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Megadeth will be taking North America by storm again on the “Destroy All Enemies” tour. The 33-city outing will have stops from coast to coast with special guests Mudvayne and All That Remains along for the ride.

It’s time to revisit the banned list! Here are 10 more bass lines guaranteed to get you kicked out of your next bass lesson! (All your favorites including Tool, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Primus, Symphony X, The Stranglers, RATM, Black Sabbath, and more.)

Tony Senatore sent us this touching video, which he recorded as a tribute to Leona Semioli and Carla Bley. He chose Stevie Wonder’s “Too Shy To Say.”

The upright bass gets a reputation for simplicity, especially in bluegrass and folk music. However, Nate Sabat has put the instrument in the spotlight on his new album, “Bass Fiddler.”

Ampeg launched the Venture Series late last year. After introducing a new cabinet earlier this month, the company announced that the lineup’s mid-level amplifier is now shipping.

I love when Charles Berthoud reimagines songs on the fretless bass. In this new video, he takes on the Red Hot Chili Peppers tune, “Under The Bridge.”

Pearl Jam connected with producer Andrew Watt last year at the legendary Shangri-La Studios in Miami. Facing each other in one room with their instruments, they were struck with a burst of inspiration and the album “Dark Matter” was created in just three weeks.

This week, we’re checking out a custom Jarius bass from Anka Custom Guitars & Basses with a streamlined design. The 33-inch-scale bass pares things down from the standard Jarius design, which has a pair of single-coil pickups.

Zander Zon titled this video, “Is this the most ethereal JAZZ melody ever?” The bassist took on Janek Gwizdala’s “American Elm,” adding helpful information throughout.

Time for your weekly roundup of the most popular articles from the world of bass. This week’s list includes plenty of gear, a great Jaco Pastorius solo transcription, tour news, and more.

Today is No Treble Managing Editor Kevin Johnson’s birthday, and we’re celebrating with some good stuff from The Plate Scrapers.

High on Fire has returned with “Cometh the Storm,” marking their first studio album since 2018’s “Electric Messiah.” Riff masters Matt Pike and Jeff Matz are joined by Coady Willis.

Since launching Esopus Guitars, Stuart Spector has focused on making acoustic guitars. Now he’s back to building basses. The Tailwater bass is a 32-inch scale instrument handcrafted by the legendary luthier.

I absolutely love Snarky Puppy’s work with the Metropole Orkest. So it was exciting to see them drop a new video, which came with an announcement. Here’s an alternate take of “The Curtain.”

Ghost-Note has released their third album, “Mustard n’Onions,” which – as you can imagine from the title – is a funky affair. That's thanks in part to bassists MonoNeon and Marcus Miller.