Bass Gear

Maurizio Über Basses previews its G4 Fretless Nero, featuring a hand-painted, resin-sealed fingerboard, ahead of Guitar Summit 2026 in Mannheim, Germany.

DiCosimo Audio updates its 360+ Bass Preamp for 2026 with a smaller enclosure and a more efficient power circuit while preserving its vintage-inspired tone.

Ashdown expands its U.S. reach through 300 Guitar Center stores and Musician's Friend online, bringing bass amps, instruments and effects to more players.

Sadowsky expands the MetroExpress line with Modern Fretless basses featuring roasted flame maple fingerboards, soapbar pickups, and active electronics.

Spector expands its Icon lineup with four- and five-string NS Icon Neck-Through basses featuring Aguilar pickups and an OBP-2 preamp.

Fender recreates Lee Sklar’s famous studio bass with dual EMG pickups, mandolin frets, Hipshot hardware, and an aged nitro finish.

Markbass expands its affordable MB bass series with Black, White, and Sunburst finishes for its PB and JB models, with each still priced at just $299.99.

David Emm’s Ultralight Bass pairs a streamlined Swiss-built design with a short scale, a fretless fingerboard, nylon strings, and an RMC piezo bridge.

RockBoard’s new Second Tiers add a hinged upper level to compatible pedalboards, creating more space while keeping the pedals underneath accessible.

The Glockenklang Acoustic 10-2 is a compact 200-watt, two-way cabinet built to reproduce double bass, electric bass, and acoustic instruments faithfully.

EarthQuaker Devices expands its Easy Listening amp simulator with new stereo routing, a headphone output, active EQ, an auxiliary input, and XLR outputs.

IK Multimedia’s TONEX Board combines four simultaneous Tone Models, 76 effects, flexible routing, and more than 50 ready-to-play bass presets in one unit.