Bass Guitar
Bass Guitar news, new models, gear, players, and releases — everything Guitar Radar has covered about bass guitar.
Guitar Radar has 12 stories and 7 product releases tagged Bass Guitar, collected here from across every section of the site. Most of it sits under gear and music. The most recent story, from Oct 14, 2026, is “Fender Refreshes Its American Professional Flagship Series With V-Mod III Pickups”. Coverage here goes back to Feb 10, 2026. The newest product in the releases catalog is the Mayones Cali HL 5.
Stories
Gear
Fender Refreshes Its American Professional Flagship Series With V-Mod III Pickups
The 10-model update spans Stratocaster, Telecaster, offset and bass families, pairing revised electronics with new bridge and control details.
Oct 14, 2026
Mayones Shrinks Henrik Linder’s Range Into Cali HL 5 and HL 6 Mini Basses
The Polish builder turns its travel-sized Cali platform into five- and six-string signature instruments with dual humbuckers and custom spacing.
Oct 4, 2026
Aguilar puts DB 751 tube character into an 11-pound, 700-watt DB 700 head
The new hybrid bass amp combines a dual-12AX7 preamp with Class D power, cabinet-IR loading and tour-ready universal mains.
Sep 29, 2026
Fender turns Lee Sklar's heavily modified studio workhorse into a production Precision Bass
The $3,499 signature model combines dual active EMG P pickups, mandolin frets, a Jazz Bass-profile neck, Hipshot extender and Badass II bridge.
Sep 28, 2026
EBS packs a full-size bass rig's sound into the compact Session 110 combo
The 11.3kg tilt-back combo pairs 110 watts with a reworked EQ section and Bluetooth, aiming to replace a much bigger rig for gigging bassists.
Sep 27, 2026
Pantera's Rex Brown Gets a Spector Euro 4 Signature Bass
The neck-through, Desert Gold-finished bass pairs EMG PJ-X pickups with Brown's own neck profile, available now for $3,599.99.
Aug 30, 2026
Fender's second wave of 75th Anniversary Teles brings back the baritone and the Nocaster
A Player II Baritone Telecaster returns a 27-inch-scale Tele to the standard catalog, joined by an American Vintage II 1951 Nocaster and new Player II Telecaster and Precision Bass colorways.
Aug 29, 2026
Sleep Token's IV and III get their first signature instruments from Jackson and Charvel
A 30-inch baritone Monarkh tuned a full octave down for the guitarist, and a fanned-fret five-string bass for the bassist.
Aug 26, 2026
Fender Custom Shop Recreates George Harrison's 1967 Fender Bass VI
The $9,500 limited run copies the six-string bass Harrison used during the Beatles' later Abbey Road sessions.
Aug 25, 2026
Rickenbacker built Geddy Lee a one-off bass for Rush's reunion tour
The custom 4000V CB TB in Turquoise Blue mixes vintage Rickenbacker parts with specs Lee asked for himself, ahead of the Fifty Something Tour's June 7 opener.
Apr 27, 2026
TesseracT's Amos Williams gets a limited-run signature bass from Dingwall
The Combustion pairs Dingwall's fanned-fret multi-scale design with three FD3n pickups, built in runs of just 10 and 25 pieces.
Feb 10, 2026
Releases
Fender Lee Sklar Precision Bass
$3,499
Mayones Cali HL 5
Price TBA
Charvel Sleep Token III Signature Pro-Mod San Dimas Bass V
$1,599.99
Fender Custom Shop George Harrison 1967 Bass VI
$9,500
Spector Euro 4 Rex Brown Signature
$3,599.99
Dingwall Combustion Amos Williams Signature (4-string)
$3,265
Dingwall Combustion Amos Williams Signature (5-string)
$3,365