Bass Magazine For Bass Players & the Bass Industry
Meet Jaime Vazquez – Happy Anniversary BMM! It’s a great honor for me to be a part of the BMM Family! For this special issue I will show you how to tap the clave while your grooving at the same time. Remember that the clave is a repetitive rhythmic pattern that serves as a guide [...]
Musicians who want to learn how to play better will be pleased to hear that bass legend Jeff Berlin will hold a “One Week Intensive Music Program” from September 13 to 17, 2010. The event is widely regarded as one of the finest 5 days of music education available. Bass players, guitar players, drummers and [...]
Ampkit VS Pocket Amp So I’ve gotten quite a few messages since posting my review of Peavey’s Ampkit software for iPhone. Some were praising the software and some said, “what about Pocketamp??”. I also happened to be invited to test out PocketAmp as well, so I thought I’d follow up with a comparison of the [...]
BassTees, “Your #1 supplier of Bass Apparel”, will be offering a “Special Deal” each week for the entire month of August! Please join them and sign-up by subscribing to their newsletter, and you will be eligible to hear about their specials via email. Simply send an e-mail to sales@basstees.com and enter the word “Subscribe” in [...]
Axes & Axles: The Art of Building Cars and Guitars, Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Fender Telecaster, a new exhibition to acknowledge the synergy between guitars (axes) and cars (axles), will be on view at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, presented by Automobile of Southern California, from September 4, 2010 through June 30, [...]
JanSport, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, today announced its third annual Battle of the Bands competition in conjunction with Sonicbids, the website that helps bands get gigs and promoters book the right bands. Now through Nov. 1, 2010, amateur, unsigned bands who have [...]
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine ~ Peavey Ampkit & Ampkit Link (www.peavey.com/ampkitlink) While I don’t normally tend to do product reviews, I’ve come across a new piece of software for the iPhone & iPad that is pretty darned impressive and I wanted to let you know about it. The Peavey AmpKit software is, essentially, an amp [...]
Meet Bill Harrison – Bill-Harrison-Lesson 7-Aug2010 – Minor Keys (Click above to download the accompanying pdf file for musical examples) Correct me if I’m wrong about this, but it seems that the subject of “minor” gets short shrift in lessons and discussions about jazz harmony. Perhaps this is because the major scale and its modes [...]
Jeff Berlin is a legend of the electric bass, considered by many to be the finest electric bass player in the world. A true master of the bass, Jeff Berlin has played with the likes of Bill Bruford, George Benson, Allan Holdsworth, and even toured with original members of Yes (Anderson, Wakeman, Bruford, Howe) on [...]
Hot Wire proudly presents the Inlaw Bass! This beauty is available in 4, 5, or 6 string configurations, sports a through-neck or bolt-on neck with rosewood, maple or ebony fingerboards. The body can be either swamp ash, alder or mahogani, with a figured top if desired, and finish options include higloss and matte. Two Hot [...]
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