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Harley Benton’s mind is on the summer holidays already with the launch of the GS-Travel-E Bass – and you can choose all-mahogany or spruce-topped
Passport, shades, suncream, guide book, clean underwear… Oh, and an acoustic-electric bass guitar. C’mon, what else do you need for your holidays?
Harley Benton expands its BZ-1000 II NT series with a pair of sub-£500 extended-range bass guitars – and AAA flame maple veneers come as standard
“The 5-string BZ-5000 II NT and the 6-string BZ-6000 II NT are certainly not for the traditional player!” say the budget gear brand as they court the prog and djent demographic
“It’s just very playable. To me, it’s the best tone that we’ve had from a live show to date”: Sterling By Music Man debuts affordable new signature StingRay for Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz
The Pete Wentz StingRay is a stripped-down passive four-string with a design inspired by skateboards, watches, and of course the aquatic birdlife of Vermont
Best bass guitars 2025: four-string and five-string basses for every budget
From modern multiscale models to tried and tested best sellers, we look at the best bass guitars available today
Harley Benton lays the low-end gauntlet down with the 7-string BZ-7000 II NT bass
It's ok, there's a four-string model too
Where is Paul McCartney's original Hofner bass? "Surely if anyone can find my guitar, it's you guys"
The Lost Bass Project is on the case of the missing four-string
Schecter gets graphic on its new signature models for The Cure bassist Simon Gallup
Gallup gets a new EMG-equipped semi-hollow Corsair to join a newly refreshed Ultra Spitfire solidbody, and they are hard to miss with those red finishes and lion graphics
Best 5-string bass guitars 2025: Get that extra low end punch from your bass
Expand your frequency range with our expert pick of 5-string basses from the likes of Ibanez, Fender and Spector
NAMM 2023: Duran Duran’s John Taylor has a new signature bass – it’s name is Rio Dream and it’s a Dingwall with four-strings
The Rio Dream is based on Taylor's Dingwall NG3 and has a trio of neodymium pickups, a preamp co-designed by Rupert Neve Designs, and disco-friendly finish inspired by the Rio cover art
