Bass Gear

Trickfish’s new L212 bass cabinet pairs two Lavoce 12-inch neodymium drivers in a compact, lightweight 800-watt enclosure.

Catch up on the most-read bass gear stories of May 2026, including new instruments, pedals, and standout low-end tools ranked by readers.

Blackbeard Guitars’ Brontolo Double is a short-scale Tele-style bass with a relic finish, poplar body, and neodymium pickups.

Solid State Logic’s SSL 1 is a compact USB audio interface with 32-bit conversion, 4K enhancement, and a dedicated DI input.

Phil Jones Bass has introduced the BOOSTEROOSTER PE-2, a compact bass preamp and clean boost pedal with 2-band EQ and pickup impedance switching.

The new DOD/Morley Wah-ocTo-Fuzz combines switchless wah, analog octave, and vintage fuzz circuits in one pedal for bass and more.

Maghini Guitars has introduced the EVO 521 Standard Bass, a five-string model inspired by Jon Maghini’s earlier M Basses designs and built with Trickfish electronics.

Japanese boutique bass brand Kikuchi Guitars, led by master luthier Yoshi Kikuchi, is now available in the U.S. and Europe with its Hermes bass lineup.

Pachyderm Instruments has announced a limited run of signed Whamola Tour Edition instruments available at the Claypool Gold Tour merch booth.

Electro-Harmonix has unveiled the Deluxe Bass Big Muff 2, a bass fuzz pedal with Blend, Gate, Crossover, DI output, Direct output, and more.

Seamoon FX has introduced More!, a streamlined one-knob bass pedal designed to enhance sub bass frequencies for a tone you feel as much as hear.

This week’s Bass of the Week is the Dingwall D-Roc Custom Euro Spec, a multi-scale bass with a maple burl top, FD3 pickups, and a Matte Tiger Eye Burst finish.