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Rickenbacker Al Cisneros 4003 AC $3,339 [MAP]
Two treble pickups, a new bridge, custom artwork and two massive bezels? You’ve never seen or heard a Ricky quite like this one, says Joel McIver.

Mike Dirnt, Green Day
Punk rock is alive and well in the hands of Green Day, in 2020 the biggest band of their genre in the world. Does bassist Mike Dirnt still have the necessary drive to deliver the goods? Mike Brooks finds out.

Joe Goldman, Code Orange
Code Orange bassist Joe Goldman reveals one of the most intimidating tones ever. Hywel Davies runs for cover..

BASS OF TOMORROW

Only the best is good enough—even after 51 years, as amp mastermind Robert Gallien of Gallien-Krueger tells us

2 mins

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

What’s more punk than playing the biggest arenas in the world, giving your new album a frankly unprintable title and playing a bass with an ancient shape? Nothing, that’s what. We know because we asked Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt...

8 mins

Two Up

With her new album, 02022020, Ida Nielsen reveals a new composing direction

5 mins

Strictly For The Birds

Lloyd Wood of Welsh rockers Those Damn Crows talks starting bands and his love of the lower register

2 mins

Finnish Lines

Solo bassist Kristiine Silinja reminds us that there’s no such thing as ‘you cannot’...

2 mins

Read And Learn

Most successful bassists learn to read music and then build a career, but not the esteemed Michael Mondesir. He’s played with a huge list of musicians, from Jeff Beck, to Ginger Baker, Neneh Cherry, and Bill Bruford. All bassists should read this!

8 mins

Morbid Tales

David Vincent—the man behind the bass and/or vocals in Vltimas, I Am Morbid, and solo projects—has spent his career among the low frequencies. Here he explains how it all came to pass...

3 mins

Goods Times

Bassist and bandleader Richie Goods has played with a stellar cast of stars including Alicia Keys, Common, Whitney Houston, Lenny White, Christina Aguilera, and many others. Here, the prolific musician returns with a new album, My Left Hand Man, in honour of his late mentor, pianist Mulgrew Miller

6 mins

RICKENBACKER Al Cisneros 4003 AC

Sleep and OM bassist Al Cisneros is the latest of a very short list of bassists to get his own signature Rickenbacker. Do we want to review it, they asked? Not only does the Editor say yes, he doesn’t want to give it back afterwards...

4 mins

WILCOCK Mullarkey

Short-scale loveliness from the workshop of Viv Wilcock, whose instruments are creating a buzz. Mike Brooks assesses the goods

3 mins

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Bobby Vega
Ever since his first recording session with Sly Stone at the age of 17, Bay Area bass badass Bobby Vega has set the bar for funktastic pick playing. In this month's cover story, he goes deep on his plectrum technique and artistic approach. Plus: interviews with Cheap Trick's Tom Petersson, Dream Theater's John Myung, and Jerry "J Blakk" Henderson of Big Sam's Funky Nation; reviews of the Blackstar Fly Bass mini-amp, Mesa-Boogie D-800 head and Ultra Lite cabinets, and new pickups from Lindy Fralin; Jazz and R&B lessons you can use; a full-song bass transcription of Deep Purple's "Gettin' Tighter;" and more!