Gear Impressions and Luthier Spotlight With Jake Wolf: IGig G515 Gig Bag

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Review by Jake Wolf Email Jake | Read More Reviews We’ve been on a gigbag kick here lately, getting to check out and gig test a handful of sweet new offerings.  Not the least of which is the IGig G515 (which, by the way, is now available in a double bag format).   Igig sent me [...]

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The Evolving Bassist by Kilian Duarte

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Meet Killian Duarte – Of all the living creatures that have scurried across the face of this big, blue planet we call our home, very few have been put through the rigors at such a rapid rate of expansion/advancement in knowledge than those who holding down the nether regions. And while scientists may find this [...]

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Thoughts… / Tips for Up-and-Coming Bassists with Carl Dawkins

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Meet Carl Dawkins – So, here I am typing away and trying to figure out exactly how I got here- enough to be able to support myself as a musician, and lucky enough to be writing for this magazine. The point of my columns issue by issue is to help other bass players like myself [...]

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Willis Takes on Your Questions

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Meet Willis – Hey Willis, I am very impressed by the sound of your bass on all of your recordings (I am, also, very impressed by your playing and musical ideas). Although I am usually turned away by effected and processed sound, you seem to have perfected it in company of your playing, appearing less [...]

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Mbasses MEJ6: Gear Impressions and Luthier Spotlight With Jake Wolf

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Review by Jake Wolf – Read More Reviews Jon Maghini of Mbasses grabbed my attention several years ago when I met him at NAMM. I had a brief chance to noodle around on a couple of his basses, and by the time I left his booth, I was already a fan. His basses deftly combine [...]

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Hiromi Uehara – Live In Concert and Hiromi’s Sonicbloom: Live In Concert

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Meet Tim Seiser – Hiromi Uehara is one of the leading voices on the jazz/fusion music scene today. Her trio, featuring Tony Grey on bass and Martin Valihora on drums, has been working together for about 5 years now and it shows in their high level of communication and interplay thru Hiromi’s music. This level [...]

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Bass Musician Magazine’s Worldwide CD Review

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Review by Raul Amador – Thanks to all of you that have been submitting your CD’s to us for review! From so many to choose from, here are a few of our favorites that we thought warranted bringing to your attention: Gregg Rolie–Rain Dance Michael Olatuja–Speak The Lost Cartographers–Walk On Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley–Pigs Feet & [...]

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Triphasic (Gary Willis) | “Shaman” : Recommended Listening With Damian Erskine

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Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Connect with Damian in the Community Triphasic (Gary Willis) “Shaman” www.garywillis.com Oh man… Willis is back with the amazing Llibert Fortuny on saxes and David Gomez on drums with a follow-up to “SlaughterHouse3″ & “Actual Fiction” and he has come out swinging! No, not like “ding-ding”ga-ding” swinging, like Mike Tyson [...]

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Ralph Bowen | “Dedicated”: Recommended Listening With Damian Erskine

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Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Connect with Damian in the Community Ralph Bowen “Dedicated” www.ralphbowen.com This new release from Ralph Bowen is a real gift. Featuring Adam Rogers (gtr), John Patitucci (bs), Antonio Sanchez (drms) and Sean Jones (trmpt) this recording is a real swinging tour-de-force. Aside from the fact that these are some of [...]

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Miroslav Vitous | “Remembering Weather Report” : Recommended Listening With Damian Erskine

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Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Connect with Damian in the Community Miroslav Vitous “Remembering Weather Report” www.miroslavvitous.com How could you NOT be intrigued by this album?! Miroslav is (obviously) one of Weather Reports earliest bassists and a fully recognized virtuoso (not to mention one of the most artistically minded bassists of his generation). He can [...]

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