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In The Pocket — 123 episodes

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Episode 123 - Top 10 BEST Bass Preamps

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Episode 122 ft Matt McCormack - Does Music School Really Matter?

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Episode 121 - How Can Fender Turn This Around? ft Matt Parker

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Episode 120 - Times we've failed

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Episode 119 - We Make Our Dream Basses (Maruszczyk Configurator)

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Episode 118 ft Ken Haas - What makes Reverend Basses stand out?

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Episode 117 - Top 10 Short Scale Basses

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Episode 116 - Top 5 Pedals for Bass

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Episode 115 - Fender vs Gibson Basses

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Episode 114 ft Chris from The Bass Channel - The Secret to Making Great Bass Demos

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Episode 113 - Bass Learning Platforms and Practice Routines

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All the basses we saw at The Bass Show 2026

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Episode 111 ft Jacob Umansky - How Jacob developed THAT signature technique

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Episode 110 - Guess The Bass Vol 2

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Episode 109 - NAMM 2026 Bass Gear Round-up!

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Episode 108 ft Danny Sapko - How Danny Broke The Internet

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Episode 107 ft Giorgio Courtis / GCJammz - From Corporate Chase to Playing Bass

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Episode 106 - Our Bass Tones REVEALED

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Episode 105 - Ranking WORST/BEST Signature Basses

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Episode 104 - The Mike Dirnt Epiphone G3 is FINALLY Here!

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Episode 103 - Can we identify the bass by sound alone?

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Episode 102 ft AMPthebassplayer - Top 3 Bass Influences, G&L Closure + New Fenders

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Episode 101: Bass Gear Announced at Guitar Summit 2025

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Episode 100 - 100 Basses To Try Before You Die

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Episode 99 - Our Dream Amps

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Episode 98 - Can we spot the bassist?

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Episode 97 - Best Bass Rig for under £1000?!

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Episode 96 - NEW Squier Basses, MXR Bass Synth and MORE Gear Announced!

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Episode 95 ft Sheldon Dingwall - Extended Range EXPLAINED

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The bassists of Download | Download Festival 2025 Special

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Episode 93 ft Pete Griffin - Do you need to move to become a PRO musician?

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Episode 92 - We swapped bass rigs

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Episode 91 ft Joe Branton (Guitar Nerds) - Amps vs Helix vs Quad Cortex

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Episode 90 - Blindfold Challenge at BassBros!

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Episode 89 - Joe Dart Sterling Drop, Harley Benton Multiscale & Tobias Returns!

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Episode 88 ft Bass The World - Why Doesn't Gregor Demo Basses?!

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The Bass Show Special | Birmingham Guitar Show 2025

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Episode 86 ft Seye Adelekan - What's it like to play bass for Gorillaz?

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Episode 85 - Dealing with injuries as a musician

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Episode 84 - TOP 10 Bass Announcements from NAMM 2025

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Episode 83 ft Patrick Hunter - Patrick's Secret Playing Technique

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Episode 82 - What Basses will be released in 2025?

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Episode 81 - BEST/WORST Basses of 2024

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Episode 80 - The Scott Devine Interview

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Episode 79 - Bass gear we have GAS for

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Episode 78 - What's the point in vintage basses? | Andy Baxter Special

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Episode 77 - Fender American Ultra II, new gear from Harley Benton, Schecter and MORE

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Episode 76 - What would we BANISH to Bass Room 101?

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Episode 75 - Bass Amps RANKED

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Episode 74 - Sterling Intro Series and Our NEW Bass Rigs!

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Episode 73 ft Jayme Lewis - Touring, Playing on Live TV and life as a Bass Teacher

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Episode 72 - Jonny's Custom Bass and Chris Presenting on PMT?!

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Episode 71 - 2000 Trees Special ft Hot Mulligan, Creeper, Kids In Glass Houses + MORE

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Episode 70 - Mike Dirnt Signature Epiphone?!

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Episode 69 - Sterling Joe Dart Bass, New Harley Benton Basses Darkglass Updates & MORE

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Episode 68 - Fender Showroom Special!

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Episode 67 ft Jordan Ray Landers - What's Next for Backburner Noise?

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Episode 66 ft George Hunt (As Everything Unfolds) - Playing Bass at Wembley Arena

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Episode 65 - Ranking the BEST and WORST Bass Brands

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Episode 64 ft Cici Powell - Why doesn't Cici own any Fender Basses?!

