Rockers Dokken have parted ways with bassist Sean Mcnabb.

Frontman Don Dokken announced the news during an appearance on The Classic Metal Show on Saturday (08Nov14), revealing MCNabb has been replaced by Yngwie Malmsteen sidekick Mark Boals - and it appears the singer and his bass player did not end things on great terms.

He said, "Sean is doing acting and solo projects and other bands. Sean's a very motivated guy and has got a lot of stuff going on, but I need a bass player that wants to be in Dokken... not to be in Dokken to promote himself.

"There was a time when I asked him to turn down 'cause he was crushing everybody on stage with the bass volume, and I went over and asked him to turn down, and he didn't. So I went over and turned the amp down, and he walked back to the amp and turned it back up. Now, you don't do that in Dokken. You don't do that in any band... So that was kind of the last straw for that."

Dokken added, "Sean's a great guy. I love him to pieces. He's a good guy... It wasn't like Sean was fired or anything. It's just Sean's got his solo stuff going on. I think he was doing some stuff with (Tv drama) Sons Of Anarchy, and he's got other projects going on and other groups he plays in. I just thought... 'I need a bass player to say what I needed to hear, and that was, I just wanna be in Dokken'. And that's what Mark said. 'I'm not trying to promote myself. I'm happy not to be the lead singer. I'm happy to back you up, and if you can't hit all those high notes you used to when you were young, I can take care of that'. So, it's awesome, and he's a super-nice guy."