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Dunlop has teamed up with Polish extreme metal band Behemoth to create a signature line of guitar and bass strings. The band, anchored by Tomasz “Orion” Wróblewski, now has artist series four and five-string bass sets.

We’ve shared a couple of Atticus Lazenby’s incredible creations in the past, and they just keep getting better. The luthier shared his latest build, the CUTEbass 432, which he says is for himself.

Japan’s Vola Guitars has announced the ZVA 5 Bass. The handmade five-string bass is crafted with an alder body, maple neck, and either a rosewood or maple fingerboard for a classic vibe.

Fender’s artist series has another signature in it with the new Limited Edition Mark Hoppus Jaguar Bass. The company says the new bass allows players to replicate the Blink-182 member’s tone “precisely.”

Warm Audio has launched the Pedal76, which they describe as a faithful recreation of a legendary compressor in pedal form. The new unit is an all-analog, transformer-balanced FET compressor designed for guitar, bass, and more.

Rob van den Broek shared his latest creation with us and it’s an absolute beast. The Brooks Double Duane Bird, aka the DDB, is a double neck Thunderbird-style bass that features a traditional 34-inch scale four-string neck below a 30.5-inch scale twelve-string neck.

Anaconda Bass Guitars has introduced a new model called the Medusa MD5E-Elite bass. The headless design aims to be highly versatile and ergonomic.

Aguilar Amplification has announced a new limited-edition pedal for a good cause. The Aguilar Breast Cancer Awareness AG Preamp/DI Pedal has been launched during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to benefit research on the disease.

Darkglass Electronics is best known for its gritty, overdriven tones. However, it’s “come clean” with the new Luminal Booster Ultra, a bass-specific pedal that combines the tone of its Harmonic Booster with parallel compressions, a 6-band EQ, a gain reduction meter, and IR capabilities.

Originally introduced in 1973, the Gibson Grabber was a staple of the decade thanks to its use by KISS bassist Gene Simmons. It would find a new life in the ’90s as players like Krist Novoselic and Mike Dirnt put it to use. Now it’s reborn in a new version from Epiphone.

We love new gear, and based on how popular bass gear stories are here, we know you do, too. Here’s the top 10 reader favorite bass gear list for September 2024.

Jens Ritter just wrapped up exhibiting at Guitar Summit 2024 in Mannheim, Germany, where he showed off some spectacular instruments. One bass that caught our eye is an R8-Singlecut Concept model dubbed the “Sound of the Deep.”