “Who,” marks their 12th studio album, and features Pino Palladino and Gus Seyffert.

Mitch Friedman recently shared photos during the creation of his new bass by Carbonetti Guitars. Even in its rough forms, I knew it was going to be a monster. Now the bass, dubbed “Constantine,” is finished.

Bassist Panagiotis Andreou sent in a new clip, and you know that means I’ve watched this a bunch of times in a row. The world music master linked up with a young pianist from Armenia named Garik Sharoyan to record his song “Energy.”

Olivier Babaz has just released a new album, which is the first record on his new label, Midnight Caffeine Music. “Fragments” marks the bassist’s fifth album and is filled out by percussionists Patrick Graham and Noam Guerrier Freud.

I’ve been hooked on listening to Kenneth “Kaybass” Diggs lately. He has insane chops, but his sensitive touch is what makes the music. That’s on display in this clip where he does a gospel bass medley centered around “Amazing Grace.”

Extreme metal band Cattle Decapitation has returned after a four-year gap in albums with “Death Atlas.” The record, which marks their longest to date, is the first to feature new guitarist Belisario Dimuzio and bassist Olivier Pinard.

Amptweaker has released a new version of their TightFuzz pedal with bassist Tim Lefebvre. The Limited Edition Lefebvre TightFuzz is voiced to give his favorite settings when the knobs are all set straight up.

Rotosound is already looking to 2020 with the announcement of a new set of bass strings. The new Ultramag series is made with Type 52 Alloy and is described as a high-end string.

Guy Pratt has teamed up with The Bass Centre to introduce the Guy Pratt Betsy Bass. A part of their British Bass Masters series, the instrument is based on Pratt’s 1964 Jazz Bass he named “Betsy,” which he originally bought from John Entwistle in 1987.