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Episode 63 - Bass Brands We Haven't Played, Favourite Bands and Tone vs Accuracy

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What Bass Gear was at The UK's Biggest Guitar Show?! - Guitar Show 2024 Special

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Episode 61 - Cabs vs Combos, Backup Basses & Chris' Tales from Tour

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Episode 60 - Bass Gear Announced at NAMM 2024!

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Episode 59 ft Josh Paul - Becoming the "go to guy" for session work

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Episode 58 - Our NEW Live Bass Rigs and Hopes/Goals for 2024

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Episode 57 - Bass Awards 2023 and reading your Christmas lists

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Episode 56 ft Ian Martin Allison - Getting started as a session bassist and teacher

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Episode 55 - Is Slap Bass Lame?

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Episode 54 - Sterling DarkRay, Pete Wentz Sig & MORE Gear News!

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Ashdown Special! - Episode 53 ft Dan Gooday

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Episode 52 ft Matt Parker - "The Bass VI is my Desert Island Bass"

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Episode 51 - Are you "Overplaying"?

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Episode 50 ft Philip Conrad - Is live tone more important than recorded tone?

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Episode 49 - Mike Kerr's new bass! Our Thoughts on Signature Guitars

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Episode 48 - Our bass "icks"

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Episode 47 - Releasing Our Tone Presets?

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Episode 46 - Advice for Band Auditions

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Episode 45 - Basses of Glastonbury Festival

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Episode 44 - Are Sire the BEST Budget Bass Brand?

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Episode 43 ft Daisy Pepper - Dealing with imposter syndrome

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Episode 42 - What basses would we erase from existence?

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Episode 41 - What if our basses were stolen...

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Episode 40 - NAMM 2023 Special ft Lowend Lobster

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Episode 39 - Biggest unsung heroes of bass

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Episode 38 - Are bass amps dead?

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Episode 37 - What annoys us most about bass players?

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Episode 36 - How many basses should you own?

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Episode 35 - Designing our custom basses...

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Episode 34 - Are budget basses comparable to those 5x their price?

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Episode 33 - What would be our single workhorse basses?

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Episode 32 - What bass gear do we want to buy in 2023?

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Episode 31 ft Matt Parker - What's it like to order a custom bass?

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Episode 30 - What are the most disappointing basses?

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Episode 29 - What are the TOP selling basses of 2022?

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Episode 28 - Bass Pedalboard Essentials

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Episode 27 - Are Fenders Still Worth the Money?

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Episode 26 ft Chris Horrocks - "Less is more" with gear?

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Episode 25 ft Matthew White - Are tribute bands "real" bands?

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Episode 24 - What manufacturer would make my signature bass?

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Episode 23 - How did I find "my sound"?

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Episode 22 - What's the WORST Bass Tone I've Heard?

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Episode 21 FT Bully Thakidd & AMPthebassplayer - Basses announced at NAMM!

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Episode 20 - Is there any point of having a big bass amp on stage?

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Episode 19 Ft Cici Bass - What's the BEST bass for under £300?!

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Episode 18 Ft Rumblin Man - Do we still trust Fender after Gretsch Pickup Scandal?

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Episode 17 Ft Meelie Traill - Tips for gigging as a bassist!

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Episode 16 Ft Iván Carranza - What Bass Features Should Become Standard?

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Episode 15 Ft Erik Arkö - Do you need to buy analogue pedals anymore?!

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Episode 14 - New Squiers! Do Fender need to step up their game?

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Episode 13 - Why are pick players frowned upon SO much?

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Episode 12 Ft Patrick Hunter - What basses do we want to see in 2022?!

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Episode 11 - Bass Gear Awards 2021

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Episode 10 Ft AMPthebassplayer - Basses we HATE from brands we LOVE

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Episode 9 Ft Kristian Smith - Dealing with and Preventing Bass Related Injuries

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Episode 8 - Is it worth upgrading a cheap bass or just buying a nicer one??

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Episode 7 - Most disappointing bass gear...

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Episode 6 Ft Chris Horrocks - Are amp modellers the future?!

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Episode 5 Ft LowEnd Lobster - What does the future hold for our channels?

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Episode 4 Ft Stephen McGrath - What Is Your Desert Island Bass?

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Episode 3 Ft Bully ThaKidd - Bass Trends We're NOT Into

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Episode 2 Ft Danny Higgins - Do you NEED a 5 string?

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Episode 1 - High-End VS Budget Basses