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Bassist Pablo Della Bella, Beating the Odds… Bassist Pablo Della Bella carries a rather inspiring story. Overcoming obstacles became second nature after growing up in Argentina at the peak of its economic hardships and dealing with a very unstable household. As a child he can remember watching commercials for the cruise lines that would port in [...]
Nobody picks up the bass guitar with the goal of staying locked in the bedroom, staging jaw-dropping performances to a collection of stuffed animals. Sure, we may all start there. Eventually, Teddy and his action figure friends will grow tired of our amazing bass skills so we move on to the next level: shredding for [...]
Emma Anzai is One Sick Puppy… Maybe you have heard of the band SickPuppies…. you know, the band with the rockin’ female bassist that opened for Evanescence and even Nickelback! Well for those of you haven’t, meet Emma Anzai of SickPuppies, a heavy-melodic-rock band straight out of Sydney, Australia. Emma got started on the bass when [...]
Hi everyone in the bass community, Let me introduce myself…. My name is Harvey Citron, I started playing guitar at age 11, and was always passionate about guitar and music. I played my first gig at age 12, and was playing a weekly dance with a band at a local school. I began my career [...]
In 1974 Emmett Chapman introduced his revolutionary musical instrument to the world through his manufacturing company, Stick Enterprises. His newly developed tapping technique, demanded a new musical tool to foster creative growth. The Chapman Stick was born, turning a guitar approach upside down (literally by way of tuning) and set the music world abuzz. History [...]
If you don’t know who Evan Brewer is, you should. While he is best known for his works in Reflux (Washington DC) featuring Tosin Abasi of Animals of Leaders and Ash Avildsen-founder of Sumerian Records and Animosity (San Francisco) featuring Navene Koperweis of Animals of Leaders, Evan is much more than a bassist with a [...]
A Voice To Be Heard - An Interview with Arran McSporran At first glance, the name Arran Mcsporran may not seem familiar, but once this man’s Electric bass works hit your ear you will never forget what you have heard. His beautifully soulful approach, and inventive musicianship are what make Mcsporran stand out amongst your average [...]
When you think of heavy metal bassists, a few names should come to mind. Steve Di Giorgio is definitely one of those names. Spanning his twenty plus year career thus far, Steve has worked with some of the greats in metal history from the likes of Death, Testament and Control Denied to Vintersorg, Iced Earth, [...]
Ashley Kelly is one of those bassists that has been around for a long time and has lots of information to share with others. I spoke to Ashley earlier this year about an interview and we finally got something happening during September. Here’s what Ashley told me. How did you get started Ashley? I was [...]
I interviewed Leon Bosch for the pages of this magazine in October last year but we really only briefly covered his professional playing life. In this ‘chat’, we’ll talk about his incredible recording project which he embarked on a few years ago which, to date, encompasses seven recordings. This is what Leo told me in [...]
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