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The Cliff edge
Fans of Metallica’s 1980s music have long wondered why there has never been a signature bass awarded to the group’s late bass player Cliff Burton, who died at the age of 24 in a coach crash in...
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G&L SB-2 Tribute
As the last part of the Leo Fender trinity, G&L has produced a couple of bass classics in their time. The brand may not be as present among the bass playing community as Fender or Music Man, but...
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Ibanez SRI200E Premier
Constructed in Indonesia, Ibanez’s SR1200E Premium takes the brand’s ever-popular Soundgear recipe (hence the SR) and gives it a thorough spruce-up. Naturally, its price reflects this, but from the...
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Alusonic Hybrid Alberto Rigoni 5
Bassist Alberto Rigoni has bagged a wood/aluminium signature model from Italian luthiers Alusonic. Joel McIver puts the pedal to the metal. Alusonic offer a range of bass guitars, with the Hybrid...
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Anaconda Tribute J4E Elite, Crusher CXE6 Elite
Anaconda Tribute J4E There’s a new, serpentine bass-maker on the block. Does this snake rattle, asks Mike Brooks. Anaconda Basses is a newly-formed company, fronted by Andrew Taylor-Cummings, a bass...
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F Bass BN5
At close to three grand, this five-string ought to be pretty F-ing special. Joel McIver gets to grips with this classy Canadian… F Bass’s products occupy an interesting price point, neither down among...
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