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Nominate your favourite bassist of all time!Tell us which players you want in our 50 Greatest Bassists poll

Nominate your favourite bassist of all time!

Don't miss the MusicRadar Bass Expo 2013

Don't miss the MusicRadar Bass Expo 2013Online bass extravaganza lands in February

Don't miss the MusicRadar Bass Expo 2013

Biffy Clyro's James Johnson talks arena tours

Biffy Clyro's James Johnson talks arena toursMusicRadar chats to Biffy's bass man about new album Opposites

Biffy Clyro's James Johnson talks arena tours

Cool and classic basses: beautiful, bold and bonkers

Cool and classic basses: beautiful, bold and bonkersLegendary basses from Fender, Gibson, Warwick and more

Cool and classic basses: beautiful, bold and bonkers

Geddy Lee's 5 favourite bassists of all time

Geddy Lee's 5 favourite bassists of all timeIn no particular order, the Rush legend picks 5 of the best

Geddy Lee's 5 favourite bassists of all time

Latest News

Local H's Scott Lucas: my top 5 not-so-guilty pleasures of all time

Local H's Scott Lucas: my top 5 not-so-guilty pleasures of all time

"I could never figure out why people made fun of ABBA. They were right on the money."

NAMM 2013: Aria announces Cliff Burton bass

NAMM 2013: Aria announces Cliff Burton bass

SB-Black'N Gold to launch at NAMM

National Learn To Play returns 16 March

National Learn To Play returns 16 March

Comedian Al Murray shows his support for the project

NAMM 2013: PRS unveils impressive 2013 line up

NAMM 2013: PRS unveils impressive 2013 line up

Today is a good day to be a PRS fan

NAMM 2013: Fender relaunches website

Nominate your favourite bassist of all time!

NAMM 2013: Fender releases new American Vintage Series basses

NAMM 2013: Hofner unveils Gold Label line

The Institute launches music Masters Degree

NAMM 2013: EBS teams up with Billy Sheehan and launches new pedal

Latest Reviews

Danelectro Hodad Bass

Danelectro Hodad Bass

The four-string Hodad returns

Ampeg Portaflex PF-500

$1,329.984.5 stars

Ampeg Portaflex PF-500

A half-stack bass amp that's full of tone

RedSub BT5110 500w bass amp

5 stars

RedSub BT5110 500w bass amp

A powerful punch in a small package

Gear4Music PGB-100 bass

4 stars

Gear4Music PGB-100 bass

A modern slant on some dyed-in-the-wool classics

RedSub BP80 bass combo

4 stars

RedSub BP80 bass combo

A portable solution to being louder than your drummer

Bass Centre 'Wyman' Bass

4 stars

Bass Centre 'Wyman' Bass

Ex-Stones man's remodelling of his first bass

Featured

Paul McCartney's 12 greatest Beatles bass performances

Paul McCartney's 12 greatest Beatles bass performances

Let's Come Together and celebrate them

The 25 best basslines of all time

The 25 best basslines of all time

Funk, rock, pop and soul classics

30 amazing unsung bassists (in no particular order)

30 amazing unsung bassists (in no particular order)

MusicRadar puts them in the spotlight

The 25 greatest bassists of all time

The 25 greatest bassists of all time

Bootsy, Macca, Flea and more

Latest Tuition

How high should I wear my guitar?

How high should I wear my guitar?

The politics of guitar strap length examined

12 essential live bass playing tips

12 essential live bass playing tips

Read this before you hit the stage!

How to make money from your function band

How to make money from your function band

Make sure you earn more than a couple of pints

5 places to start selling your music online

5 places to start selling your music online

Online services that can help you release your tunes

Press Releases

All Axess launch IndieGoGo funding campaign

All Axess launch IndieGoGo funding campaign

DevilDriven music community planning series of apps

Buy an Epiphone bass and get a free leather strap!

Buy an Epiphone bass and get a free leather strap!

Gibson's affordable wing kicks off new series of monthly promotions

Do you buy instruments online? University Of Greenwich and MIA want to hear from you!

Do you buy instruments online? University Of Greenwich and MIA want to hear from you!

Take the survey and be in with a chance of winning a £150 musical instrument voucher

Blackstar receives new investment

Blackstar receives new investment

Recruitment drive underway

Bristol Guitar Show 2012 announced

Bristol Guitar Show 2012 announced

Regional expo heads to the South West for a third time

Peavey Tour Series TKO bass combo available in UK

Peavey Tour Series TKO bass combo available in UK

Features seven-band EQ, XLR, Class D power

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